JANEY Godley has hit out at the Unionist critics who say she is not a “true satirist” as her Nicola Sturgeon voiceovers don’t “make a fool” of the First Minister.
The Scottish comedian, who has been outspoken about her support for independence, was speaking to Kirsty Wark in the first of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Voices of Covid series.
The RSE say that Wark and Godley “explore the challenge of communicating ‘the science’ and public health advice during 2020, and the distinctive role that the arts, and comedy have come to play” throughout the pandemic.
Godley said that she had decided to start doing Covid briefing voiceovers as the originals were so “monotonous” that she was inspired to try “to make the message stronger”.
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However, she also said that in doing so she had come under fire from opponents of the First Minister.
Godley said: "I’ve had quite a lot of criticism from the Unionist side saying a true satirist slags the government, why don't you make a fool of her [Sturgeon]?"
"I'm like, first of all, you don't think I'm funny so if I did that why would you watch it, you’ve already said I’m not funny, so I don’t do requests.
"Secondly, find me a Unionist comedian in Scotland and I will ask them to do it for you. Apparently there's none."
The comedian insisted that she would be doing the “exact same” regardless of who was delivering the briefings, adding: "It is not about the politican, it is not about the politics, it is about getting the message of coronavirus out there in a funny, informed, stupid, cheeky, mildly offensive way."
You can watch the full conservation below, or sign up for the next Voices of Covid event, with national clinical director Jason Leitch, here.
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