The funeral of beloved Scottish comedian Janey Godley is set to take place on Saturday 30 November, as part of a two-day "final tour" of the cities she adored, according to her daughter.
Janey sadly passed away on 2 November at the age of 63, after receiving palliative care for terminal cancer. In a heartfelt social media post, her daughter Ashley Storrie revealed that the hearse will journey through Edinburgh, her "beloved festival home", on Friday 29 November before heading "home to Glasgow".The funeral service will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral in the West End on Saturday 30 November.
Janey, who gained viral fame with her hilarious dubbed parodies of then Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus news briefings during the pandemic, announced she had ovarian cancer in November 2021.
In the touching social media post, her daughter shared: "Here’s the details of Janey’s final tour, thank you for all the love and kindness in this past week." "For the past few years of Ma’s life, it was important to her that she shared her journey with everyone, to offer support for others on the same path and to highlight the symptoms of Ovarian Cancer – all of course in her very singular Janey style, with laughter and candour.