Jackass star Steve-O says sobriety made him 'more determined' to do crazy stunts
msn.comREAD MORE: Jenny Powell, 55, defies age in eye-catching braless displayThe show combines 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 fiancee. "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. "You can't come up with these ideas, and then carry them out without there being some really colourful stories to tell. "Steve-O has been sober for 15 years.
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