( CNN ) -- Here 's what you need to know about Pauly Shore : You ca n't make any joke about him that he has n't made about himself , because he loves to play the victim . `` It 's like a roast . Or Rodney Dangerfield with 'No Repsect , ' `` he says . `` I giggle when I put myself down . It 's just funny to me . '' After his glory days of chilling major as the Weasel on MTV and his foray into mainstream movies with stoner comedies like `` Encino Man '' and `` Bio-Dome , '' Shore 's career stalled . It was when the offers dried up that Shore took matters into his own hands and created a new character : self-deprecating former star . He threw himself into stand-up and began creating starring roles for himself once again with independent films that he wrote , directed and produced . `` You 've got two choices , '' he says . `` You can either make a s -- tload of money -- not me personally , but someone in the business who 's very box office-friendly -- being cast in other people 's stuff or do what I 'm doing and not make any money but be 100 % in control of it and make it exactly how I want it to be . '' His latest project is a comedy special , `` Vegas is My Oyster , '' airing on Showtime now . `` Oyster '' is a throwback to old-time variety shows , and in it , Shore plays the emcee and straight man trying to corral wildcards like Andy Dick and Tom Green during the AVN Awards weekend in Las Vegas . Former Charlie Sheen goddess Bree Olson , Ron Jeremy , Dave Navarro , Bobby Lee and Amber Lancaster also make appearances . `` It 's quite a feat to try and pull off a show with all these people , getting them there , having them show up that night sober and looking good , '' Shore said . But after contemplating every painstaking detail , down to which scalloped curtain to hang on stage , he 's proud of his work . `` It 's shot well ; it 's sexy ; it 's no-holds-barred and edgy . My main goal is to do something entertaining , and we 're pushing the envelope on this particular show . I loved having the porno awards be the backdrop . '' Shore is no stranger to a fast lifestyle . His comedian father , Sammy , was Elvis Presley 's opening act and founded The Comedy Store in Los Angeles . His mother , Mitzi , has been running the club since 1973 . From an early age , Shore was around lady-loving , hard-partying legends like Sam Kinison and Richard Pryor . Back in his MTV days , he romped with `` Lisa Lisa , '' and he 's been a frequent guest at the Playboy mansion . `` I think I 'm living a lot of guys ' dreams . For sure , '' he says . `` But I am a guilt-free person , '' he continues . `` Unlike Tiger Woods or Arnold Schwarzenegger or any of these guys that live the unfaithful , cheating lie , or even women who live that lie , I 'm not that person . I was when I was younger , but I chose the wrong girls to date . Now I still choose those girls , but I also know that it 's not going anywhere . I do n't promise them anything ; they do n't promise me anything . It 's very light . I have enough drama in my own life . Plus , I like having different girlfriends in different places that I travel . '' If Shore , 43 , were to settle down , he says a Sharon Osbourne type is his ideal . `` At the end of the day , I think , do n't quote me on this -- and you can even say do n't quote me -- that 's probably the type of girl that I would wind up with . She loves him and protects him but also manages him and cares for him . I think if Ozzy did n't have Sharon , he would be dead by now . '' Until that love comes along for him , Shore will be on the road . `` Remember that ( Life cereal ) commercial , ' I know , let 's get Mikey to do it ! ' I 'm like the Mikey of comedians , '' he says . `` I go to markets that no one would ever go to . Those are my fans . People always ask me , who are your fans ? My fans are people that live in Jackson , Michigan , and also ( the ) TSA . They love me . ''
His latest project is a comedy special , `` Vegas is My Oyster , '' airing on Showtime . Shore 's comedian father , Sammy , was Elvis Presley 's opening act . The show will be taped in Las Vegas, and the first episode of season one airs at 9 p.m. ET on June 8.