As a comedian, activist, TV host and stunt performer, Steve-O (aka Stephen Gilchrist Glover) wears many hats. Indeed, he once wore a jellyfish sombrero for bit on his YouTube channel that has since captured over 25 million views.
“I was just such an attention whore by the time I was born,” he says, “I had little recourse other than to pursue a career in show business.”
He cites spending his formative years in England as an influence. “When I was 9, I had the freedoms (there) that a 16-year-old would have here. I was cruising all over London on the Tube and the busses; even on my bike I’d go all over the city. I’m really grateful for that.”
He was always a prankster as well. “I’d unscrew salt shakers and consume all the salt. It was pretty impressive, but it didn’t make people like me any better.”
7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday; 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday. $25-$50. Funny Bone Liberty, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township, liberty.funnybone.com.
This article appears in Sep 26 – Oct 3, 2018.