Janey Godley announces return to live comedy for first time since cancer diagnosis

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Janey Godley has announced her return to live comedy for the first time since she underwent treatment for cancer. The Scots comic said she is planning to go on tour again in February.Janey, 61, was speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Monday when she revealed she would be touring with daughter Ashley, who is also a well-known comedian.The tour will be the first since Janey was engulfed in controversy, having apologised for a series of offensive tweets about black American celebrities which emerged last year.She refused to be drawn on the cancellation of fellow Scottish stand-up Jerry Sadowitz's Fringe show, amid claims he had performed 'racist' content.The performer, who shot to fame during the pandemic with her voiceover sketches of the Scottish Government's daily covid briefings, said she would stand by the apology she made last year 'until she dies' and that 'comedy isn't about hurting people'.Janey said: "The bottom line is if people are hurt, and you have hurt people with your mouth, I was taught to apologise.

I'm going back on tour in February."I took this year off to try to get healthy and strong again so that next year I can go back on tour.

I'm taking Ashley on tour with me."She is going to support me at every gig and is going to be keeping an eye on me. It will be really nice to be on the road together."My cancer diagnosis absolutely broke her in two.

The hardest thing I've ever had to do was tell her."I'm not nervous about it, I never get nervous doing stand-up. I had no great plan to get into comedy.