Steven Colbert’s Tolkien Parody
It’s likely that you were unaware of Stephen Colbert’s brief appearance in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The host traveled to New Zealand and met with filmmaker Peter Jackson in one of his sketches, hoping to secure a spinoff series for his character Laketown Spy.
The finest part is a promo clip where Jackson joins him as his sidekick and keeps making references to other series like Harry Potter. The director seems dissatisfied with the pitch. Even Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, and Ian McKellen from The Lord of the Rings made brief appearances. You can still enjoy this passage even if you’re not a huge fan of LOTR.
