Brett Goldstein on stand-up comedy: 'A pitying silence is the worst'

Brett Goldstein on stand-up comedy: 'A pitying silence is the worst'
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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," he said. "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.'"

But thankfully, his standup special The Second Best Night of Your Life is actually funny. And he also wrapped up filming "Office Romance" with Jennifer Lopez, fyi.

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Did you watch his standup, ONTD?