Hundreds of mourners in rainbow colours gather to pay final respects to comedian Janey Godley
HUNDREDS of mourners gathered this morning to pay their last respects to comedian Janey Godley.
The funnywoman, 63, died on November 2 after a brave battle with ovarian cancer.
Around 300 mourners gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow’s west end for the funeral service led by Rev Kelvin Holdsworth.
Attendees included famous faces from Scotland’s entertainment industry and beyond, such as Still Game star Gavin Mitchell, River City actor Tom Urie, and stand-up Susie McCabe.
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Glasgow Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren also attended to pay their respects.
Godley and the ex-SNP supremo were friends.
The comedian delighted many during the pandemic with her comical voiceovers of Sturgeon’s Covid briefings.
Godley’s daughter, Ashley Storrie, 38, hugged mourners as she welcomed people who queued outside the church.
The service began at 10 am, and will be followed by a private cremation.
Yesterday, the comic’s hearse travelled through Edinburgh during the two-day “final tour”.
Speaking at the church today, Ashley said: “My mum is very grateful to all of you who came out yesterday to Edinburgh and lined the Royal Mile, and the people who have come today to remember her in the best way possible.
“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.
“She never quieted, no matter how many people told her. She grew bigger than she could possibly have imagined.”