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“A stand-up so personal in approach I wouldn’t be surprised if she breast-fed the front row” “One of Scotland’s finest onstage treasures…Compelling… ballsy… a breath of fresh air” “The Glasgow comedy queen” “The most outspoken female stand-up in Britain… The most ribald and refreshing comedy talent to have risen from the slums of Glasgow since Billy Connolly… The utterly compelling autobiography Handstands in the Dark has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon… un-putdownable… her writing is sensationally good“ “Scotland’s funniest woman… the Godmother of Scottish Comedy… Godley’s certainly a one-off – a cuddly-looking woman who sounds like the mordantly lippy love child of Joan Rivers and Billy Connolly… Punchlines which have the audience screaming with laughter… Effortless stream-of-consciousness riffs that Virginia Woolf might have written had she only had a pawky sense of humour… Truly inspired… She’s not afraid to say the virtually unsayable“ “Some of the sharpest-elbowed comedy in the world” “Darkly comic anecdotes that induce gales of laughter” “This is real cutting edge comedy and Godley goes into areas others would need a social worker, three counsellors and a police dog to even think about… Godley hones her storytelling skills every week in comedy clubs, but she’s even more engaging when sinking her teeth into subjects that matter… She’s feisty, intelligent and sharper than any tack you’ve ever stood on… Like most professional comics, Janey gets her raw material by throwing an empty bucket down the well of experience. But her personal well is far deeper than most – and considerably darker” “Unlike anything I’ve heard from a stand-up comic before” “Foul-mouthed, sarcastic… so down-to-earth she’s underground“ “It’s not unlike the sensation of shock and delight, thirty years ago, of seeing very early Billy Connolly” “The female Billy Connolly” “The female Billy Connolly… outrageously candid” “A great act. Like Billy Connolly, she simply walks on stage and spins out umpteen autobiographical anecdotes, laced with mordant wit…Godley is a unique talent“ “A ferocious instinct for laughs… Take equal pinches of Billy Connolly and Jerry Sadowitz and you are getting some way towards the storytelling genius of Godley … sends a chill through you even as you are laughing …. mindbogglingly colourful “ “One of the funniest and most controversial contemporary authors and comedians” “The funniest mum on earth… you can’t help but love this woman… her dry wit and exquisite sense of irony” “Godley proves herself a phenomenal actress” “Successfully spanning theatre, television, radio and newspapers, her recent torrent of column inches induces respect and incredulity in lazy journalists. And shame, mostly. Her gangsters-and-all autobiography,Handstands in the Dark, remains a bestseller and will be published in the US in January, while her confessional blog continues to attract a crossover, mainstream following. A long-time-arriving overnight sensation, this ex-publican can pretend to flash her breasts on the Kerrang! radio station one night, then duet with camp stand-up Craig Hill for Children in Need the next… Godley is a little intimidating, a lot chatty and exceptionally funny.” “The autobiographical elements she draws on in her stories resemble nofunny and full-on.She has led a life-and-a-half and draws on all her experiences… from an astonishing past that’s taken her from Glasgow gangland to off-Broadway playwright, best-selling author and award-winning stand-up…Respected… Accomplished… She’s a ballsy, in-your-face comic… One comic you would want on your side in an after hours pub brawl.” “Her ability to control rowdy crowds is already near-legendary.” “Janey Godley’s not your average comedian… the genuinely sinister backdrop gives her an angle that other comics can never hope to emulate” “She risks arrest if she continues with her stand-up show” “Glasgow’s gutsiest” “When you’re bored of comedians telling you things you know and the comfortable laughter of recognition, go and watch Janey Godley for a change. You don’t know what it’s like to be Janey Godley – she does. And she can tell you all about it with wit, spirit and a truly unique comic voice” “Janey Godley has two things on her side – a unique experience of Glasgow life at its most extreme, and a distinct and raucous comic voice with which to describe it… hilarious, shocking and unsettling” “She is brilliant. She is also terrifying. She also is mad as biscuits. She actually tones it down when she gets on stage. When she gets offstage, she’s completely bonkers.” “A rather scary Glaswegian comedian” “You have a surprisingly tight vagina for a woman who has had a child”
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