Janey Godley, the Scottish comedian, actor and writer, who has died of cancer aged 63, performed to sell-out crowds across the UK, but it was on social media that she found her playground and her tribe.
It was there she achieved viral fame posting her comedy voiceovers of politicians and other public figures that were pithy, rude and sharply political. Most memorably, during the Covid-19 pandemic, she offered a sweary and exasperated version of daily briefings by the then first minister Nicola Sturgeon – “If I see any of yous outdoors I’ll put my toe up the crack of yer arse” – always ending with the catchphrase: “Frank, get the door!” Later the Royal Society of Edinburgh credited Godley with improving public engagement with health messaging.
