Gwar's Oderus Urungus Gets 'Cool Gig' on FOX News

Posted on Jul 9th 2009 11:00AM by Linda Laban Comments
Fox News' 'Red Eye' recently gained a new correspondent on their show. An Interplanetary Correspondent, no less, in the guise of Oderus Urungus, frontman for shlock metalheads Gwar.

"It's really weird, all of a sudden Oderus has been showing up in all these weird places," Dave Brockie, the man behind the rubber-suited Oderus Urungus, tells Noisecreep. "We're developing him as a TV personality in his own right."

This week Brockie traveled to Las Vegas to do an onsite report from the World Series of Poker tournament for the news-spoofing 'Red Eye.' Who better to comment on news items and events than a blood-lusting, sexually perverted, extra terrestrial with one hell of a bad attitude?


"People expect him to say outrageous things and act like a maniac. But, really, what gets people is when he's reasonable, articulate, and intelligent, and you actually agree with what he's saying. But, then, in a blink of an eye he turns back into a slobbering maniac."

Mmmm, reasonable? We must have missed that part. During his first two appearances, Oderus badmouthed illegal downloading, Spaceport America, and NASA bombing the moon, keeping it slightly cleaner for broadcast than he might otherwise do.

"That's the great thing about being Oderus. It's like the 800-pound gorilla. Where does the 800-pound gorilla weigh in on Michael Jackson's death?" asks Brockie. "Anywhere he wants to!"

Gwar, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, releases its eleventh album, 'Lust In Space,' August 18. What do his fellow intergalactic scumdogs in Gwar think of Oderus grabbing the spotlight?

"That's what a lead singer is supposed to do. It's ridiculous if your lead singer is a mousey type, who doesn't get any cool gigs. I would fire that lead singer immediately," he snaps.

"I'm one of the biggest, loud-mouthed people you'd ever wish to meet," admits Brockie – oh, there's that reasonable thing. "The band would get mad if I wasn't doing stuff like this."

Filed under: Interview, Metal Minutia

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Robert Fairbank

Give it two years. You socialists will be begging for a true rebirth of the free enterprise you are trying to squash for you own greed.

July 13 2009 at 5:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Emmy

It is no coincidence that "Faux News" lovers are potty-mouths too, just like their idols on the network. Just proves the Bible's authenticity that bad associations spoil useful habits.

July 13 2009 at 12:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chldofice

They can't be serious....

July 13 2009 at 12:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Voyageur

Looks like Michael Jackson without his make-up.

July 12 2009 at 11:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nsaintfl

i don't understand way people r insultin people who doesn't like fox news, it's tv lol :{D ol' balls need to come down. LMAO. ;) ;) who the f**k cares pay some bills or somethin. stop usin the internet. :P

July 12 2009 at 11:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
UK Uwadinobi

And you thought MJ was weird, hah?

July 12 2009 at 11:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
y2kmulegt

i dont feel the love here hehe.......folks this is just an entertaining show my goodness dont get the panties in a wad

July 12 2009 at 11:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brad

Well, I am not a slobbering moron, a dinosaur, or any other slurr you can put on here. I am a conservative patriot, and I appreciate Fox News for giving more than one side of an argument even tho I may not agree with that side. I am willing to listen. Many of you spew hate and anger related to Fox and those that watch it- but do you really watch it and listen or do you discount everything said on it and then just dump on them? They have liberal and conservative views in the programming which no one else has. They beat out all the other purported NEWS programs COMBINED; which tells me they are doing something right. Pay attention! Oh, and Oderous? His characterization is SARCASM! Get it?

July 12 2009 at 10:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
smallbizanalyst5

irena, you crack me up!

July 12 2009 at 10:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Craig

Isn't that Rupert Murdochs sister? They must be testing her for Gretched Van Uglees time slot.

July 12 2009 at 10:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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