Janey Godley funeral is colourful comedy send-off

Comedian Janey Godley has been given a colourful comedy send-off in Glasgow, with Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon among the mourners.

The funeral at St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow saw many family and friends wear colourful outfits and ended with her catchphrase "Frank, get the door".

The Scottish comedian died earlier this month at the age of 63, after receiving palliative treatment for ovarian cancer.

Godley found viral fame by making voiceover parodies of Sturgeon's news briefings during the Covid pandemic, before the pair became friends.

Godley's daughter Ashley Storrie spoke at the service, saying she would not be able to do any of her mother's jokes as she was in "a house of god".

Storrie, 38, a comedian and radio presenter, said: "My mum was very much a daughter of Glasgow, she loved her city dearly, it was her favourite place in the whole wide world.

"The emblem of Glasgow is the tree that never grew, and the bell that never rang, and the bird that never flew, and the fish that never swam, and I think she took that as a challenge.

"It felt like the world was telling her, be quiet, stay small, don't get big, so she did the opposite.

At the service the vicar praised Godley's pandemic comedy videos.

He said: "It's no exaggeration to say that it's likely there are people alive today because of Janey Godley, because of funny wee videos, and because of the truth she told on stage.

"She kept them going through lockdown, and because people were able to make use of the advice that they were being given through what she said."

Godley has said her Frank catchphrase was based on a man who read "cowboy books" at a pub she worked in.

Born in the east end of Glasgow in 1961, Godley was a landlady before establishing herself on the comedy circuit.

She became known to a wider audience across the world for her protest against Donald Trump's 2016 visit to Scotland, where she held up a sign with an offensive word describing the then president.