Steve-O: Other clowns hated me

Steve-O remembers graduating from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, working as a clown on Royal Caribbean Cruises and how getting fired led him to Johnny Knoxville and the beginnings of “Jackass.”
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[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

When you're the class clown at a clown college

[@neenjaaa]

The Unknown Psycho that’s the stuff of legends

[@electricshrapnel4368]

Hey cool music on your channel!

[@ronm7114]

needs a heart this comment

[@ExtemporeMuzzzz]

Omg so good one.Haha

[@eduardogoncalves9311]

Then you know you will be great

[@casey-capri2914]

"The troop of clowns went to the boss clown and got me fired." HILARIOUS LOL

[@julianyepes5317]

I picture the boss clown to look like the godfather but with clown paint and a squeaky red nose

[@mukkasaurus]

IT was a clown mutiny.

[@jacobleb420]

Actually what he said was that the clowns went to the cruise ship brass (higher ups), the boss clown came to him later in confidence and told him what was going on behind the scenes.

[@supersavagek2149]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@th3envyp238]

Boss Clown....found my new gamer tag

[@AndrewsArchives]

"There's a clown mutiny.......and you're not coming back!"

[@ain7606]

The worst kind of mutiny

[@dunderbob91]

Mutiny on the Clownty

[@fourtwentymafia9244]

CODE RED! Or is it code blue, or code yellow, or ...

[@seveleleventwelve]

"Other clowns hated me" - this expression is hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@IHeartNoise]

Clowned on by clowns

[@TheGrouchDnD]

This dude has had the most interesting life

[@mrjohnnyk]

He started a clown mutiny... how many people can say that?

[@byronwelichko8577]

What do you do for a living? Boss clown.

[@muffintop420]

Hey! That's Mr. Boss Clown to you!

[@kylegriffin5552]

Lmfao fckin class!

[@MelinWisconsin]

A *disrespectful* boss clown!

[@callmeaweeb4169]

Level 100 Clown

[@smokelife6315]

lmao at least yr the boss. You a clown, but yr the boss.

[@seanxxx8999]

He has had such a nutty life

[@chvjdvpa3746]

Sean XxX and it's far from over!

[@chubbycatfish4573]

Hopefully it's calmed down from here on out.

[@lizardsboy81westcoastshawn7]

I bet those clowns are well pissed seeing Steve o on mtv and there stuck on a stuffy cruise ship 😂😂😂

[@muffintop420]

Yeah stuck washing potato vaginas for pennies on the dime.

[@matthewtunstill4299]

@@sideskroll pussy

[@jzi4]

@@matthewtunstill4299 I do think his comment makes him come off as a puss, but don't you think it's excessive to tell someone to hang themselves? Was his comment THAT offensive to you? 🤣

[@KingNexusMOCs]

Why you hating on the clown troupe? Steve-O himself admits he wasn't a great guy to them.

[@sagjagegahg]

how is this story not a movie

[@cccplt]

There is a amazing documentary about Steve-o, look up "Steve-o Demise and Rise"

[@tylersmith9868]

Loser guy becomes clown and makes his clown posse uncomfortable at work. Great story

[@Philomanjaro]

@@tylersmith9868lolwhat how is Steve O a loser? Probs makes 10x more than you, everyone's gotta start somewhere!

[@MPunky666]

He honestly needs to write a book about his entire life. It would be a really cool read.

[@wolfcub1835]

Philomanjaro I wouldn’t put it that way it sounds like you’re a douche I’d say he has more life experience than that dude will ever have

[@jonlohrenz5446]

He does a have really intense smile that’s perfect for being a clown.

[@TrueRattlehead]

Or the joker

[@mohammednasheed9638]

paul beenis it’s the muscles in his face

[@wampachomp5120]

@paul beenis its not.the fake teeth 😆

[@wampachomp5120]

@paul beenis No beenis you are just a know it all that is actually wrong

[@immortal2893]

Probably caps 🤦‍♂️

[@justinjones143]

You're not coming back for another clowntract

[@chvjdvpa3746]

justinjones143 Seriously? 😂

[@justinjones143]

@@chvjdvpa3746 😂

[@jamesgandfini7145]

hilarious

[@vivalanikkix]

😭

[@Hshjshshjsj72727]

Boooo

[@louisgraham9959]

Wait, let me get this straight... A clown looked down on the quality of clowning of his fellow clowns cause he went to the Harvard of clown colleges and the others clowns were so offended that he didnt respect their clowning that they went to the head clown and threatened to quit? You cant make this stuff up.

[@DLR182]

They went to the BOSS CLOWN, mind you.

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

@Fat kid from Up Yeah there was a whole bunch of ex clowns at my local bar, some pretty shady shit going on there, people dissapearing, stabbings and other shit, that's clown mafia for you

[@Corn0nTheCobb]

You *could* make that stuff up, but he didn't

[@RLSteffler]

Bunch of fuckin' clowns

[@andysux1]

@@DLR182 well he's president now

[@TheSmokey1424]

I had the Boss Clown tell me secretly....theres a clown mutiny

[@jim1550]

*Clown Mutiny* is either a rad band name or a super creepy movie.

[@bigman4407]

You're right

[@FrecklePecker]

"A clown mutiny." Never thought I'd hear that before lol.

[@probablystoned]

I didnt hear no "mutany" but i did hear a Mutiny.

[@andrewbulman2786]

For whatever reason you're comment reminds me of a time when I almost saw two ice cream truck drivers fight in the middle of a Park because one of them wasn't supposed to be on that route. Though it's not fair to say two when 5 Koreans jumped out of one of the trucks. Unfortunetly the cops showed up. I guess I never thought I'd see that.

[@probablystoned]

@@VikVaughnMISC why let them go through life not knowing how to spell the word.

[@navruk5386]

"Mutany." Never thought I'd see mutiny spelled like that, but here we are.

[@FrecklePecker]

Alright you nazis i edited it. Happy now?

[@dtdeathmaster]

Steve-o’s life is just one big family guy episode.

[@LouisFGraham]

It's like you write random words on separate pieces of paper, pull them out of a hat and create a storyline. Like college, clown, mutiny were pulled out of the hat and thats stevos life

[@mrjohnnyk]

@@LouisFGraham lmao

[@dinkwinkleman2111]

Steve-o's life story should be a film called the clown mutiny

[@mrjohnnyk]

Perfect

[@somanynamesilltrythis0180]

The 58 dislikes were the clowns cruising the Caribbean

[@happity]

81 dropped an orange.

[@yyg4632]

johnny knoxville said that at first the gang hated steveo. I wanna know what specifically he does to annoy the shit out of people because he seems pretty cool and chill in interviews

[@poyoloko1961]

I love steve o. Hes always been himself and kept it real, I'm glad hes sober

[@eveh1458]

Steve-O dead seriously referring to a 'boss clown' is so funny ahaha

[@a100921]

Boss clown sounds like a good guy 😂👍🏻

[@IzzyBizzyBooBoo]

I think the subtext is he and the boss clown were getting high together and the boss clown told him.

[@steedfairley190]

Steve-O is aging great! Good for him!

[@johnkane3140]

Super VolcanoExpert27 especially considering all the drugs he’s done

[@steedfairley190]

John Kane for real

[@winstoncarter2119]

You haven't heard the benefits of Nitrous Oxide?

[@CrazyBrick30]

He can say "Thank God that happened!" now, but in basically any other reality it very well should've turned into "Hey, sorry, Steve-O, but they didn't like the pilot. We gotta take it in another direction. Sorry again, man." and then he would've been saying "Man, now I'm stuck out here in California instead of the middle of the ocean juggling for tourists on a cruise ship." Life be crazy.

[@whosDen]

"Wasn't cool, funny or rad" I love this guy!

[@AlexSchwartzATV]

Thats nut that if he wouldnt have gotten fired he wouldnt have been in that pilot.

[@Utahtruckguy]

Alex Schwartz everything happens for a reason

[@mrjohnnyk]

The world would have never known Steve-O

[@salc8724]

Just when I think the “unofficial Steve O Graham” interview is over I keep finding more. God bless Steve, amongst family, work, my then fiancé, and his will power... I got clean. I got clean 10 years ago and I look back at how hard Steve overcame it and I still look at my job compared to his. None the less, without me blabbering. Steve O, keep up the good work.

[@kschaubb]

THANK YOU FOR THESE PIECES. TY STEVEO YOUR STORY IS CRUCIAL TO BE BATTLING ADDICTION.

[@eeJOKERee]

1:45 BOSS CLOWN LOL! I just didn't picture that idea in in my mind till I watched this clip, The idea of a boss clown with his clown squad like a clown hiring company. There might also be an alpha clown :D

[@freddiejonesy6168]

"There's a clown mutiny." LoL!

[@cliffordfarley30]

Totally mind boggling, a massive component to Jackass happened through a phone call.

[@ardenbellafiore1843]

Steve-O is such an interesting character and an incredibly likeable dude.

[@enduro-parts-aus]

steve o is a absolute legend

[@natalie8212]

"Clown in a Florida Flea Market"... That could only be the Swap Shop! I remember showing up really early one Saturday morning waiting for those sweet deals. Parked near the back outside section where people just layed their stuff out on blankets, and no shit, the stilt man, in an uncle Sam costume ( stilts on) was leaning against the back of an SUV drinking Jack Daniels out of the bottle. This was 6:30 or 7 am. Not saying it was him, but it well could have been.

[@coconuthead8484]

I remember 😂

[@navajoguy8102]

"Clown mutiny", both hilarious and terrifying at the same time.

[@baker0362]

God works in mysterious ways 🙏🏼

[@paulilicious94]

I loled when he said the clowns fired him 🤣 steve is an inspiration!!

[@asenita19]

That’s an unreal story - anytime something “bad” happens - just keep going - something bigger awaits

[@tiffany4809]

I'm pleasantly pleased how articulate he speaks

[@dicktheubertrolldobbs6329]

Legend

[@jdamyadick3659]

He's such a funny guy 😂😂😂

[@afrocoolio25]

*COOL, FUNNY, OR RAD.* -Words to live by... If you are a 16-year-old skater from the 80s, lololol.

[@taffysaur]

EazyEColi Pretty sure everyone uses the word funny.

[@davids7692]

Really boss comment, son

[@PS987654321PS]

Ok cool guy.

[@some_guy117]

Steve O is so fucking crazy it’s inspirational, love this man

[@eloisesanderson6889]

He should write a book!

[@towmater7081]

He did

[@eloisesanderson6889]

@@towmater7081 wow!!! I am gonna search for it now and buy it thank you!!!(:

[@poptat1]

@@eloisesanderson6889 it's called professional idiot, or something like that I read it a few months ago, it's kinda dark but it's really interesting to see what he went through

[@eloisesanderson6889]

@@poptat1 omg thank you sosososoooo much 💕💕

[@starsnstripesforever5601]

That is pretty damn cool

[@JordoGarcia]

“I’m on this cruise ship walkin’ stilts.” Lmfao

[@northpappyflappy]

Two words I've never heard together in a sentence in my 41 years of life. "Clown Boss"

[@papidominicano799]

Or “clown mutiny”

[@fatrat137]

AND on top of all that he still made it to the cover of Thrasher magazine 💯🎯 on the stilts on fire

[@Masta122]

Your the best Steve O

[@stevencunningham8164]

Steve o the shit him an bam were my favorite

[@crazydude172]

I love how the dude extinguishes the fire *after* he falls, at the end of the vid.

[@Mr.T-BAGGIN-UR-MOM]

I like the fact that stevo was who he was before he is who he is today.

[@alisonaus2300]

ME ! Addicted to STEVO

[@tylerdladla7661]

Yo they all wanted to leave just cos of himmm😂😂😂😂

[@addictedtoangling]

Theres a clowns mutiny lol superb

[@CrimeSchool138]

Has the voice of an ederly smoking grandma.

[@mrjohnnyk]

He lived a hard life

[@user-nx9eq2wq7t]

That’s the nangs for ya

[@joebarry9532]

Lol I love he still uses RAD

[@theb3654]

Haven't seen his stand up but the clown mutiny could make for a hilarious bit

[@shouldntfckwitme3737]

Anything steve-o is worth watching

[@gemacin3923]

the title of this video alone had me dying of laughter

[@budjohnson3349]

The 41 clowns on that cruise ship disliked this video! 😂 classic.

[@undertakerrick]

No one as traveled as Steveo would call the Caribbean the Caribbean ocean. Oh yeah....and he's a surfer. Steveo rocks!

[@daringfawn6958]

Rogue Clown

[@marisacusack3636]

His life is so epic

[@JorgeChavarria996]

Thank god for those clowns 😂😂

[@FeyScribe]

that's cold

[@cliffordfarley30]

1:58 “but all of these cl...there’s clown mutiny”

[@danielsmith5187]

Our "Boss Clown" 🤣🤣🤣

[@erikgrahn3363]

Steve O is cool. I'm glad he got his shit together. Keep up the rad shit bro.

[@bennyhayesss]

Party boy was awesome guy

[@wh3rewzhedzsniper901]

That's my birthday Stevo 12-30-99 lucky day for the both of us

[@homegrownstranger4661]

Boss clown and the clown mutiny. Lol

[@xn0gaming]

He just seems to accept the madness of life.

[@666McMahon]

Why did you split this interview into 97 parts? More views more money???

[@coreyizsupafly]

Colin McMahon people tend too watch shorter vids i guess lol

[@eatfugu]

Who gives a shit? Just enjoy the free content and quit your bitching

[@DJFaNaTiiC]

Don’t worry about it bitch

[@Fractal_blip]

This is how the game is played. People don't stick around for 1:30 h videos usually...

[@MediaBoy13]

@@wudntulike2no32 not true at all, just more money from that. Remember before 10 minute vids were the norm

[@flow9338]

Whoop whoop

[@laura-tr8uw]

Yup, everything always happens for a reason. 🧐

[@janberkemeier7406]

Steve-O: Renegade Clown Make it happen, Netflix

[@issustaita]

I didn't know clowns were that serious

[@jotcw81]

"...our boss clown..." LOL

[@joyofalltrades1239]

He came a long way. I like em...now

[@bassage13]

I still have a stack of old Big Brother magazines.

[@hypnotoad28]

Where can you find this full video? Without paying for it, preferably, of course.

[@uglycutedying8456]

Quit Clowning around 😌

[@zachbandiclout9839]

The boss clown lol

[@codeyishu9712]

Clown mutiny😂😂

[@13Maria.Cortez13]

The other clowns were jealous/envious of him for being the most hilarious clown. Good for him for making people smile and laugh but deserve respect not hate.

[@Soldier1287]

He gets the laugh last since he made it big

[@alejandrobasaldua5930]

His life is so crazy.

[@dozer1642]

I have a boss clown too.

[@clancykobane9102]

what is with this couch that requires a tiny back cushion so you can sit comfortably on it?

[@SOURCOFFIN]

"boss clown" just comedy itself

[@blanchbacker]

Level 0 Steve-O -vs.- Level 75 Boss Clown: That's just how Mafia works!

[@truefreedom9308]

kinda an honest guy

[@valdezmaury467]

I wish there was a movie about stev-o something like Jobs,

[@DavidZ7785]

That's honestly really crazy to think about. How a decent act of giving Steve-O a heads-up he's gonna lose his job, and to hit up his buddies. If that never happened we probably wouldnt know Steve-Os name 🤯.... destiny

[@WolfWould]

The Boss Clown lol

[@davidoxley2190]

I thought clown college was a metaphor I did not know it was a real thing 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lordjimbo2]

I'll thank you not to refer to Princeton that way!!

[@gardensofthegods]

Steve O : " ...and thank God , because had it not gone that way with me getting on the show Jackass , I would have been in the middle of the effin ocean juggling oranges on some cruise ship ." Clown who loved being in the middle of the ocean juggling oranges on some cruise ship feeling like total loser now after watching this .

[@hvacexplained9341]

Other clowns we’re probably pissed that he was showing them up and they couldn’t compete. “Other clowns shaking their heads as Steve-O shoots bottle rockets out his rear end. Lmao.

[@getsmarty7603]

He got tribal counscelled on a cruise ship. Lol