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Nardwuar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Ruskin, better known as Nardwuar the Human Serviette, or simply Nardwuar, is a Canadian interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the lead singer and keyboardist for The Evaporators. Nardwuar got his start in media at the University of British Columbia radio station CITR 101.9 FM in Vancouver. His show has been running every Friday afternoon since October 1987. The program features a mix of eclectic music, along with interviews and commentary. Nardwuar's interviews are frequently shown on MuchMusic's Going Coastal, or printed in Chart. Although Nardwuar's favourite targets are music artists, he has stated that he will interview any celebrity. He also sometimes appears as a guest host and interviewer on CBC Radio 3 and started his own weekly program on freeform radio station WFMU which ran from 2009 to 2013. A typical interview will begin with "Who are you?", followed by "From?" if the subject doesn't volunteer their affiliations. Each interview ends with "Keep on rockin' in the free world", and the "doot doola doot doo..." of "Shave and a Haircut", to which the interviewee is expected to reply with the final "doot doo!" before Nardwuar freezes with a wide smile until the camera cuts off. Interviews also often end with Nardwuar asking the interviewee "Why should people care about [interviewee's name]?". When asked to explain his name, Nardwuar has said it is "a dumb, stupid name like Sting or Sinbad;" and that "Human" came from the song "Human Fly" by The Cramps; and "Serviette" came from the fact that "in the U.S.A. they don't have serviettes, they have napkins".


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Born:
Jul 5, 1968 In Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
5
First Appeared:
In the movie The Widower 1999-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Meet Me in the Bathroom 2022-11-04
Known For
Poster of Welcome to My Castle!
Poster of Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
Poster of The Widower
Filmography
Movie Meet Me in the Bathroom Self - Interviewer (archive footage) 2022-11-04
Movie I Love You...I am the Porn Queen porn director 2013-09-12
Movie Welcome to My Castle! Self 2007-12-04
Movie Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo! Self 2006-02-28
Movie The Widower Carl (Donut Shop Cashier) 1999-01-01