US comedian and prankster Steve-O has revealed the impact sobriety has had on his career, making him “more determined than ever” to prove himself.
The Jackass star said it has made him more creative — and he is returning to the stage with a mixture of comedy and clips for audiences to enjoy.
Here’s everything you need to know.
What is Steve-O doing now?
Steve-O is about to begin his tour of the UK with his new multimedia comedy show, titled The Bucket List, which he says “pushes everything a lot further than Jackass ever did”.
He will visit cities including Manchester, Glasgow, and Birmingham, as well as two dates in London — the city where he was born and grew up — which will be filmed as specials.
The show is a mixture of stand-up comedy and video footage of stunts, which Steve-O says aim to “literally give you the receipts” for his anecdotes.
“Most stand-up comedians who tell stories are telling stories that are either completely made up, or just embellished to the point of hyperbole,” he told the PA news agency.
“Whereas the stories I tell are just ridiculously implausible. But then I play the video and literally give you the receipts.
“And the way that the details of my utterly absurd, implausible stories match up to the details in the videos, like, really makes for some outrageous comedy.”
Steve-O said he was “so goddamn proud” of the show, and that its purpose was to “show what Jackass could not show” — so-called “forbidden stunts”.
The stunts link back to his routine, which explores his relationship with his fiancée.
“It is a wild-ass show, like, I took Jackass and raised the bar from where Jackass left it. I pushed everything a lot further than Jackass ever did — all of this stuff is so absurd,” he said.
Steve-O says that ahead of the UK tour of The Bucket List, he is already working on another special, which will examine the effects of getting older on his career.
Bucket tour London dates
The Bucket tour is visiting London on the following dates at the Hackney Empire:
Thursday, July 13, at 8pm
Friday, July 14, at 7pm (sold out)
Friday, July 14, 10.30pm (sold out)
When speaking to Complex about the tour, Steve-O said: “The Bucket List Tour is a multimedia comedy show that is wildly explicit.
“In fact, it’s even X-rated, like, XXX-rated — something I’m really quite proud of. I did all these stunts that I’d never be allowed to do for Jackass.
“I did things that were flagrantly illegal. I did things that were super life-threatening, and I made it all into a comedy show where I tell the stories of these ideas and then, after each bit in the show, I screen the footage of the culmination of the bit.”
How to get tickets
The show synopsis reads: “Every idea on Steve-O’s Bucket List was so ill-advised, he never expected to go through with any of them. Until it was time to prepare for this tour…
“Not only are the stunts more ridiculous than what you already know Steve-O for, he did them all, and made a highly XXX-rated, multimedia comedy show out of them.
“Not for kids, or for the faint of heart.”
You can buy tickets via the Hackney Empire website here, priced £27.50 to £99 (plus £1.20 per ticket online, £1.40 per ticket over the phone).
Visit the tour’s website for other tour dates and information.
