Janey Godley: The C Bomb

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Janey doesn't know how long she's got left, so she's telling ALL the jokes!

Janey doesn't know how long she's got left, so she's telling ALL the jokes! This is her extraordinary story. Fearless and unflinching, yet life-affirming stand-up at its very best.

Janey Godley doesn't know how long she's got left, so she's telling ALL the jokes! This is her extraordinary story. Fearless and unflinching, yet life affirming stand-up at its very best.

Since Janey's comedy career began, she's exposed, on stage, many painful traumas from her life - from childhood neglect and sexual abuse, to marrying into a gangster family who eventually turned on her, and even the murder of her mother - with a seeming lack of sentimentality and the blackest of humour. 

Relentlessly authentic, she's also had to face up to her own mistakes - taking responsibility and apologising both publicly and onstage, as well as sharing the shame of being 'cancelled' and the very dark place that took her to. 

Then, just months later.... the hand grenade of a cancer diagnosis forced her to start fighting for her life.

Now, after finally admitting that after everything she's been through in life, maybe she's not "fine", and with a terminal diagnosis, she's submitted to the ultimate 'C bomb' for many men and women of her generation - counselling.

And as a result of this insight, she's more hilarious and compelling onstage than ever. 

Janey's experienced a life of extremes but has come out the other side with rare insight, still able to make light of all its trials and tribulations in her signature dark and uncompromising style.

Recorded live in front of an audience in her hometown, Glasgow.

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Janey Godley: The C Bomb: Series 2: 4. Friends, Enemies, and a Big Decision

4. Friends, Enemies, and a Big Decision

Series 2

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Janey makes friends in high places, and too many enemies to count – then says goodbye.

Good at making famous friends – but even better at collecting anonymous enemies, Janey decides her life truly is too short for conflict and takes drastic action.

Janey knows she’s got a big mouth – and sometimes that’s a great thing. She can talk to anyone, and often makes celebrity mates without even knowing who they are! But it’s also got her into trouble on many occasions.

In this episode, she tells us all about making friends and enemies - and the Hollywood star she’s making a surprise gift!

Things also take a surprising turn as Janey decides in the spur of the moment to make a big decision, and say goodbye to something that’s been a massive part of her life for years, but which has now become a toxic influence that needs to go.

Reflecting with rare candour on her life, as she continues to live with a terminal diagnosis, she still finds humour and insight in both the darkness and the ridiculous. 

A mix of stories told onstage to a hometown audience, and intimate conversations with her daughter Ashely Storrie, recorded in the living room of the home they share. 

Produced by Julia Sutherland
Featuring Ashley Storrie
A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4

Janey Godley: The C Bomb: Series 2

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Living in limbo, cancer scan to scan, Janey's still utterly fearless and darkly hilarious.

As she lives in limbo between life and death, Janey shares her polemical take on living with terminal cancer, mining every moment for comedy gold with daughter Ashley by her side.

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