Russell Howard has defended his decision to walk off stage mid-set at a Bristol gig because a woman in the crowd was filming him.
The comedian ended a performance early at Bambalan last month after noticing an audience member in the front row was pointing her phone at him.
He told the woman to "live in the moment" before walking off stage, leaving compere Mark Olver to fill the awkward silence.
The Bristol-born stand-up's actions divided opinion, with some saying he could have handled it better and others - including fellow comics - defending his decision.
Howard has now said he thinks he "probably did the right thing".
He said: "I was amazed that it went as big as it did, because you know, there's a lot going on in the world at the moment, but apparently a wonky-eyed comedian telling a lady to live in the moment trumped all of that.
"You won't find any kind of artist, or performer, or comedian, or musician that would feel differently.
"Particularly if you're doing a small gig, and somebody's recording it, it's not going to be good for you and it's not going to be good for the performer.
"It's just pretty simple. But I dunno, I was surprised at how crazy it went. But I think I probably did the right thing."
Comedians frequently require audience members to leave their phones switched off during gigs.
At Howard's gig at Lakota Gardens on August 27, there were signs dotted around the venue telling people not to take photographs.
The signs read: "Basically - put your phones away, be quiet and enjoy xxx"
Series four of The Russell Howard Hour premieres today (September 10) at 10pm on Sky One and NOWTV.
Howard's rescheduled world stand-up tour, Respite, begins February 25 next year.
