You really can’t judge a book by its cover. Take, for example, Blothar the Barbarian, the monstrous lead singer of the legendary shock rock metal group GWAR. With gigantic horns, spiked shoulder pads, a disgusting visage, and other grotesque body parts, Blothar terrorizes the stage. Each show, he belts out songs like “Sick of You” and “Viking Death Machine” while disemboweling his (fake) victims in a rampage of (stage) blood and guts.
At first glance, you wouldn’t peg Blothar as a big fan of Masterpiece Theater, This American Life or Sesame Street. But in reality, he's an outspoken supporter of the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio. And he’s done something particularly GWAR-esque to support public media in its time of need.
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During the Nov. 16 episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver discussed how, in July, the Republican-led Congress approved President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Oliver then shared a clip from Heavy Consequence’s recent interview with Blothar, in which the GWAR frontman shared his thoughts on public media.
“Public radio is a national treasure,” said Blothar (aka Michael Bishop, one of GWAR’s original members). “As a young man, I watched Ginger Baker have a drum-off against the drummer from RATT on Rock School on PBS. You’re not going to find that on network television! Not to mention Sesame Street. Mr. Roger’s [Neighborhood]…It’s quality programming, and it always has been, and it's a damn shame to throw it in the toilet like that.”
View this post on InstagramSo, with that said, Last Week Tonight launched Oliver’s Auctions. And fans can now bid on a bidet signed by Blothar the Barbarian. The auction runs until November 24, and as of the time of this post, the highest bid was $5,000.
The listing reads:Bidet signed by The Berserker Blothar from American heavy metal band Gwar. As discussed on Last Week Tonight's season 12 finale, Blothar is a big fan of public broadcasting greats such as Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. Despite the way he looks. Bidet is a Kohler PureWash M300 model with a chrome handle, a quiet-close lid to prevent slamming, quick-release hinges for easy installation, and a self-cleaning wand. Why a bidet, you ask? Well, respectfully, we think Blothar could use one.
It makes sense: GWAR appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series in 2023. And now, they're returning the love.
Blothar's Bidet is not the only item that you can bid on at JohnOliversJunk.com. Other items up for auction are: a series of wax Presidents, from Jimmy Carter to Warren G. Harding; the actual jockstrap that Russell Crowe wore during Cinderella Man; a large replication of Lyndon B. Johnson’s private parts; a complete DVD box set of Mr. Bean, autographed by Joel McHale; an original Bob Ross painting, which the actual Bob Ross painted on-air in 1977.
There are other items and props from over the years at Las Week Tonight, as well as a trip to meet John Oliver in NYC, a Meet and Greet with John after a run of shows at NYC’s The Beacon Theater in 2026, and more.
GWAR Loves Public Media
In July, Trump signed a law that clawed back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027 (as part of a $9 billion rescission package that included cuts to foreign aid).
NPR noted it was the first time in nearly 60 years that Congress refused to fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes funds to more than 1,500 stations nationwide. NPR relies on direct federal funds for only a small portion of its budget; it’s the local stations that serve their communities directly that desperately need that funding.
Beefcake the Mighty and Balsac the Jaws of Death of GWAR perform during Riot Fest at Douglass Park on September 20, 2025, in Chicago.Photo by Barry Brecheisen on Getty Images
Ahead of Congress’s vote, Blothar posted a message warning that “public media is in danger” and encouraging his followers to reach out to their Congressperson to stop the bill.
“It could force rural stations off the air entirely. They won’t be able to pay licensing fees the same way they did for music. This could very well silence the music,” he said. “It’s gonna take away art and culture from the lives of people…who need it and benefit from it.”
Unfortunately, the de-funding measure passed on a party-line vote.
On Nov. 17, the CPB agreed to fulfill a $36 million multi-contract with NPR that it had pulled under pressure from Trump; NPR sued the CPB, accusing the corporation of yielding to Trump’s demands that NPR be financially punished for its news coverage. NPR is also pursuing a broader constitutional challenge to Trump’s executive order, with a hearing on its merits scheduled for next month.
Related: The Doobie Brothers’ 'Tiny Desk Concert' Has Fans Saying The Same Thing
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