The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The world knows Stephen Glover as Steve-O, a daredevil famous for his stunts with the Jackass crew on MTV, a spin-off series Wildboyz, and four Jackass movies. It’s landed him on Dancing with the Stars and a Comedy Central Roast. When I met Steve-O in 2010, he was newly clean …
Steve-O isn’t the only Jackass to consider a future in stand-up comedy. Bam Margera, the 39-year-old skateboarder who rode the Jackass wave into two MTV spin-off series, Viva La Bam and Bam’s Unholy Union, launched his first comedy tour a month ago in Detroit. “This is the first time I’ve …
Lance Bangs has become today’s go-to director for comedians filming their stand-up specials, road shows, showcases and documentaries. His credits since 2013 alone include directing Hannibal Buress, Marc Maron, Chelsea Peretti, Jen Kirkman, Kyle Kinane, John Hodgman and Bridget Everett. He followed Todd Barry on his Crowd Work Tour, hopped …
Just when you thought it was safe to go out in America without running into a Jackass… It’s Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. The feature film from Paramount and MTV Films deviates from the script by having a script, with Johnny Knoxville playing senior citizen Irving Zisman in disguise, taken for …
