Comedian Who Found Fame During Covid Pandemic Dies at 63
Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died aged 63, her family has announced.
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Scottish comedian Janey Godley, who found fame during the pandemic when she dubbed comedy videos spoofing Scotland’s political leader Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus news briefings, has died aged 63, her family has announced. Godley had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021 and shared in September this year that her “chemo ran out of options.” She made headlines in 2016 when she held up a sign stating “Trump is a c---” outside Donald Trump’s Turnberry Golf Resort. Last month, Godley went viral on social media again as she shared a picture of herself holding a t-shirt which said: “Trump is still a c---.” Sturgeon paid tribute to Godley on X, calling her “one of the funniest people I have ever known.”
Knowing for the past few weeks that this moment was fast approaching didn’t make it any less heartbreaking to hear the news early this morning that Janey had died.
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) November 2, 2024
Janey Godley truly was a force of nature, and one of the funniest people I have ever known. I was able to visit her… pic.twitter.com/Yx9B8Pu2xq
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