Jackass Stars Share Details of Show’s Original Pitch to HBO: ‘They Were Offended’

We’ve seen a lot of risqué content on HBO programming over the years, but they weren’t at all interested in airing Jackass when the series was first pitched to the premium cabler over two decades ago. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter detailing the history of the franchise, the stars of Jackass opened up about how the original TV show came to be. Featuring the same gross-out humor and dangerous stunts it’s now widely known for, the pitch was first delivered to HBO execs who were utterly appalled. As co-creator Jeff Tremaine explains: