Janey Godley has been nominated for four awards in the second Scottish Comedy Awards nominations, announced today. The Glaswegian comedian is up for Best Headliner, Best Compere, Best Podcast (with her daughter Ashley Storrie) and Best Festival/Tour Show.
In other nominations, the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games is amongst the nominations for Best Event alongside Still Game Live at the Hydro, Eddie Izzard's Scotland Please Don't Go gig and Aye Right How No! a political comedy show at The Stand Glasgow on referendum night. Beyond The Joke has noted that the announcement was made on April 1 and has checked with organiser Alan Anderson who maintains that the nomination "is genuine" and not an April Fools Day stunt.
The Scottish Comedy Awards 2015 awards will take place on Monday 27th April at Glasgow's Blythswood Hotel. Voting is only open to Scottish comedians and those who work in the Scottish Comedy industry. The awards celebrate comedic work in 2014.
The full list of nominees is:
Best Headliner
Gary Little
Janey Godley
Mark Nelson
Raymond Mearns
Best Compere
Billy Kirkwood
Janey Godley
Joe Heenan
Raymond Mearns
Best Newcomer
Christopher Macarthur Boyd
Daisy Earl
Gary Meikle
Jim Smith
Rosco McSkeleton
Stephen Buchanan
Best Comedy Actor / Actress
Darren Connell
Grado
James Kirk
Jane McCarry
Best TV Show
Bob Servant
How Do I Get Up There
Mrs Brown’s Boys
Scot Squad
Still Game
Best Radio Show
Capital FM - Breakfast with Des and Jenni
BBC Radio Scotland - Changing Minds: Feeling Kind of Funny
BBC Radio Scotland - MacAulay & Co
BBC Radio Scotland - Mark Nelson’s Guide to Marriage
BBC Radio Scotland - Planet Mearns Xmas Special
Best Online / Podcast
Frankie Boyle’s Referendum Autopsy
Janey Godley & Ashley Storrie’s Podcast
Joe Heenan’s Twitter
Trampled Bat podcast
ScotcomFC podcast
Best Comedy Writer
Armando Iannucci
Chris Grady
Keir McAllister
Steven Dick
Best Festival / Tour show
Aye Right, How No!
Bruce Fummey: Aaahm Votin Yes
Eleanor Morton: Lollipop
Gary Little: The Thing Is
Janey Godley: Oh My Godley
Richard Gadd: Breaking Gadd
Best Sketch / Improv / Variety act
How Do I Get Up There
Jellybean Martinez
The Colour Ham
Stu & Gary
Best TV comedian
Daniel Sloss
Des Clarke
Frankie Boyle
Kevin Bridges
Best club under 100 capacity
Dalraida - Portobello
Drouthy Cobbler - Elgin
Eden Court Studio - Inverness
Yesbar - Glasgow
Best club over 100 capacity
The Admiral - Glasgow
Blue Lamp - Aberdeen
The Stand - Edinburgh
The Stand - Glasgow
Best Event
Aye Write How No! Glasgow Stand Wed 17th Sept
Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Eddie Izzard: Scotland Please Don’t Go
Still Game Live @ The Hydro
To be revealed in week prior to the ceremony:
