Nicola Sturgeon leads tributes to Scottish comedian Janey Godley following death at 63 [Video]

Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to “one of the funniest people I have ever known” following the death of Scottish comedian Janey Godley.

The 63-year-old passed away “surrounded by friends and family” on Saturday morning, her manager Chris Davis said.

In a statement, he said: “Janey died peacefully in the wonderful Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow surrounded by her loved ones.

“She will be hugely missed by her family, friends and her many fans.”

Paying tribute to the comedian on social media platform X, Sturgeon referenced Janey’s popular Covid voiceovers, saying “Frank will have been there, holding the door for her as she went – with a tear in his eye, as I have in mine”.

She added: “A bond was forged between us in the darkest days of Covid when her famous voiceovers of my daily briefings went viral. In the toughest of times, she made …