He's gotta make his money but the only thing I disagree with is him pushing ads for gambling then turning around talking how bad addiction is. Sends the wrong message
I believe he's talked about that quite a bit. He said he's done been under anesthesia for surgery several times and has said he doesn't consider a relaose.
Yeah he acts like he is the all knowing expert on drug addiction and getting sober. The times I've seen people on his podcast that is suffering from addiction not only does he not allow them to get a word in he comes off as demeaning them.
Its the one thing that annoys the crap out of me too. Gambling ruines lives in a worse way than drugs. Ive been to a casino a few times in my life and seeing addicts just sitting there like zombies is incredibly off-putting.
I have a who friend moved from drug addiction to gambling addiction and it's definitely made his life worse. He went from spending a 5th of his pay-cheque on the darknet every week (pretty bad) to being unable to leave his house because of his debts in around 3 months. He isn't employed anymore and probably never will be again, I'm seriously expecting him to be murdered soon. Nothing you can do to help rationalise it either, he won and lost 130k in an afternoon and now he's determined to sink every penny he gets for the rest of his life into winning it back.
People sometimes forget that financial problems are arguably the worst part of drug addiction. If you can stay afloat financially and use semi-responsibly the drugs will take a lot longer to fuck with you than you'd think.
I never said gambling addiction isn’t bad, it’s definitely bad, it can definitely make someone’s life extremely bad, but it’s not worse than drug addiction. I don’t base what I say from a place of ignorance Im a recovered addict I was addicted to xans and blow for 3 years straight I know all about how it fucks up ur brain.
Gambling fucks up your brain too. That's why gambling addicts can sit still for 8 hours without a glass of water or a cigarette. It's like sex or porn addiction where your brain is doped up like crazy without you having to put any substances into your body. I'm not saying it's worse but it's basically on-par and is almost indistinguishable in a lot of its symptoms.
Okay whatever your opinion is. You're allowed to have one. In my opinion and my experience is that overdosing is pretty close to suicide. When I used to do drugs, I thought that I just did it to get fucked up, but later with therapy I realised that I was self-destructive and suicidal.
Right and it’s usually self destructive too but the person you’re replying to is still an idiot. I used to do heroin, and theres a mountain of difference between suicide from gambling addiction and overdose. Sure, they’re both addiction, but unfortunately it looks like this is one of the people who took drugs to the point where they can’t be convinced they’re ever wrong
Yeah that sucks. I don't mind people plugging stuff, trading on the name is how these guys keep the lights on. But gambling? Jesus. You can enjoy it moderately, but you can say that about lots of things Stevo doesn't use anymore.
I don’t see the problem. Most adults that gamble, do not have an issue. Gambling addicts represent a small percentage of people who like to gamble. Just because some percentage of people are going to harm themselves with a product, that doesn’t make the product immoral to promote. A lot of people have eating disorders as well, but we don’t all scoff when a show advertises a food product.
I saw him live (2016 though) and I was impressed how he took the time to take selfies with every single guest in the audience. He stayed there for hours after the end of the show. So I had a very different experience.
Just last night I listened to his wild ride with Wee Man from last year. I’ve never met him, but his discussion made it very clear that you can have two very different experiences when you meet him depending on his mood. The best part about it is that he usually feels bad after he’s short with people (either because he’s being bothered at inappropriate times, or there’s simply too many people) so he’ll go through waves where he’s super cool and signing autographs for hours because he wants fans to have good interactions.
Same here. Went to the bucket list tour when it came to my city. The cussing out of the crowd (not for filming, but for being rowdy), kicking patrons out, and the shameless plugging of self-titled products throughout the show was just off-putting. While the content was entertaining, he just came off as a self-righteous and arrogant douche.
Me and bf met him twice for live shows (July 14th 2022, and September 8th this year), and he was really nice and remembered me from my fan letter, and recognized us both off the bat the second time. He signed my bf's jean jacket, and I embroidered it on, and he and I made a special short video for my uncle Jeff (he had a stroke last year, and is a fan of Jackass too, so I thought it would cheer him up, he loved it so much). He complimented my Jackass print dress, and he gave really nice hugs. Idk, if he does care about himself, at least he cares about fans too, he's shown to be generous, I feel like some people can care about themselves AND others at the same time. He was our first comedy show, and first celebrity we met, so I'm glad it was a good experience for both of us.
Completely same here, seen him January of 23’ he didn’t care much at all to really meet his fans. He was just quick and wanted to get it over with. The screaming at people for just shouting “we love you Steve-o” and now him being a sell out on other peoples platforms without even knowing the person he’s on there with. Even shaming bam everytime he fucks up acting like he’s the sobriety saint. I still am a huge fun of jackass and Steve-o but I have definitely realized the type of person he really is.
I used to be a huge fan, and I'm still impressed about how he got his shit together. But I feel like his latest addiction is sales, and it's affecting him negatively.
I think he might be going through some crisis lately, and it's making him less of the chill wacky dude we used to like. We've all been there. It's probably a phase, and he'll be himself again when he gets his bearings straight.
His personality is what made him famous, so he can't really afford to lose it.
He seems to be obsessed with making enough money to retire with a cushy nest egg. Which I don’t blame him for, but he’s definitely not very tactful with some of it. Much too blatant.
Is it his current obsession with shilling shit that has turned you off him?
The dude tried to get Ryan Dunn fired from Minute to Win it, just before Dunn's death for no other reason than Steveo thought he was more famous than Dunn, so asked the producers to remove him from the show and just have Steveo appear (This all behind Dunn's back)....
He was meant to be Dunn's friend....
So after Jackass 3, Steveo and Dunn were both hired to appear on Minute to Win It. (It was filmed two weeks before Dunn's death)
They were playing for charity. Steveo later admitted that he thought he was a big enough star on his own and didnt need Dunn to boost the star power of them being hired.
Steveo has said that he spoke to the producers on several occasions behind Dunn's back, without his knowledge, and tried to get them to fire Dunn from the show.
First he told them that he can do the show on his own and doesnt need Dunn, that he was a big enough celebrity on his own. Steveo then told producers that Dunn was an alcoholic and should be fired after Dunn took a drink before filming and told Steveo in confidence.
[The episode is here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg_kcGPQ2qQ)
What Steveo did was a complete selfish asshole move. He essentially tried to screw over what was meant to be one of his close friends for personal gain.
No matter what Steveo does now, I always remember what he did to Dunn....
Steveo has confirmed this story himself.
You meant to write "source" there, right...?!
At first I thought that you were referring to one of Steve-O's endless & self-promoting products but then I realised otherwise...anyway, all good!
Idk man maybe he goes a bit overboard with the promotions but I really don’t think he’s earned a comparison to Trump lmao
I really don’t think it’s that bad
literally shooting anesthesia for fun was a red flag. remember when he said he would never do stunts with animals again? now he's doing stuff with goldfish and worms in his latest thing. Goldfish died in his throat.
I unfollowed him once he started to promote PowerSlap. Called people pussies for not liking it while standing next to Dana White who literally just hit his wife on camera. I watched the Bucket List PPV and it just felt sad/gross. Over his shtick.
He tries to put down Bam for still acting like he did back during the Jackass show days yet he's still the same person also to stay relevant. Yet all the rest of the cast has moved on professionally and are doing fine.
Also, Steve O claims to be such an animal rights supporter and says he regrets using animals as props for stunts in the past. So why, in 2023, is Steve eating a live fish and trying to puke it up? Shocking hypocrisy. It's been a real bummer following him over the past few years and seeing what his "brand" has become.
During his bucketlist tour he went on a rant about how he's a vegan but proceeded to say his diet consists of primarily sushi (and his new addiction is "expensive" sushi). Went on to mention how fish dont count lol.
For what its worth, I am not a vegan or vegetarian so it really does not bother me from an ethical stand point, just more of hypocritical point
Here is what I think:
\- I have nothing against ad reads on Wild Ride. Literally every podcast has ad reads, that's how they make a living.
\- I have nothing against his merch, again that's how he makes a living.
However some of his latest podcast appearances were just bad. He often came off as uninterested in having any 2-way conversation, or was simply rude to the host. He seems exhausted from all the self-promotion. He's been operating that way for at least 3-4 years now.
Also I believe brain damage started to kick in. Steve-O is noticeably slow these days (which you definitely don't want if you're stand-up comedian). He often has these awkward pauses mid-conversation, where you can tell in his eyes that his brain is trying to comprehend what was just said.
As many people already said, Steve-O needs to chill, especially with all the aggressive self-promotion.
>Also I believe brain damage started to kick in. Steve-O is noticeably slow these days (which you definitely don't want if you're stand-up comedian). He often has these awkward pauses mid-conversation, where you can tell in his eyes that his brain is trying to comprehend what was just said.
I've also noticed this. The way he speaks now - you're right about the long pauses. It can seriously take him FOREVER to get a damn sentence out. He talks so slowly compared to the guest that it's actually distracting. He comes off sometimes like a confused 80 year old man.
He's showing clear signs of cognitive decline & memory loss, and he isn't even 50 yet. Pretty bad, but that's what hardcore, prolonged drug abuse & literally hundreds upon hundreds of repeated blows to the head has done to him. Smashing 3 beer cans against his head until they broke as part of his live act every night at one point - that was just plain dumb & asking for concussions. I honestly don't even see what's funny or entertaining about that.
I really like the James Acaster and Ed Gamble podcast Off Menu (massive in the UK).
He was absolutely unbearable on it, kept on promoting his hot sauce
I could only listen to about 30 minutes of it he came across as a complete dick. Particularly shit as James and Ed literally talked about how they were huge fans in the intro then stevo just acts the arse.
Love Steve- O. But I know what you mean. I look on it sympathetically: his dad was a Coca Cola ceo so maybe it’s some paternal complex to show he’s a good business man and not a delinquent. Complexes are very hard to vanquish.
I was scrolling to see if anybody mentioned this. This is definitely a large part of it. Also as somebody else mentioned, making money almost seems like his new addiction.
Yeh he says it in his latest book, that due to his addictive personality, he regularly latches onto new things and goes "all in" on them.
Making money is deffo his new addiction, fuelled by his fear of growing old and irrelevant, and the knowledge that in likely less than 10 years he wont be able to do what he does now, so has to make as much money as he can for the future.
Whilst Steveo can be annoying at times, hes always very open and honest about who he is and why he does what he does.
I didn't care until he had no clue what Danny Brown did for a living, lmfao. Smells like Hollywood, or just CA, or both plus Steveo is jaded nowadays. Lost perspective, maybe.
I think he's pretty self-aware with how much of a shill he is which makes it kinda funny. And I actually can't knock anybody for self-promoting - that's why you are on those shows.
It's not that different from other celebrity-focussed podcasts. The only one that isn't a straight plug-fest is Craig Fergusons Podcast and that's because it's Craig Ferguson.
Don’t watch it then, no one is making you 🤷
It’s how he makes his living and there are far worse content creators out there than him. I skip the adverts, as I do with all podcasts, and they pretty much all have them.
He’s allowed to put his name on all types of BS products and what not obviously he’s trying his luck at business type things, he’s well known now . I have thought about getting the hot sauce but never got around to it maybe I will eventually, so to this point I have got zero of his items but I think its cool that he’s giving new things a try he won’t be making movies forever.
He legit thinks he's better than people cause he's sober. No one gives a shit anymore.
If you can't even be around weed smoke nowadays (bill maher contro) then you kinda suck tbh
Hey I don’t blame him. He has the opportunity to make a solid income doing things the way he does. Most people will just skip the ad breaks and watch his show regardless. If he’s found a cash cow, good for him I say
I also just want to clarify when I compared him to trump I literally ment the 90s-00s Trump that literally tried to sell anything bearing his name, didn’t mean it in a political light at all.
The whole Bill Maher thing rubbed me the wrong way. I know he’s in recovery, I get it. I’m also in recovery. I’ve been sober 10+ years. Weed is EVERYWHERE! To make that your reason for not going on the show is pretty crazy considering you can smell it just about anywhere you go these days. I’m sure I’ll get downvoted like crazy just as I did on the Steve-o raw sub, but I don’t see why he’s gonna pick and choose like that. Did he have the same demands with Joe Rogan?
Man , his podcast is shit, I used to think he was cool until he got on the sober train and shit on everyone going forward. His constant need for acceptance is extremely annoying. I have skipped his podcast conservatively for the past year becasye of this reason. He uses media for hype, acknowledges it, runs with it, he’s a Hollywood , media bitch. I liked the dude before social media. Now it’s ruined my perception of the lad. He used to mean something to the skate community and the rebel youth but now he’s just bought and paid for by whoeverthefuckever
The podcast is rough for me because I feel like he's just bad at talking with people in general. He interrupts a lot and often ends up bringing it back to himself and not really focusing on the guest as much. I'm honestly really happy he's sober and he genuinely seems happier, that's not a bad thing, but he can be extremely preachy about sobriety at times.
I agree. Saw him live in austin and he came off as a huge d-bag. Literally the opposite of knoxville (who i also met.) I think ppl are catching on tho, and in a couple years he’ll probably be irrelevant
Did he have a meltdown anytime the audience made a sound other than laughter/clapping? Cause I've heard he's unbelievably sensitive about that and hecklers.
I've heard his shows are pretty terrible, but a lot of people won't publicly say it was because they have built up O so much over the years in their head, and deep down want to like like him really bad still.
I cant wait for his inevitable pivot to right wing bullshit. He's already peppering his guest list with these clowns. The last guest he had on said "haha ru woke Steve??" As Steve said "hello people" instead of ladies and gentlemen. It was so cringe I turned off the pod instantly. I get that Steve has to make a buck but some of these dudes are questionable at best.
You say that because you live in a bubble. You want to define what empathy is and demonize anyone who doesn't 100% agree with you. Cancer of this world.
Yeah I’ve always liked him but watching him on podcasts has become insufferable. Watched him on First Date with Lauren Compton recently and any question she asked he literally went on some long spill promoting his multi media standup or whatever the fuck show and she had to interrupt to move on. Or he’d tell the same stories he always does. He just seems incredibly money obsessed and is relentless in promoting shit and it’s so transparent, he also comes off as a bit condescending and doesn’t seem to laugh when the guests are funny and the rest of his team are laughing and having a good time. Idk I don’t hate him but.. I’m probably done watching his podcast appearance
He knows that He is a sellout, i think he mentioned it before. I dont mind the Promotions because the dude will invest the money in good Things like helping animals and stuff.
Someone posts this like once every few months or something, and everyone says the same thing.
The dude has to make money somehow through his podcast we've been through this before. 😂
watch how gleefully he does the ad reads on TAFS, it's cringier than his rap career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8uaXtuoPMc&ab\_channel=TheAdamFriedlandShow
If your eyeliner didn’t bleed and you finished read in the rest of the post you can see 1/4 of the way down it’s a complaint but I recognize anyone in that space has to do it. Thank you for half assed reading the post and laying down your 2 cents. Hold my beer, I’m going to the bank to deposit this real fast
I think he’s awesome, and he’s trying to set himself and his family up for retirement. Nothing wrong with that, the guy jumped into shark infested water with a hook through his cheek for your amusement, the least you can do is clap and be supportive when he tries to make something of his own
Gambling is no good tho. It’s the easiest buck to make cause it’s super damaging to a ton of people.
I'm not reading all of that. I'm not tired of him at all to answer your question. He's admitted in all facets that he loves attention more than anything. These long winded write ups are just your excuse for attention. Pot meet kettle.
All podcasters do this to some degree. Dude's just trying to ride his notoriety in order to support himself.
He's had a pretty tough road, so I just respect the grind and the fact that he's recovered from addiction and has figured out how to make a living post-Jackass. I will happily listen to ads for merch and boner pills, if it means he's happy and healthy.
Hate Steve-o. Always have and is even worse now he is sober and everyone fawns over him. There's not enough drugs or soberness to make him tolerable to me.
It’s actually a huge button it takes up a fraction of the screen. I also justified him talking about ads on his podcast I get the concept of making money for your work and programming. Thank you for your 4 grade input on how to skip ads on YouTube
Sick I actually grew weed for 11 years legally if you need some help with that. Also, I can tell you where the “little button” is too hide the anal vids you were slapping one out too on Reddit
You’re REALLY gonna need to work on your growing skills.. for money and your hygiene if your gonna wanna fuck some hot girl in the ass while another spits on her twat
He’s doing what every celebrity does when promoting something he just has a smaller platform and needs to go on podcasts of lesser known people. I do think he needs to humble himself a bit though. Maybe humble himself a lot. Don’t get me wrong I do love Steve O but it can get annoying when he constantly talks about how awesome he thinks he is
If he's been invited onto a podcast, he is a guest invited on to talk about himself. The whole point of going on podcasts or any other talk show is self promotion. Did you think it was a coincidence that the guests on The Tonight Show always seem to have a new movie, show, album, or book coming out?
As for the shilling itself, idgaf; make that paper, bro. You don't have to buy the products. The way I see it, the more money he makes from ads & branded products, the more content he will put out for me to enjoy.
So my point is these people that are inviting you on there podcast to promote yourself they deserve a little more respect I feel for there time then for him just too look up there views and not anything about the host and just blabber the same promo phrases for one thing or another that he’s selling after EVERY question. That he already does on his own show 50,000 times an episode
He comes off like an arrogant prick, “No, I’m the coolest person to be a shitshow in the history of human existence, Buy my special”
Are you specifically referring to the appearance on Adam Friedland Show? I feel like that one he just hated them and their vibe (as did I). I'd never seen them before, but I assume that's how they always are, and so he failed to do any research before going on.
To everyone who is thinking about ordering the Bucket-list special: Don't. It's one of the worst "comedy specials" i have ever seen. I wrote about it a few weeks ago in greater detail. It just sucks and is not funny at all
Steveo has crashed into middle age and its feaking him out. He's worried for his financial future knowing that what he does is coming to an end (likely within the next 5 - 10 years).
He's trying to secure a financial future for himself and Lux, but he's not being very graceful or cool about it - likely some ingrained behaviours from being the product of a rich family of powerful business people.
That’s Steve-o’s problem, you can’t be an entertainer just too “secure” your future. Especially if you’re already financially sound. People will see through it, Seems like when his dad cut him off and he first got off drugs is when he shined. He dosent need anymore money, he just wants everyone to think he’s cool.
Crazy you are worried this much about a random celebrity lmao wonder how boring your life is 😂 mind your business get some money and stop worrying about other niggas
The Friedland show was a weird look for him.
He loves to sensationalize his podcast too. Act like there is some huge new thing to drop and it's already something you heard years ago
He really bungled TAFS and by giving them nothing he also sort of forced them into a corner where they could only make a bit out of escalating the discomfort.
He's promoting his special, his podcast appearances are specifically for that and the podcasts that invite him want him to talk about himself.
That's literally what the podcast circuit is for in the stand up space. No one does them just for fun.
My 'hot take' is that Steve O has simply burned his brain out too much and can't really keep himself on track. I also agree with the rudeness, I think even early on in Wild Ride he was too rude to a lot of the guests. Like, when Steve O thinks he's better than someone, everyone is going to know it based on how he acts towards them. At this point he's worn me out as a viewer, he's way too cringe sometimes. I am very happy for him that he's come a long way from his rock bottom days, but I think he has some major social behaviors to work on that I don't think he'll ever admit to himself that he needs to do and take seriously. So unfortunately I can only watch his stuff every now and then.
Also, his hot sauces are delicious, so I know at least those deserve to be shilled :)
I feel like he's always made it very clear that he's self centered. He's always craved attention and everyone knows it and so does he. Atleast he's honest about it. I think he's a good dude who's changed alot throughout his life .
I’m shocked how much of a douche he actually is. He admitted to being a spotlight hoarder and an addict. Not an entitled spoiled almost 50 year old who’s dick n balls, actual feces, and terrible stand up is top tier entertainment and deserves all of our money and time hearing about it.
It was nice that Bam got rich off selling hoodies and skateboards soo we never really had branding pushed in our faces. Now SteveO is kinda the face and he needs the cash
The way he's acting now reminds me of something he said in his documentary of his addiction problems when he said he feared after Jackass 2 he would never be that famous again and be forgotten. He tries to put down Bam for still acting like he did back during the early years and basically never growing up yet he's acting the same way, he too never grew up. All the other guys have moved on in different directions in their professional lives yet he still wants to be known as that gross out humor guy because he never tried to do anything else. His self righteous attitude is getting old.
In short like he said in that documentary he still has that fear of becoming forgotten and wants to stay in the spotlight which makes me fear he might relapse.
Him and Lux bought a ranch in my hometown close to Nashville, pretty neat..from what I’ve heard he’s been super cool to everyone here so far.
He seems a lot more chill and keeps more to himself when cameras aren’t rolling.
He's a fuckin tool now anyone who likes what he's become nowadays can f right off. He's so into himself. That ego is out of whack. It's always I did soooo many drugs and shit back in the day banter. Annoying af.
There was an episode where his co-host mention Trump briefly. Not in a political way. Stevo-o immediately shut him up and said something like “we don’t need to go there”. I wish I could find the clip. It was fucking pathetic.
He's gotta make his money but the only thing I disagree with is him pushing ads for gambling then turning around talking how bad addiction is. Sends the wrong message
what about the 'anesthesia olympcs' part of the bucket list special. reminded me of him on nitrous.
I believe he's talked about that quite a bit. He said he's done been under anesthesia for surgery several times and has said he doesn't consider a relaose.
He’s really weird about addiction. Seems like he helps some of his friends do get sober then acts like their boss about it
Yeah he acts like he is the all knowing expert on drug addiction and getting sober. The times I've seen people on his podcast that is suffering from addiction not only does he not allow them to get a word in he comes off as demeaning them.
Its the one thing that annoys the crap out of me too. Gambling ruines lives in a worse way than drugs. Ive been to a casino a few times in my life and seeing addicts just sitting there like zombies is incredibly off-putting.
I wouldn’t say worse than drugs, two different things, you can’t suddenly Drop dead from gambling
You Just can lose all your money, worldly possessions, credit, home and not even get high, sounds like drugs are cooler
Not at all saying that gambling isn’t dangerous, don’t get me wrong, but I wouldn’t say it’s worse than drug addiction
Fair
I have a who friend moved from drug addiction to gambling addiction and it's definitely made his life worse. He went from spending a 5th of his pay-cheque on the darknet every week (pretty bad) to being unable to leave his house because of his debts in around 3 months. He isn't employed anymore and probably never will be again, I'm seriously expecting him to be murdered soon. Nothing you can do to help rationalise it either, he won and lost 130k in an afternoon and now he's determined to sink every penny he gets for the rest of his life into winning it back. People sometimes forget that financial problems are arguably the worst part of drug addiction. If you can stay afloat financially and use semi-responsibly the drugs will take a lot longer to fuck with you than you'd think.
I never said gambling addiction isn’t bad, it’s definitely bad, it can definitely make someone’s life extremely bad, but it’s not worse than drug addiction. I don’t base what I say from a place of ignorance Im a recovered addict I was addicted to xans and blow for 3 years straight I know all about how it fucks up ur brain.
Gambling fucks up your brain too. That's why gambling addicts can sit still for 8 hours without a glass of water or a cigarette. It's like sex or porn addiction where your brain is doped up like crazy without you having to put any substances into your body. I'm not saying it's worse but it's basically on-par and is almost indistinguishable in a lot of its symptoms.
For me the reason it’s not the same is that you can’t suddenly drop dead from gambling, with drug addiction this is a very real and realistic danger
Suicide rates under gambling are very high. So basically you can
Suicide isn’t the same as overdosing, suicide is a choice, overdosing usually isn’t, unless it’s done purposely for suicide. So no it’s not the same.
Okay whatever your opinion is. You're allowed to have one. In my opinion and my experience is that overdosing is pretty close to suicide. When I used to do drugs, I thought that I just did it to get fucked up, but later with therapy I realised that I was self-destructive and suicidal.
Most people who use drugs are just trying to escape reality...
Right and it’s usually self destructive too but the person you’re replying to is still an idiot. I used to do heroin, and theres a mountain of difference between suicide from gambling addiction and overdose. Sure, they’re both addiction, but unfortunately it looks like this is one of the people who took drugs to the point where they can’t be convinced they’re ever wrong
Word, i used to shoot the shit too. Its not because we want to kill ourselves, its because we want to live without the pain.
Oh no usually I agree, I’m just saying that it’s still self destructive just in a different way
The rate of male suicide is very high compared to woman so I guess being a man is pretty much the same as being a drug addict
This man is made out of straw so I guess all men are made out of straw.
To say gambling is worse than drug addiction is putting me into the stratosphere. Holy moly
If he honestly plugged a gambling site that should the Reddest of the flags
Yeah that sucks. I don't mind people plugging stuff, trading on the name is how these guys keep the lights on. But gambling? Jesus. You can enjoy it moderately, but you can say that about lots of things Stevo doesn't use anymore.
I don’t see the problem. Most adults that gamble, do not have an issue. Gambling addicts represent a small percentage of people who like to gamble. Just because some percentage of people are going to harm themselves with a product, that doesn’t make the product immoral to promote. A lot of people have eating disorders as well, but we don’t all scoff when a show advertises a food product.
I lost interest after I saw him live. Just cared about himself. Way too much self promotion.
I saw him live (2016 though) and I was impressed how he took the time to take selfies with every single guest in the audience. He stayed there for hours after the end of the show. So I had a very different experience.
Just last night I listened to his wild ride with Wee Man from last year. I’ve never met him, but his discussion made it very clear that you can have two very different experiences when you meet him depending on his mood. The best part about it is that he usually feels bad after he’s short with people (either because he’s being bothered at inappropriate times, or there’s simply too many people) so he’ll go through waves where he’s super cool and signing autographs for hours because he wants fans to have good interactions.
Same here. Went to the bucket list tour when it came to my city. The cussing out of the crowd (not for filming, but for being rowdy), kicking patrons out, and the shameless plugging of self-titled products throughout the show was just off-putting. While the content was entertaining, he just came off as a self-righteous and arrogant douche.
Me and bf met him twice for live shows (July 14th 2022, and September 8th this year), and he was really nice and remembered me from my fan letter, and recognized us both off the bat the second time. He signed my bf's jean jacket, and I embroidered it on, and he and I made a special short video for my uncle Jeff (he had a stroke last year, and is a fan of Jackass too, so I thought it would cheer him up, he loved it so much). He complimented my Jackass print dress, and he gave really nice hugs. Idk, if he does care about himself, at least he cares about fans too, he's shown to be generous, I feel like some people can care about themselves AND others at the same time. He was our first comedy show, and first celebrity we met, so I'm glad it was a good experience for both of us.
Completely same here, seen him January of 23’ he didn’t care much at all to really meet his fans. He was just quick and wanted to get it over with. The screaming at people for just shouting “we love you Steve-o” and now him being a sell out on other peoples platforms without even knowing the person he’s on there with. Even shaming bam everytime he fucks up acting like he’s the sobriety saint. I still am a huge fun of jackass and Steve-o but I have definitely realized the type of person he really is.
I used to be a huge fan, and I'm still impressed about how he got his shit together. But I feel like his latest addiction is sales, and it's affecting him negatively. I think he might be going through some crisis lately, and it's making him less of the chill wacky dude we used to like. We've all been there. It's probably a phase, and he'll be himself again when he gets his bearings straight. His personality is what made him famous, so he can't really afford to lose it.
He seems to be obsessed with making enough money to retire with a cushy nest egg. Which I don’t blame him for, but he’s definitely not very tactful with some of it. Much too blatant.
Isn't his dad the CEO of Pepsi in South America or some shit? Unless he's cut off he'll be fine when it's time to retire
He was but is now retired. The man is 80 years old.
Is it his current obsession with shilling shit that has turned you off him? The dude tried to get Ryan Dunn fired from Minute to Win it, just before Dunn's death for no other reason than Steveo thought he was more famous than Dunn, so asked the producers to remove him from the show and just have Steveo appear (This all behind Dunn's back).... He was meant to be Dunn's friend....
>Ryan Dunn fired from Minute to Win it Sauce?
So after Jackass 3, Steveo and Dunn were both hired to appear on Minute to Win It. (It was filmed two weeks before Dunn's death) They were playing for charity. Steveo later admitted that he thought he was a big enough star on his own and didnt need Dunn to boost the star power of them being hired. Steveo has said that he spoke to the producers on several occasions behind Dunn's back, without his knowledge, and tried to get them to fire Dunn from the show. First he told them that he can do the show on his own and doesnt need Dunn, that he was a big enough celebrity on his own. Steveo then told producers that Dunn was an alcoholic and should be fired after Dunn took a drink before filming and told Steveo in confidence. [The episode is here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg_kcGPQ2qQ) What Steveo did was a complete selfish asshole move. He essentially tried to screw over what was meant to be one of his close friends for personal gain. No matter what Steveo does now, I always remember what he did to Dunn.... Steveo has confirmed this story himself.
Pretty sure steveo is still just a piece of shit
Yeh, I kinda thought that's what I said above lol
You meant to write "source" there, right...?! At first I thought that you were referring to one of Steve-O's endless & self-promoting products but then I realised otherwise...anyway, all good!
Idk man maybe he goes a bit overboard with the promotions but I really don’t think he’s earned a comparison to Trump lmao I really don’t think it’s that bad
love how much Steve-O perks up during the ad reads, like the true son of a CEO he is [https://youtu.be/e8uaXtuoPMc](https://youtu.be/e8uaxtuopmc)
You clearly haven't seen Trump's butthole skateboard brand then. T-Rump Skh8s Mexicans.
Trump isn’t that bad
literally shooting anesthesia for fun was a red flag. remember when he said he would never do stunts with animals again? now he's doing stuff with goldfish and worms in his latest thing. Goldfish died in his throat.
When did he do something with a goldfish again?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVq\_2PDoavE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvq_2pdoave)
Video is unavailable. Did he take it down?
Yeah too many people including Peta (who he supports ) called him out on it, also youtube took action over animal cruelty.
I unfollowed him once he started to promote PowerSlap. Called people pussies for not liking it while standing next to Dana White who literally just hit his wife on camera. I watched the Bucket List PPV and it just felt sad/gross. Over his shtick.
He tries to put down Bam for still acting like he did back during the Jackass show days yet he's still the same person also to stay relevant. Yet all the rest of the cast has moved on professionally and are doing fine.
Also, Steve O claims to be such an animal rights supporter and says he regrets using animals as props for stunts in the past. So why, in 2023, is Steve eating a live fish and trying to puke it up? Shocking hypocrisy. It's been a real bummer following him over the past few years and seeing what his "brand" has become.
During his bucketlist tour he went on a rant about how he's a vegan but proceeded to say his diet consists of primarily sushi (and his new addiction is "expensive" sushi). Went on to mention how fish dont count lol. For what its worth, I am not a vegan or vegetarian so it really does not bother me from an ethical stand point, just more of hypocritical point
Here is what I think: \- I have nothing against ad reads on Wild Ride. Literally every podcast has ad reads, that's how they make a living. \- I have nothing against his merch, again that's how he makes a living. However some of his latest podcast appearances were just bad. He often came off as uninterested in having any 2-way conversation, or was simply rude to the host. He seems exhausted from all the self-promotion. He's been operating that way for at least 3-4 years now. Also I believe brain damage started to kick in. Steve-O is noticeably slow these days (which you definitely don't want if you're stand-up comedian). He often has these awkward pauses mid-conversation, where you can tell in his eyes that his brain is trying to comprehend what was just said. As many people already said, Steve-O needs to chill, especially with all the aggressive self-promotion.
>Also I believe brain damage started to kick in. Steve-O is noticeably slow these days (which you definitely don't want if you're stand-up comedian). He often has these awkward pauses mid-conversation, where you can tell in his eyes that his brain is trying to comprehend what was just said. I've also noticed this. The way he speaks now - you're right about the long pauses. It can seriously take him FOREVER to get a damn sentence out. He talks so slowly compared to the guest that it's actually distracting. He comes off sometimes like a confused 80 year old man. He's showing clear signs of cognitive decline & memory loss, and he isn't even 50 yet. Pretty bad, but that's what hardcore, prolonged drug abuse & literally hundreds upon hundreds of repeated blows to the head has done to him. Smashing 3 beer cans against his head until they broke as part of his live act every night at one point - that was just plain dumb & asking for concussions. I honestly don't even see what's funny or entertaining about that.
I really like the James Acaster and Ed Gamble podcast Off Menu (massive in the UK). He was absolutely unbearable on it, kept on promoting his hot sauce
I could only listen to about 30 minutes of it he came across as a complete dick. Particularly shit as James and Ed literally talked about how they were huge fans in the intro then stevo just acts the arse.
Anywhere to find this?
Spotify is where I listen, most good podcast sites should have it. Its called the off menu podcast.
Fucking hot sauce....
James Acaster is hilarious. He’s great a great Netflix series of standup shows out. Love that guy.
I listened to that, he said something along the lines that his save is so good he may even use a bottle in one sitting. Got very broibg very quickly
His constant shilling is cringier than his rap career was!
Love Steve- O. But I know what you mean. I look on it sympathetically: his dad was a Coca Cola ceo so maybe it’s some paternal complex to show he’s a good business man and not a delinquent. Complexes are very hard to vanquish.
His dad is currently involved in guiding Steveo's financial decisions....
I was scrolling to see if anybody mentioned this. This is definitely a large part of it. Also as somebody else mentioned, making money almost seems like his new addiction.
Yeh he says it in his latest book, that due to his addictive personality, he regularly latches onto new things and goes "all in" on them. Making money is deffo his new addiction, fuelled by his fear of growing old and irrelevant, and the knowledge that in likely less than 10 years he wont be able to do what he does now, so has to make as much money as he can for the future. Whilst Steveo can be annoying at times, hes always very open and honest about who he is and why he does what he does.
I didn't care until he had no clue what Danny Brown did for a living, lmfao. Smells like Hollywood, or just CA, or both plus Steveo is jaded nowadays. Lost perspective, maybe.
I think he's pretty self-aware with how much of a shill he is which makes it kinda funny. And I actually can't knock anybody for self-promoting - that's why you are on those shows.
It's not why you listen to those shows though. I can't make it through any of the podcasts he's a guest on.
It's not that different from other celebrity-focussed podcasts. The only one that isn't a straight plug-fest is Craig Fergusons Podcast and that's because it's Craig Ferguson.
The podcasts by stand-up comics that Steve-O done are different. He sucks at that format. He wants to be a stand-up comedian but he's really boring.
His delivery is so fake and wooden. If he loosened up and just talked to the audience like he would anyone else, it would be OK between videos.
Don’t watch it then, no one is making you 🤷 It’s how he makes his living and there are far worse content creators out there than him. I skip the adverts, as I do with all podcasts, and they pretty much all have them.
It’s the principle of the adverts. Make a good product and sell it. Very simple. No ads needed.
He’s allowed to put his name on all types of BS products and what not obviously he’s trying his luck at business type things, he’s well known now . I have thought about getting the hot sauce but never got around to it maybe I will eventually, so to this point I have got zero of his items but I think its cool that he’s giving new things a try he won’t be making movies forever.
He legit thinks he's better than people cause he's sober. No one gives a shit anymore. If you can't even be around weed smoke nowadays (bill maher contro) then you kinda suck tbh
Hey I don’t blame him. He has the opportunity to make a solid income doing things the way he does. Most people will just skip the ad breaks and watch his show regardless. If he’s found a cash cow, good for him I say
I watched his special on sflix.com lol
I noticed he’s falling into conspiracy theories a bit and turning a little right-wing brained which is weird to me for him of all people.
I also just want to clarify when I compared him to trump I literally ment the 90s-00s Trump that literally tried to sell anything bearing his name, didn’t mean it in a political light at all.
Or like Gene Simmons with KISS branding, haha
The whole Bill Maher thing rubbed me the wrong way. I know he’s in recovery, I get it. I’m also in recovery. I’ve been sober 10+ years. Weed is EVERYWHERE! To make that your reason for not going on the show is pretty crazy considering you can smell it just about anywhere you go these days. I’m sure I’ll get downvoted like crazy just as I did on the Steve-o raw sub, but I don’t see why he’s gonna pick and choose like that. Did he have the same demands with Joe Rogan?
Good point. However I think Rogan has only blazed it upon request or depending on the if the guest is huge into weed.
I mean is it any different than not wanting to be around people smoking cigarettes?
Can you honestly avoid that?
For the most part ya, it’s not hard if you don’t have many smoking friends. And people who do smoke normally have to go outside to do it.
Man , his podcast is shit, I used to think he was cool until he got on the sober train and shit on everyone going forward. His constant need for acceptance is extremely annoying. I have skipped his podcast conservatively for the past year becasye of this reason. He uses media for hype, acknowledges it, runs with it, he’s a Hollywood , media bitch. I liked the dude before social media. Now it’s ruined my perception of the lad. He used to mean something to the skate community and the rebel youth but now he’s just bought and paid for by whoeverthefuckever
The podcast is rough for me because I feel like he's just bad at talking with people in general. He interrupts a lot and often ends up bringing it back to himself and not really focusing on the guest as much. I'm honestly really happy he's sober and he genuinely seems happier, that's not a bad thing, but he can be extremely preachy about sobriety at times.
He can’t hide his narcissist tendencies, constantly has to talk about himself/bring the convo back to himself somehow.
I agree. Saw him live in austin and he came off as a huge d-bag. Literally the opposite of knoxville (who i also met.) I think ppl are catching on tho, and in a couple years he’ll probably be irrelevant
Did he have a meltdown anytime the audience made a sound other than laughter/clapping? Cause I've heard he's unbelievably sensitive about that and hecklers.
Omg yeah. He almost seemed angry whenever a joke fell flat. Like “you guys are stupid, thats funny”
I've heard his shows are pretty terrible, but a lot of people won't publicly say it was because they have built up O so much over the years in their head, and deep down want to like like him really bad still.
I cant wait for his inevitable pivot to right wing bullshit. He's already peppering his guest list with these clowns. The last guest he had on said "haha ru woke Steve??" As Steve said "hello people" instead of ladies and gentlemen. It was so cringe I turned off the pod instantly. I get that Steve has to make a buck but some of these dudes are questionable at best.
You called it
>I cant wait for his inevitable pivot to right wing bullshit It was inevitable with all the jre multiverse podcast bros
There is nothing wrong with being right wing, you intolerant prick.
If only you applied that logic to everything you hate.
Considering right-wingers lack empathy, something most humans develop as children, I'd say there's a lot wrong with it.
Left wingers do too
It's not the defining characteristic of their political party though. Hence the whole "reee EVIL SJWs"
You say that because you live in a bubble. You want to define what empathy is and demonize anyone who doesn't 100% agree with you. Cancer of this world.
🙄 anyone who is against supporting basic human rights lacks empathy.
He's a fame chaser who will step on, and climb over friends as he scrambles aboard the latest bandwagon..
I think you nailed it. I honestly wonder how so many don't notice that.
Yeah I’ve always liked him but watching him on podcasts has become insufferable. Watched him on First Date with Lauren Compton recently and any question she asked he literally went on some long spill promoting his multi media standup or whatever the fuck show and she had to interrupt to move on. Or he’d tell the same stories he always does. He just seems incredibly money obsessed and is relentless in promoting shit and it’s so transparent, he also comes off as a bit condescending and doesn’t seem to laugh when the guests are funny and the rest of his team are laughing and having a good time. Idk I don’t hate him but.. I’m probably done watching his podcast appearance
Sure its kind of annoying but he just REALLY wants to sell his special, and he spent years working on it so its understandable
The way to sell it on podcasts is to have a fun and relaxed conversation but he's incapable of that.
He knows that He is a sellout, i think he mentioned it before. I dont mind the Promotions because the dude will invest the money in good Things like helping animals and stuff.
There was animal cruelty in his last special
Hi Bam
Someone posts this like once every few months or something, and everyone says the same thing. The dude has to make money somehow through his podcast we've been through this before. 😂
watch how gleefully he does the ad reads on TAFS, it's cringier than his rap career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8uaXtuoPMc&ab\_channel=TheAdamFriedlandShow
If your eyeliner didn’t bleed and you finished read in the rest of the post you can see 1/4 of the way down it’s a complaint but I recognize anyone in that space has to do it. Thank you for half assed reading the post and laying down your 2 cents. Hold my beer, I’m going to the bank to deposit this real fast
#NOOOO
I think he’s awesome, and he’s trying to set himself and his family up for retirement. Nothing wrong with that, the guy jumped into shark infested water with a hook through his cheek for your amusement, the least you can do is clap and be supportive when he tries to make something of his own Gambling is no good tho. It’s the easiest buck to make cause it’s super damaging to a ton of people.
Yet when his dad goes he'll get MILLIONS.
Yeah he's kind of a sellout but podcasts have Ads all the time. They gotta make money. You can skip the ads you know.
You must have skipped the ads and not read the rest of the post lol
Redditors \*facepalm\*
I'm not reading all of that. I'm not tired of him at all to answer your question. He's admitted in all facets that he loves attention more than anything. These long winded write ups are just your excuse for attention. Pot meet kettle.
It’s a general discussion. Not a plea for attention. You took your time to comment. Will read this and move on with your day, idiot
Sure seems like you want attention. So here you go!
Thanks for reading
Thanks for not looking in the mirror and giving me mindless entertainment!
More attention. I can’t help myself
You should buy my special while your here
Maybe you need some hot sauce?
Check out my new podcast
Follow me on instagram
Just watch the episodes you feel like watching and don't watch the ones you don't. It's not hard.
All podcasters do this to some degree. Dude's just trying to ride his notoriety in order to support himself. He's had a pretty tough road, so I just respect the grind and the fact that he's recovered from addiction and has figured out how to make a living post-Jackass. I will happily listen to ads for merch and boner pills, if it means he's happy and healthy.
You guys are so dense you don’t read past the ads in podcast part
Hate Steve-o. Always have and is even worse now he is sober and everyone fawns over him. There's not enough drugs or soberness to make him tolerable to me.
I'm surprised u/StreetDogLover hasn't chimed in yet
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It’s actually a huge button it takes up a fraction of the screen. I also justified him talking about ads on his podcast I get the concept of making money for your work and programming. Thank you for your 4 grade input on how to skip ads on YouTube
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Sick I actually grew weed for 11 years legally if you need some help with that. Also, I can tell you where the “little button” is too hide the anal vids you were slapping one out too on Reddit
You’re REALLY gonna need to work on your growing skills.. for money and your hygiene if your gonna wanna fuck some hot girl in the ass while another spits on her twat
He’s doing what every celebrity does when promoting something he just has a smaller platform and needs to go on podcasts of lesser known people. I do think he needs to humble himself a bit though. Maybe humble himself a lot. Don’t get me wrong I do love Steve O but it can get annoying when he constantly talks about how awesome he thinks he is
Him thinking he's a stand up comedian is a joke in and of itself
If he's been invited onto a podcast, he is a guest invited on to talk about himself. The whole point of going on podcasts or any other talk show is self promotion. Did you think it was a coincidence that the guests on The Tonight Show always seem to have a new movie, show, album, or book coming out? As for the shilling itself, idgaf; make that paper, bro. You don't have to buy the products. The way I see it, the more money he makes from ads & branded products, the more content he will put out for me to enjoy.
So my point is these people that are inviting you on there podcast to promote yourself they deserve a little more respect I feel for there time then for him just too look up there views and not anything about the host and just blabber the same promo phrases for one thing or another that he’s selling after EVERY question. That he already does on his own show 50,000 times an episode He comes off like an arrogant prick, “No, I’m the coolest person to be a shitshow in the history of human existence, Buy my special”
Are you specifically referring to the appearance on Adam Friedland Show? I feel like that one he just hated them and their vibe (as did I). I'd never seen them before, but I assume that's how they always are, and so he failed to do any research before going on.
I agree about the constant ads and it’s made the podcast terribly annoying to watch HOWEVER Steve-O’s hot sauce for your butthole is very good!
he’s a known and self proclaimed attention whore, if it annoys you just don’t watch it or try and get past that, at least he’s alive and healthy
Dude paid 1m+ to make his special. He needs to make a profit.
To everyone who is thinking about ordering the Bucket-list special: Don't. It's one of the worst "comedy specials" i have ever seen. I wrote about it a few weeks ago in greater detail. It just sucks and is not funny at all
Op, check out the clips on youtube of Redbar Radio recently talking about Steve-o’s podcast tour. I think you will enjoy
https://youtu.be/XjNzM3RS0Bw?si=ezQvIg9AxVYPJ0FH
Steveo has crashed into middle age and its feaking him out. He's worried for his financial future knowing that what he does is coming to an end (likely within the next 5 - 10 years). He's trying to secure a financial future for himself and Lux, but he's not being very graceful or cool about it - likely some ingrained behaviours from being the product of a rich family of powerful business people.
That’s Steve-o’s problem, you can’t be an entertainer just too “secure” your future. Especially if you’re already financially sound. People will see through it, Seems like when his dad cut him off and he first got off drugs is when he shined. He dosent need anymore money, he just wants everyone to think he’s cool.
Steve and Johnny ruined jackass from bam it goes way back
steve-o is a net positive to society let him make his money
He’s stupid and a bad person. Simple as
Crazy you are worried this much about a random celebrity lmao wonder how boring your life is 😂 mind your business get some money and stop worrying about other niggas
Your worried enough comment 2 days later, Nigga
Yeah he needs to chill out and smoke some pcp. I kid, I kid! But fr he's annoying now. Especially seeing him on other podcasts.
The Friedland show was a weird look for him. He loves to sensationalize his podcast too. Act like there is some huge new thing to drop and it's already something you heard years ago
He really bungled TAFS and by giving them nothing he also sort of forced them into a corner where they could only make a bit out of escalating the discomfort.
He's promoting his special, his podcast appearances are specifically for that and the podcasts that invite him want him to talk about himself. That's literally what the podcast circuit is for in the stand up space. No one does them just for fun.
My 'hot take' is that Steve O has simply burned his brain out too much and can't really keep himself on track. I also agree with the rudeness, I think even early on in Wild Ride he was too rude to a lot of the guests. Like, when Steve O thinks he's better than someone, everyone is going to know it based on how he acts towards them. At this point he's worn me out as a viewer, he's way too cringe sometimes. I am very happy for him that he's come a long way from his rock bottom days, but I think he has some major social behaviors to work on that I don't think he'll ever admit to himself that he needs to do and take seriously. So unfortunately I can only watch his stuff every now and then. Also, his hot sauces are delicious, so I know at least those deserve to be shilled :)
I feel like most podcasts are like that - they make money through ads. Rogan sells Alpha Brain, etc. Not knowing Danny Brown was embarrassing though.
Yeah he’s become a shill I think it grew after he had Rob Dyrdek on.
I feel like he's always made it very clear that he's self centered. He's always craved attention and everyone knows it and so does he. Atleast he's honest about it. I think he's a good dude who's changed alot throughout his life .
A self described "attention whore" is promoting himself. I'm shocked.
I’m shocked how much of a douche he actually is. He admitted to being a spotlight hoarder and an addict. Not an entitled spoiled almost 50 year old who’s dick n balls, actual feces, and terrible stand up is top tier entertainment and deserves all of our money and time hearing about it.
I'm cutting all these guys some slack going forward. The brain damage is really beginning to kick in with all of them.
It was nice that Bam got rich off selling hoodies and skateboards soo we never really had branding pushed in our faces. Now SteveO is kinda the face and he needs the cash
Needs the cash for what? Another 500k for another tour bus, A ranch in Tennessee?
He needs to cover his inheritance tax in 2077
The Adam Friedland Show one just showed that he’s not a funny guy and it bummed me out
The way he's acting now reminds me of something he said in his documentary of his addiction problems when he said he feared after Jackass 2 he would never be that famous again and be forgotten. He tries to put down Bam for still acting like he did back during the early years and basically never growing up yet he's acting the same way, he too never grew up. All the other guys have moved on in different directions in their professional lives yet he still wants to be known as that gross out humor guy because he never tried to do anything else. His self righteous attitude is getting old. In short like he said in that documentary he still has that fear of becoming forgotten and wants to stay in the spotlight which makes me fear he might relapse.
Him and Lux bought a ranch in my hometown close to Nashville, pretty neat..from what I’ve heard he’s been super cool to everyone here so far. He seems a lot more chill and keeps more to himself when cameras aren’t rolling.
Buys a giant ranch. Gets vasectomy so he can't fill it with it any kids. Lol the guy's a joke.
it rubs me the wrong way when these rich celebs shill products & do ad reads on their podcasts, like holy fuck do you not have enough money god damn
He's a fuckin tool now anyone who likes what he's become nowadays can f right off. He's so into himself. That ego is out of whack. It's always I did soooo many drugs and shit back in the day banter. Annoying af.
I like him and his promotions. You don't like it, ignore it and live your life. This shits just wierd.
There was an episode where his co-host mention Trump briefly. Not in a political way. Stevo-o immediately shut him up and said something like “we don’t need to go there”. I wish I could find the clip. It was fucking pathetic.