EP 379 | Nardwuar becomes first ‘human serviette’ appointed to Order of Canada!
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The Vancouver personality, born John Ruskin, is among 80 appointees announced on Wednesday,
Unlike most of them, the 57-year-old will be inducted under his stage name, “Nardwuar, the Human Serviette,” a rare exception for one of Canada’s highest honours that meets the spirit of his off-the-wall personality.
For the uninitiated, Nardwuar might be described as a Canadian enigma who gradually invaded pop culture over several decades, propelled by his interviews, which all finish with his trademark phrase “Doot doola doot doo…doot doo.”
David Friend, Canadian Press
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Nardwuar since his high school days in West Van. He and Craig Northey would be the first to knock on my front door on Halloween. Looking for record handouts instead of candy.
During my years at Much Music as host/producer of MuchWest, great cameraman Jay Mirus and I would always be running into Nardwar.
Usually around the concerts and soundchecks.
Jay and Nard became great friends, and eventually, when I moved on, Jay became the host of MuchWest, and he asked Nardwuar to co-host. That was the first national television exposure for Nard. Now he was on a roll. He became the famous media character the World now knows.
He’s a guy with Nike making a skateboard shoe in his Tartan colour,s and the following week, induction into the Order of Canada.
And he’s not done yet.
Congrats, Nardwuar and a big shout-out to Jay Mirus.
