Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein Is Always ‘Embarrassed,’ and It Makes Great Material

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott · Apr 16, 2025 · 26m

Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein is “on a c*** mission.” [laughs] Not really, but sort of? In his first stand-up special, Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life (HBO, April 26), the Emmy-winning actor muses about British people’s casual use of the C-word, and other things. Goldstein is quick to point out, “I owe everything to Ted Lasso.” “It completely changed my life. I had done stand-up for 17 years and probably the most people that would come and see me was 200. Then, because of Ted Lasso, I was playing much, much, much bigger venues.” Despite his success, “the butt of the joke is…