Janey Godley's 'final tour' in Edinburgh as late comedian's family share funeral plans

The funeral of Scottish comedian Janey Godley will take place on November 30 as part of a two-day “final tour” of the cities she loved, her daughter has said.

Godley died on November 2 aged 63 after receiving palliative treatment for terminal cancer.

In a post on social media her daughter Ashley Storrie said the hearse will travel through Edinburgh, her “beloved festival home”, on Friday November 29 before travelling “home to Glasgow”.

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The funeral will take place at St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow on Saturday November 30.

Godley, who found viral fame with her dubbed parodies of then Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus news briefings during the pandemic, revealed she had ovarian cancer in November 2021.

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In the social media post her daughter said: “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.

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“So many of you who have travelled with us on this journey wish to bid her a final farewell, so here’s the details of my mum’s final tour, in the two cities she loved with all her heart.”

The hearse will travel along the Royal Mile and Lawnmarket in Edinburgh with a “pause for reflection” at St Giles’ Cathedral before travelling along Cockburn Street, Market Street and on to Glasgow.