Bob Ross’s "Winter’s Peace" sold for $318,000 at Bonhams in Los Angeles, setting a new auction record and leading three works that totaled $662,000. The sale drew 356 bidders—more than twice the usual ...

A fundraiser for public media just turned into a milestone for Bob Ross’s market. Late-night comedian John Oliver’s benefit auction of art and artifacts saw a 1987 Ross canvas fetch $1.04 million, ...

There are no mistakes: Late artist Bob Ross‘ happy trees are about to once again help out public broadcasting. On last week’s 2025 finale of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” the host convinced ...

Bob Ross, prolific daytime television painting instructor who charmed the world with his serene monologues, continues to make the world a better place 20 years after his death. His estate recently ...

Bob Ross has been named the new president of the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce. Ross's priorities include promoting Topeka, advocating for businesses, and attracting population and business ...

Late-night comedian John Oliver has sold off a painting by beloved TV painter Bob Ross to help raise money for public media battered by cuts under the second MAGA administration. Ross’s 1986 work ...

The late-night TV host raised a massive $1.5 million to help fund public media devastated by MAGA administration cuts. Reporter Late-night comedian John Oliver has sold off a painting by beloved TV ...

Happy little trees and other curious items are bringing in big bucks for public broadcasting stations. John Oliver announced an auction to benefit local stations on the Nov. 16 season finale of his ...

I’ve been following pop culture for over 30 years with eclectic interests in gaming, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, film, and TV reading Starlog, Mad & Fangoria. As a writer for over 15 years, Star Wars was ...

An original Bob Ross painting sold for a record price in an auction by HBO talk show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” with proceeds benefiting public media. Donated by Bob Ross Inc. for the ...

Oliver announced the “John Oliver’s Junk” auction on Sunday’s show, and said the auction would continue through Nov. 24. “We’ve actually accumulated a bunch of weird artifacts on this show over the ...