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Brett Goldstein on stand-up comedy: 'A pitying silence is the worst’. Goldstein, best known for his Emmy-winning role as Roy Kent in the sports comedy series Ted Lasso, was a stand-up comedian for 20 years before venturing into acting. In a conversation with his co-star Phil Dunster for Interview Magazine, the comedian opened up about the most challenging parts of stand-up. ”A pitying silence is the worst. It feels like dying on stage because you come to connect with people and when it doesn't work it's like, 'Oh my god. Am I even here? Do I exist? What is happening?' And what's so weird about stand-up is that it's so objective.” "If someone were to go, 'You are not funny, and no one's laughing,' it's like, 'Yeah, I can't argue. I can't say last night they laughed loads because right now, yeah, I'm a ghost that isn't funny.’" The Shrinking actor then went on to reveal that his favourite way to get laughs from an audience is through a real sense of connection.”You can get laughs in lots of ways. But for me it's about, and I hate to say this, a genuine feeling of connection.” The comedy star, who is still doing stand-up alongside his acting career, also revealed that he remembers all his shows that didn't go well. ”There's a lot and I have talked about them before. I do remember them.” "Do you remember the one bad comment you saw on a review somewhere after reading 500 good reviews? Of course, you remember everything about it. So yeah, I remember all my bad gigs.”
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