The 'Jackass' alum reveals on his podcast 'Wild Ride!' that he almost appeared on Bill's show 'Club Random' but the deal didn't go through because of his sobriety.
- Apr 3, 2024
AceShowbiz - Steve-O shared that he almost appeared on Bill Maher's "Club Random" podcast. The "Jackass" alum revealed that the reason why the deal didn't go through had something to do with his 16-year sobriety.
"I'm a clean and sober guy. It's very important that I maintain my sobriety," Steve-O said in an episode of his podcast "Wild Ride!". "I am about to be sweet 16. Really, there's nothing that I value more than my sobriety, and there's nothing more that I protect than my recovery."
According to Steve-O, Bill approached him for an interview on his show, on which he regularly smokes marijuana while chatting with guests. While Steve-O was excited by the offer, he asked if Bill could forgo smoking pot during their interview. Bill, however, turned down the request.
"I found it kind of upsetting when the Bill Maher podcast reached out - and his thing is he smokes pot the whole time while he interviews people - I said I'd happily go on there," he divulged. "But while I'm on, out of respect for my sobriety, could he refrain from smoking pot? He said, 'No, that's a dealbreaker.' "
Steve-O admitted that he was shocked by the response because so far other podcast hosts agreed to respect his sobriety despite being a marijuana enthusiast. "Mike Tyson's podcast is called 'Hotboxin'," Steve-O said. "Be real! All of these prolific potheads, I've been on their shows and it wasn't so important to them to blow marijuana smoke in my face, but for Bill Maher it was a dealbreaker."
However, it should be noted that Bill actually didn't have a problem respecting his guest's boundaries for marijuana in the past. In a "Club Random" episode featuring Sheryl Crow, the host told the guest, "That's when I need a joint … but I'd never light one up in front of you."
