Comedian Janey Godley dies of cancer at the age of 63

Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died in hospice “surrounded by loved ones,” her manager confirmed.

In a statement, her manager Chris Davis said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our client, Dr. Janey Godley, on November 2.

“Janey died peacefully at the wonderful Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, surrounded by her loved ones.

“She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and many fans.

“She will be remembered for her legendary voice work as Nicola Sturgeon during the pandemic, her funny and honest comedy, but most of all for simply being ‘Janey.’

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Godley revealed in September that she was receiving palliative care at a hospice.

Godley gained online fame for her dubbed pastiches of Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus news briefings during the pandemic.

In 2021, the stand-up revealed that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and canceled her upcoming tour dates.

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At the time, Godley’s daughter, Ashley Storrie, also a comedian and writer who often appears in her mother’s videos, said: “The devastation doesn’t touch the limits of what I feel right now.”

She underwent a hysterectomy, and in 2022, Godley was reassured that everything was fine and in a post to X, she wrote that an imaging test showed “no signs of disease.”

There were plans for him to go back on tour.

However, shortly before Christmas 2022, Godley revealed that her cancer had returned and that her 2023 tour “could be her last”.

In an emotional television interview with STV News, she said her cancer was “treatable but incurable”.

In September, when she was about to start the Why Is She Still Here? during the tour, which included appearances in UK cities including London, Belfast and Edinburgh, she was advised by doctors that she should stop working “for the foreseeable future”.

Her management announced that her fall tour had been canceled.

Days later, in an emotional video filmed in her hospice bed, Godley confirmed she was in end-of-life care.

She continued to post occasional updates on her palliative treatment.

On Thursday, Ashley Storrie said her mother was experiencing the “last blows of her life.”

The University of Glasgow awarded Godley an honorary doctorate.

Thank you @UofGlasgow for awarding my mother an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow. It brought her so much joy in the last moments of her life. Janey is honored and I am extremely proud of her. Congratulations, Dr. Godley.

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— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) October 31, 2024

“It brought her so much joy in the last moments of her life,” Storrie said.

“Janey is honored and I am extremely proud of her.

“Congratulations, Dr. Godley.”