a b Brooks, Libby (9 September 2021). "Janey Godley dropped from Scottish Covid ads after 'unacceptable' tweets". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 September 2021. I read this book in less than a week- it is very well written and easy to read, but heart breaking at the same time. Janey tells her story in a frank and honest way which is breathtaking – the things she’s lived through are unbearable and it’s testament to her that she’s survived and thrived now. I’d love a sequel to follow on her story, so we can see how she got from the end of this book to where she is today….Good on you Janey, you stand tall for all of the other women who have experienced trauma and abuse….keep going! xxx Born in the tough East End of Glasgow and married into one of the city’s most notorious criminal families, Janey Godley’s young life was far from ordinary. From the grim and far-from-swinging 60s, to the discos of the 70s, to the tidal wave of heroin addiction which engulfed Glasgow's East End during the 1980s, Janey was witness to an extraordinary underworld - as well as religious sectarianism, abject poverty and a frightening family of in-laws. Throughout it all, her indomitable spirit – and her vivid sense of humour – kept her alive.

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Janey Godley: Scottish comedian reveals she has ovarian cancer and cancels final tour dates". Sky News . Retrieved 19 November 2021. Janey Godley dropped from government Covid ads over tweets". BBC News. 9 September 2021 . Retrieved 10 September 2021. Godley, Janey (2005). Handstands in the dark: a true story of growing up and survival. London: Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9781448117543. I’ve read this book I was laughing one minute and in tears the next Janey is a very strong woman and would have to have been with the life she had growing up and her young adult years a very good read. I couldn’t put it down my heart goes out to Janey you are a survivor I would recommend it.After reading Handstands I am surprised that she not only laughed again, but also developed a rare talent to make us laugh again...and again ...and again too. She was the youngest of 4: mig and vid and Ann. 6 in a 2 bed flat Shettleston which had the lowest UK life expectancy. Janey Godley (born Jane Godley Currie, 20 January 1961) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, actress and writer from Glasgow. [2] Early life [ edit ] Godley often makes spoof voice-overs of videos. [25] [26] In 2020, Godley wrote and starred in a series of short films titled Alone, about a recently widowed housewife whose abusive husband has died of COVID-19, as part of the National Theatre of Scotland's Scenes for Survival webseries. [27] In December 2020, the Royal Society of Edinburgh commended Godley's voice-overs of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's COVID-19 briefings for helping engage the public with the warnings. [14]

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Webster, Lauren (8 September 2021). "Tory MSP writes to theatre with 'concerns' over Janey Godley's panto role". The National. Newsquest Media Group . Retrieved 8 September 2021. a b Williams, Martin (11 December 2020). "Royal Society of Edinburgh acclaims Janey Godley's medicine for helping curb Covid-19 spread". The Herald. Herald and Times Group. Newsquest Media Group . Retrieved 11 December 2020. a b Brooks, Libby (19 August 2019). " 'I joked about my life – Ma's murder, child abuse, gangsters': how Janey Godley became the queen of comedy". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 August 2020.Her TV appearances include River City, Sam Delaney's News Thing, The Alex Salmond Show, Have I Got News for You and Traces. She appears in the film Wild Rose. [24]

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Excellent book. Funny - well timed well written and fully of human spirit. Inspirational to survivors everywhere The most funny and tear jerking true story of survival! Amazing lady and comedienne and the story of her life is truly Amazing. Couldn't put it down. RecommendedPrison term for uncle marks an end to the ordeal women had kept to themselves; Abused sisters' 30-year secret". The Herald. 5 November 1996 . Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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Multi-award-winning Scottish comedienne, playwright, award-winning blogger, best-selling author and former Scotsman newspaper columnist Janey Godley has performed her comedy shows and one-woman play around the world, including off-Broadway in New York. She is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute. Born in the tough East End of Glasgow and married into one of the city's most notorious criminal families, Janey Godley's young life was far from ordinary. From the grim and far-from-swinging 60s, to the discos of the 70s, to the tidal wave of heroin addiction which engulfed Glasgow's East End during the 1980s, Janey was witness to an extraordinary underworld - as well as religious sectarianism, abject poverty and a frightening family of in-laws. Throughout it all, her indomitable spirit - and her vivid sense of humour - kept her alive. Comedian Janey Godley plans Glasgow Against Trump rally in George Square". The National. 19 October 2016 . Retrieved 19 February 2017.Godley, Janey (2020). Frank Get The Door. Great Britain: Luath Press. ISBN 978-1910022146. Illustrated by Christina Connelly Godley will play Nina in the lead role of Dinosaur, an upcoming six-part BBC comedy. [36] Political activism [ edit ] In 2009, the New Zealand Comedy Guild nominated Janey as ‘Best International Guest’; they had also nominated her on each of her previous visits in 2002, 2006 and 2008. Exhilarating, uplifting and often extremely funny...Raw sincerity that gives her streetwise revelations such savage bite -- Guardian