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Janey Godley

Sir Cliff Richard is to make two appearancs at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: Richard Pohle - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Cliff Richard, Janey Godley and Gail Porter in line-up of 3000 Fringe shows

Janey Godley PIC: John Devlin/ The Scotsman

Comedy review: Janey Godley – Not Dead Yet, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Janey Godley was among the early guests at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Festival Diary: Janey Godley is big box office at the book festival

Comedian Janey Godley. Picture: John Devlin

Janey Godley to return to live comedy following cancer treatment

Howard Jacobson

Book Festival roundup: Janey Godley | Howard Jacobson | Rupert Thomson

Shona McCarthy is chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Open letter sparks rebellion over running of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Nicola Sturgeon and comedian Janey Godley

Nicola Sturgeon was warned using Janey Godley in adverts carried 'some risk'

Janey Godley has revealed that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. (credit: Getty)

Janey Godley revealed she has ovarian cancer - these are the symptoms to watch f...

Janey Godley has announced that she is in hospital receiving treatment for ovarian cancer. The comedian will miss her final Scottish tour dates.

Janey Godley announces ovarian cancer diagnosis

Janey Godley has come under fire for offensive tweets.

Janey Godley hired for litter campaign despite racist tweets being flagged up

Comedian Janey Godley takes part in the All Under One Banner march in support of Scottish independence in 2019 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Comedians like Godley leave Scotland lacking real satire – Brian Wilson

Janey Godley has abandoned a role in major a Christmas pantomime “by mutual agreement” with producers, after offensive online posts she authored were unearthed earlier this week.

Janey Godley abandons role in Scottish pantomime amid tweets backlash

Nicola Sturgeon has said that the offensive tweets which have come to light from Janey Godley are ‘completely unacceptable’ but that she feels she apologised with ‘dignity’ and accepted responsibility for the remarks.

Janey Godley's tweets were 'completely unacceptable' says Nicola Sturgeon

Janey Godley: Scottish comedian dropped from government coronavirus videos after 'hurtful' tweets

Scottish comedian dropped from government coronavirus videos

Douglas Stuart PIC: Martyn Pickersgill

Festival review: Aye Write

Nicola is based on class game Sonic.

Sonic the hedgehog is turned into Nicola Sturgeon in parody video game

Charlotte had her nails painted for her 30th birthday when she was pictured at a press interview as part of the appeal to find her grandpa, William Scott. Pictures: JPI Media/supplied

Granddaughter of the late William Scott calls out troll over nails comment

Fringe by the Sea has been staged in North Berwick since 2008.

Fringe by the Sea: Janey Godley and Candi Staton to headline revamped festival

Alycia Pirmohamed

The Scotsman Sessions #183: Alycia Pirmohamed

Greg Jenner and Nigella Lawson big fans of Len Pennie's Scots word of the day Twitter account

You're Dead To Me host Greg Jenner and Nigella Lawson big fans of Scots poet

Scottish comedian Janey Godley.

327,000 watch the Big Burns Supper

Janey Godley has come to the defence of Scots language campaigners Iona Fyfe and Len Pennie. Picture: Robert Pereia Hind

Janey Godley records video message of support for Scots language campaigners

Scots language poet Len Pennie

Scottish poet speaks out about being the victim of relentless online abuse

Scots language poet Len Pennie, aka Miss Punny Pennie, was recently commissioned by supermarket chain Lidl to create a new piece for the festive season.

Neil Gaiman joins support of Scottish warrior poet after torrent of abuse

Labour MSP Neil Findlay has apologised to comic Janey Godley.

Labour MSP forced to apologise to Janey Godley over drug deaths jibe

Scottish stand ups Fern Brady and Janey Godley are among a host of professional comedians who have criticised the line up of Channel 4’s annual Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

Scots stand ups criticise Big Fat Quiz of the Year’s all-male comedian line up

KT Tunstall will be performing for the virtual Burns Supper from her home in Los Angeles. Picture: Piper Ferguson

Janey Godley to host star-studded virtual Burns Supper

Comedian Janey Godley. - (C) IWC/Banijay - Photographer: Robert Pereia Hind

Janey Godley praised for spoof Covid briefings by science leaders

David Marshall's penalty save sent the nation into meltdown tonight.

Euro 2020: 'No Scotland, no party' - A nation celebrates as Scotland finally rea...

Rapunzel will be released in cinemas on 22 December.

New Christmas film created inside Scottish castle to get surprise cinema release

A seven-year-old boy dresses as Nicola Sturgeon for Halloween.

Watch: Schoolboy dresses as Sturgeon for Halloween

Wendy Wason

The Scotsman Sessions #129: Wendy Wason

Janey Godley was honoured at the Scots Language Awards ceremony, which was staged online this year. Picture: Robert Pereia Hind

Comedy star Janey Godley named ‘Scots Speaker of the Year’

Janey Godley will be the first guest on the new series of The Big Scottish Book Club when it returns on Sunday. Picture: Robert Pereia Hind

Janey Godley to relive traumatic upbringing in TV interview

Nicola Sturgeon and Janey Godley joined forces last night to raise money for this year’s STV Children’s Appeal fundraiser.

Watch: Nicola Sturgeon and Janey Godley join forces for comedy sketch

Ashley Storrie and Janey Godley

The Scotsman Sessions #122: Ashley Storrie and Janey Godley

Scots rock trio Biffy Clyro. Picture: Warner Brothers.

Biffy Clyro to perform for STV Children’s Appeal

Janey Godley's new book - Frank Get The Door! - is published on 19 October.

Janey Godley on turning her Nicola Sturgeon voiceovers into a book

Scottish dads are more than happy to indulge in some puntastic 'dad' humour (BBC)

15 Scottish dad jokes that are so bad they are funny

Janey Godley is in the running to be honoured at this month's Scots Language Awards.

Janey Godley in running to be named 'Scots Speaker of the Year'

The Gilded Balloon, which runs a year-round venue in Edinburgh, has been among the campaigners trying to secure help for the comedy industry.

Comedy wins share of £59m Scottish arts rescue

Frankie Boyle has suggested Scottish comedy will be abandoned because it is a 'working class' art form.

Frankie Boyle: 'Working class' comedy will be left to go to the wall

Janey Godley in the National Theatre of Scotland film Alone.

Millions watch Janey Godley star in online plays

Photo issued by Forestry and Land Scotland of litter and abandoned tents at Loch Grannoch on 8 July 2020. PIC: Forestry and Land Scotland/PA Wire

Wild camping: Would trashing of wilderness areas happen less in an independent S...

Actress Kelly Macdonald won a Scottish Bafta for her performance in The Victim (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Scotland’s film industry needs to address lack of women’s roles – Brian Ferguson

Brian Cox in Rebus Lockdown Blues

Theatre reviews: Scenes for Survival | Heads Up | Living With the Lights On

The sport is making an unexpected come back

How croquet has seen an unlikely revival in lockdown Scotland

Janey Godley has something to tell the nation (Picture : John Devlin)

Why Janey Godley’s spoof of Nicola Sturgeon is so brilliant – Bill Jamieson

Earlier today, Ms Sturgeon unveiled her routemap for easing the lockdown in Scotland, outlining examples of sport which people would be able to play once it was implemented. (Photo by Fraser Bremner - Pool / Getty Images)

Watch as Janey Godley parodies Nicola Sturgeon’s response to croquet question

Boris Johnson outside No 10 Downing Street on VE Day. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty

Boris Johnson dices with death to generate a feelgood factor - Dani Garavelli

DIY makeover challenge

Mum's the Word - Making up in lockdown

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon held a briefing on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on March 22, 2020 in Edinburgh.

Watch: Nicola Sturgeon voices approval of Janey Godley mock daily briefing tweet

Turnberry demo fails to put Trump off his swing

Scottish protesters say Donald Trump has “no regard for human decency”

Alex Salmond is taking his Fringe stage show on a UK tour

Edinburgh-Glasgow rivalry began over loaf of bread

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