In full: Janey Godley speaks to Scotland Tonight

Controversial comedian Janey Godley sat down with Bernard Ponsonby to give a wide-ranging interview.
Godley discussed a series of historic tweets which brought her career to a standstill , how close she came to taking her own life, her battle with cancer and her regret at accepting Scottish Government money.

[@joanr3189]

She is a brave, intelligent, funny woman. Admirable, in my octogenarian perspective.

[@EllenMcjhee]

Janey your pure dead brilliant,love your work.

[@andrewelphick2304]

Now she’s just pure dead.

[@andrewmcdonald6987]

Janey, we have all done things in the past that we don't like - but never tell about. You are a wonderful person and we all love you. Xx

[@helenmclaren941]

Hi Janey ,just look after yourself. You need all the cuddles and understanding right now .You don't need to ridicule yourself. There will be time for that when you feel better and stronger .We all bloody say things and do things sometimes without truly thinking .Just look after you and your family 👪 ❤

[@karincelliers9128]

My very best wishes for you. We all make mistakes. We all evolve. We all do things we are ashamed of. Please keep fighting. We need you to keep us sane

[@annitownsley]

I love you Janey. Legend in the flesh 💪🏻✊🏻❤️

[@patriciawhite619]

Thank you so much for this.. I followed Janey on Twitter, such a beautiful and courageous young woman, so sad at her passing, I followed to the end.. God bless you dear girl..

[@lornaprince8123]

Janey is one hell of a strong and funny lady. We all screw up sometimes, it's what we do when we realise we have screwed up. And we move on. If we don't move on, life will move on without us and leave us behind. Thank you for making me smile Janey, especially during lockdowns. Thank you for your integrity, for learning, for changing and growing. Keep smiling.

[@LGBTQ71]

Well said!

[@victoriakendrick6906]

I was given and have read "nothing left unsaid" I loved it. Set in the 70s and the present day. I could totally relate to Senga and her daughter. The best one liner was when someone karaoke singing ability was likened to " the sound of throwing a seagull up a lum!" Priceless

[@ghengis430]

Your humanity, and openness is to be given full respect. I haven't posted stuff but ive said stuff I'm ashamed of, and my toes curl. I can only apologise to myself and , like you say, keep changing. Keep sharing your recovery and struggle with us, it lifts me for one.❤

[@hornblowingimp8653]

She's given me a meaning again as I try keep my spouse going with 3c lung cancer. Ppl need to f off with hate. Comedy is just that.

[@aneurindavies5943]

Janey Godley is Marvellous 💯%🤓👍🏻.

[@eileenmcdonald7398]

RIP Janey. You were a fine wummin.

[@B.P.0]

Good work Janey.

[@jeanblyth6305]

Fingers x Janey you can’t disappear from our lives. You are one funny lady 🫶🏼🫠

[@annelsmore1847]

Dear Janey I still hope to see you on stage in Scotland one day 🙏 please get well soon. Big hugs and best wishes from South Africa xxx

[@annehughes7862]

God love you Janey. 😍 hope you get through this awful illness. You were so naive. Take care. There are many people out there who would not apologise for so much more. God love you 😍

[@niconicholas1464]

Put down the bottle Anne

[@AA-69]

YOU NEED A BIGGER CIRCLE OF FRIEND !!!!!

[@joanr3189]

What is this interviewer’s motivation?

[@richymoore]

The politics of people like Humza Yousaf & co.

[@jayner1908]

"There's going to be quiche." let's hope they don't get to serve it. ❤

[@Lorrowen1]

Love that she owned it. RIP

[@sevenoctobers7471]

One of the few things to come out of the slightly useless BBC Sounds app. I never would've heard of her if not for the beeb. Janey's my favorite comedian. Just sad that we haven't had more of her insightful sharp brilliant humor. Now all we have are her KZbin clips and old podcasts and I'm going through all of them.

[@sevenoctobers7471]

I am glad that she apologized, as she well should have had. She's better for having done it.

[@BlytheWorld1972]

She was at the top of her game she was getting really good tv work i say someone looked them out just to hurt her and that is sad i like her .. i know she is not perfect but who is? i only wish her all the best .

[@fairy12324]

That same. Probably someone who doesn't like her. Everybody writes and it can be taken out of context. A mean 11 years ago.

[@jimcunningham9975]

Never heard of her

[@jackiemcnairn3594]

Karma..................

[@victoriakendrick6906]

Janey I'm coming to see you when you come on tour. See you in Dundee.....you be there o.k

[@Dwarvish_Cooks]

I always wondered why the briefings and other funny videos stopped..... It's a shame some people turn on each other. I hope one day they will come back and make us laugh again. I know a lot of us will miss the laughs. Happy days bunty!

[@EllenMcjhee]

What about Billy Conolly,this non binary, gender fluid would make brilliant banter on stage.

[@scottconnor8867]

Funny seeing all the cultists lapping up JG’s bullshit apology! They sure do stick up for each other.

[@janeproctor5542]

Sometimes humour is used just to break through the tedium or tension of having to humour people who stand in too much awe of certain topics, partly because of the language and style in which these topics are presented, ... in formal, archaic language and terms belonging to an educated elite, beyond the scope of most people to appreciate. In fact it may be even more necessary to humour ,,oneself,, away from the gravity of the sheer failing of one's own brain..or I.Q.,... which is not the fault of Thomas Aquinas or the erudite Bishop,... but which God would likely approve of one's doing. For instance if one is listening to a Bishop, who has advanced studies in philosophy and metaphysics giving a talk to an audience of Catholics on St. Thomas Aquinas contributions on the ,,matter,, of how God is to be understood, you may feel that the time has come to enclose yourself in a sensory deprivation tank. This may be disturbing if you deeply believe in the existence of God and his existential whereabouts. However, the more available alternative may be to make fun of Aquinas, a joke suggesting that perhaps he may have been a little autistic....but this may be seen more as an insult to autistic people than a compliment to their penetrating focus, intelligence and devotion to delineating their interest, in particularly, compelling topics such as religion. Could Aquinas have been a little autistic🤔and would that then, be an insult to those who are not,🤔, or who may have reached a separate autistic appreciation of the descriptors that explain the existential essence of ,,being,,.🤔 Well, only God would know and it might be wise to remember he might not appreciate one's sence of humour.

[@SnowOps59]

💞💞💞💞💞

[@niconicholas1464]

You must be kidding.

[@niconicholas1464]

Horrible woman. Please keep her away from polluting television.

[@cherylcashill9593]

She is an amazing strong 💪 woman I love her ❤

[@jorussell2618]

Why watch it then? It says in the title that Janey is in it

[@annehughes7862]

Brilliant woman. Strong lady. God bless her

[@niconicholas1464]

@@annehughes7862 Lay off the weed Anne

[@niconicholas1464]

@@cherylcashill9593 Lots of people have cancer but not all of them go around calling Tesco workers 'spazzy'. Godley is God-awful.

[@andrewelphick2304]

“I say, I say, what do you call a racist with ovarian cancer?” “I don’t know - what do you call a racist with ovarian cancer?” “A racist.”

[@helenmclaren941]

Really

[@andrewelphick2304]

@@helenmclaren941 really?