Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, And Peter Jackson Try To Stump Stephen With LOTR Trivia

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  • Опубликовано: 29 июн 2021
  • Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, and special guest Peter Jackson try to find a "Lord of the Rings" trivia question that will stump our host. And to up the stakes, they have a special LOTR prize for Stephen if he can get it right. #LOTR #DominicMonaghan #BillyBoyd
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  • @brucecoleman5379
    @brucecoleman5379 2 года назад +7389

    Billy and Dom - Twenty years later still acting like a box of puppies.

    • @Rdmkc123
      @Rdmkc123 2 года назад +94

      They are class acts!

    • @jbearclowater
      @jbearclowater 2 года назад +169

      Their energy is infectious. Love those two.

    • @mackenziehunter4593
      @mackenziehunter4593 2 года назад +172

      They're just a couple of kids who look old. I don't think they'll ever grow up.

    • @veryberry39
      @veryberry39 2 года назад +52

      That is the best description I've ever heard.

    • @smaakjeks
      @smaakjeks 2 года назад +28

      I think you'll find that the collective noun for a group of puppies is a basket.

  • @somethingsomethingsomethingdar
    @somethingsomethingsomethingdar 2 года назад +5941

    I feel like Stephens entire career after lord of the rings has been his master plan to meet the entire cast and crew of those movies

    • @ThisIsMego
      @ThisIsMego 2 года назад +102

      Soundls like a relatable goal

    • @David_Stevens
      @David_Stevens 2 года назад +88

      If they haven't already, they should make him an extra in the Amazon LOR show.

    • @BlazeDupree1525
      @BlazeDupree1525 2 года назад +18

      Isn't that everyone's

    • @RobertMMunroe
      @RobertMMunroe 2 года назад +15

      AND collect souvenirs!

    • @acbutler42
      @acbutler42 2 года назад +18

      At this point, he could just ask, and all of them would make room in their schedules for a Colbert reunion.

  • @mandyb120
    @mandyb120 2 года назад +2944

    I love how much Billy and Dom embrace their LOTRs characters so much in real life, even after all these years. As a fan, it makes me love them even more.

    • @angeladawn805
      @angeladawn805 2 года назад +69

      Let's also take a moment to acknowledge the sublime casting. (after the initial wobble). I cannot imagine any alternative actor in any of the rôles :)

    • @purplekat5864
      @purplekat5864 2 года назад +24

      To Angela Dawn's comment that she can't envision ANY of the LOTR actors replaced by anyone else. I AGREE!
      And, I might add the I totally wish Ian McKellen could have played Dumbledore! He would have been spot on perfect!!

    • @gladepowderfresh
      @gladepowderfresh Год назад +9

      @@purplekat5864 I think Duwayne the Rock Johnson would be good as elrond.

    • @BS-ce1yw
      @BS-ce1yw Год назад +3

      @@gladepowderfresh wtf!?

    • @BS-ce1yw
      @BS-ce1yw Год назад

      @@mrvalski indeed Mr powderfresh

  • @AtypicalAdventurer
    @AtypicalAdventurer 2 года назад +1338

    Love how comfortable Billy & Dom are with platonic closeness. Friendship goals

    • @greyngreyer5
      @greyngreyer5 Год назад +20

      Merry and Pippin

    • @lindgrenland
      @lindgrenland Год назад +41

      @@greyngreyer5 Dommy and Billin

    • @TizzmantineUK
      @TizzmantineUK Год назад +2

      @@lindgrenland Jesus! It took you a month to get a like, you made me spit out my drink, it's so silly I love it

    • @lindgrenland
      @lindgrenland Год назад

      @@TizzmantineUK yeah life's unfair sometimes🥲 haha glad you liked it

    • @maybenexttime164
      @maybenexttime164 Год назад

      ​@@lindgrenland Look at you now though

  • @Lassenissen
    @Lassenissen 2 года назад +8665

    No matter how many decades pass, I will never ever grow tired of watching the LOTR cast and crew nerd out.

    • @ZackyDaley
      @ZackyDaley 2 года назад +3

      Pp⁰p

    • @aranyanigreen345
      @aranyanigreen345 2 года назад +5

      Now you made me cry...

    • @basedsoothsayer
      @basedsoothsayer 2 года назад +29

      Decades? Hold up how many have passed? Wait.....don't tell me I don't want to know.

    • @threaljo_
      @threaljo_ 2 года назад +4

      @@basedsoothsayer ~20 I wasn’t even born yet lol

    • @eduardoperez3855
      @eduardoperez3855 2 года назад +3

      Its not NERDING FFS its called geek

  • @spdutahraptor777
    @spdutahraptor777 2 года назад +4211

    I love how Stephen tries to act chilled...but he can't control his nerdy excitement

    • @lenkacfk7155
      @lenkacfk7155 2 года назад +58

      I wish he'd worn the ears in the next segment.

    • @spdutahraptor777
      @spdutahraptor777 2 года назад +6

      @WiLD CHiLD me neither, but this guy sure got me intereted in it

    • @LifenaDay525
      @LifenaDay525 2 года назад +10

      Hang on to those ears Stephen. If they aren’t worth a fortune now, they will be in 50 years.

    • @roxyamused
      @roxyamused 2 года назад +7

      @@LifenaDay525 I mean he’s already rich af with a lifetime show. Those are just important to him. He’s probably got such a collection going.

    • @JPeeee
      @JPeeee 2 года назад +10

      80 ORCS disliked This video. 😂😂😋😂😂😂😂

  • @max_fischer
    @max_fischer 2 года назад +2251

    Can we get a talk show that is just Stephen interviewing LotR cast members every night?

    • @aranyanigreen345
      @aranyanigreen345 2 года назад +16

      Yes, please.
      Yrs, yes, YES!

    • @SuperWoodgod
      @SuperWoodgod 2 года назад +49

      The best Colbert interviews are with guests he can nerd out with. Not just LOTR, but also sci-fi, D&D, and classic genre films.

    • @titanayrum
      @titanayrum 2 года назад +5

      That's basically this one, he has so many LOTR stars on it hahahahahaha

    • @claytonmyers9739
      @claytonmyers9739 Год назад +5

      A year later, the LOTR show is set to air on Amazon soon ... I wouldn't mind an after show hosted by Colbert that includes the new cast and some of the old from time to time.

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG Год назад +4

      @@claytonmyers9739 Every LOTR book and film fans thinks the Amazon series is junk. Add to that, the cast and directors have said it's not really LOTR because they have changed so much of it and it's not for the actual fans but for people who are ignorant of the literature and will be Woked into believing this is how middle earth should be. And it's bombing big time too.

  • @BrutalOddball
    @BrutalOddball Год назад +195

    The smile on Stphen's face as he recieves the prize is truly priceless

    • @Bexrt
      @Bexrt Год назад +7

      And the look from Billy at Stephen and Stephen’s teary eyes. Very sweet.

  • @Jedicake
    @Jedicake 2 года назад +2971

    For anyone curious, their podcast is actually incredibly good.

    • @Kredeidi
      @Kredeidi 2 года назад +17

      what do you like about it? :)

    • @laurakali6522
      @laurakali6522 2 года назад +5

      They are funny on Instagram as well.

    • @ethancoffey3491
      @ethancoffey3491 2 года назад +73

      @@Kredeidi great natural chemistry and stories

    • @emerraldx
      @emerraldx 2 года назад +74

      it’s like a kids show for grownups, get that same giddy childlike joy every time I watch 🥰

    • @radboston
      @radboston 2 года назад +33

      Not surprised. They show great wit and camaraderie here!

  • @michelmorio8026
    @michelmorio8026 2 года назад +3122

    Even in his old days, 20 years after the movies, Billy Boyd still has that view of a mischievous little boy in his face that just planned something to drive you crazy 😂

    • @dpaxeco
      @dpaxeco 2 года назад +78

      the sheer joy in his smile and eyes is just glorious!

    • @Infyra
      @Infyra 2 года назад +39

      Makes me feel so old seeing him go gray.

    • @jiyu9277
      @jiyu9277 2 года назад +60

      This comment makes him sound ancient haha The man is only 52

    • @vacsad
      @vacsad 2 года назад +10

      Fool of a Took indeed!

    • @wintergirll
      @wintergirll 2 года назад

      @@Infyra yeah 😥

  • @northwestkiwi7742
    @northwestkiwi7742 2 года назад +731

    Billy is pure delight and Dominic is just chaos on a stick. Love these two together!

    • @wolverinefangowings
      @wolverinefangowings 9 месяцев назад +5

      I love how those descriptions perfectly fit their characters as well

  • @sonamadinolf6096
    @sonamadinolf6096 2 года назад +792

    I thought they were going to mention that "Bullroarer's" real name was Bandobras Took. And that, in the Battle of the Green Fields, he knocked the chief goblin, Golfimbul's head off with a club. The head went down some animal burrow, and thus the game of golf was invented, and the battle won at the same time.

    • @meganofsherwood3665
      @meganofsherwood3665 2 года назад +40

      Rabbit hole, I think

    • @sonamadinolf6096
      @sonamadinolf6096 2 года назад +16

      @@meganofsherwood3665 I think so as well, but I wanted to post just from memory, so I didn't want to look it up to be sure.

    • @cammoblammo
      @cammoblammo 2 года назад +8

      Gotta say, I was pretty proof of myself, getting both names, as well as knowing both Pippin and Merry were descended from him (although I could tell you how!)
      If the second question had been, ‘What happened at Derndingle?’ I would’ve been good. That was a great question!

    • @mg1721
      @mg1721 2 года назад +27

      he was so large that he could ride a real horse

    • @thesuccessfulone
      @thesuccessfulone 2 года назад +2

      That’s some interesting storytelling

  • @NerdoftheRings
    @NerdoftheRings 2 года назад +7834

    So fun. I could watch Stephen answering Tolkien trivia all day. Just do a Tolkien trivia gameshow already, Stephen!! :)

    • @narsil1984
      @narsil1984 2 года назад +88

      I would watch that. Those questions werent easy, I was stumped about the location of the entmoot aswell!

    • @Rwhalt
      @Rwhalt 2 года назад +48

      100%! Stephen for Guest Host of Jeopardy! Tolkien Trivia Week!

    • @Edub82889
      @Edub82889 2 года назад +36

      After watching so many hours of Nerd of the Rings videos, I feel like I could take Stephen! Thanks for all the great videos!

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings 2 года назад +22

      @@narsil1984 I knew it wasn't right, but Wellinghall (Treebeard's house) kept popping into my mind.

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings 2 года назад +21

      @@Edub82889 Haha! Glad I could give you some nerdy confidence!!

  • @brigittespuck
    @brigittespuck 2 года назад +1212

    the second question should have been: What has Dom got in his pocketses?

    • @sarahosman6470
      @sarahosman6470 2 года назад +17

      Great Easter egg!

    • @CynAnne1
      @CynAnne1 2 года назад +36

      "Lint, a mint...and some choice hobbit-leaf." 😏

    • @bacul165
      @bacul165 2 года назад +46

      Tricksy little hobbitses

    • @Selyidar
      @Selyidar 2 года назад +4

      That's what I expected

    • @corvus2512
      @corvus2512 2 года назад +10

      Handses!

  • @RubyDoobieScoo
    @RubyDoobieScoo 2 года назад +724

    The fact that they're still such close friends is wholesome af

  • @jovemako
    @jovemako 2 года назад +271

    Oh the joy on Billy's face as he announces "stumped by Pippin!" how could you not love that. lol.
    #stumpedbypippin

  • @ArnoldValentino
    @ArnoldValentino 2 года назад +2848

    So ends the Age of Man when Colbert was stumped by a Took.

    • @AtenRa
      @AtenRa 2 года назад +141

      The Age of Hobbitses begins! ProudFEET!

    • @ophie71
      @ophie71 2 года назад +47

      **slumps feet on the table**

    • @codyhoney9101
      @codyhoney9101 2 года назад +34

      A fool of a Took.

    • @hamiltoneu
      @hamiltoneu 2 года назад +31

      All it took was a Took.

    • @Quintusblake
      @Quintusblake 2 года назад

      @@AtenRa aren’t hobbits a subset of man? So it’s still the age of man

  • @KlutchAndJerel
    @KlutchAndJerel 2 года назад +1808

    Jesus, Dominic hasn’t aged AT ALL. Looks as young as when he crash landed on that island.

    • @ArnoldValentino
      @ArnoldValentino 2 года назад +44

      He’s the new Jacob. 😉

    • @ElizabethT45
      @ElizabethT45 2 года назад +42

      And it wasn't even Penny's boat!

    • @jedinxf7
      @jedinxf7 2 года назад +123

      but he's beginning to feel stretched. like butter over too much bread.

    • @shortstuff780
      @shortstuff780 2 года назад +17

      Wonder how Claire and the Babby is

    • @morwenna
      @morwenna 2 года назад +28

      He's a smoker though and his voice has gotten really deep and gravelly because of it, you can really tell when you listen to the podcast

  • @khymaaren
    @khymaaren 2 года назад +569

    I watched the extended DVD extras multiple times, all the way through. It always seemed to me that shooting the movies was a life changing event for everyone involved, but at the very least a highlight of their careers and/or lives. And when I look at Dominic and Billy having such a close relationship 20 years on, I know I was right. One can only wish to be a part of something this special at least once in their lifetime.

    • @brianlaudrupchannel
      @brianlaudrupchannel 2 года назад +29

      Them extras were just as good and emotional as the actual film.

    • @liriel01
      @liriel01 2 года назад +3

      @@brianlaudrupchannel 👍💯

    • @Sgab1007
      @Sgab1007 Год назад +13

      Agreed 100% those dvd extras inspired me to be a filmmaker. Those films changed a lot people’s lives ❤️

    • @THEDOORIZCLOSED
      @THEDOORIZCLOSED Год назад +4

      I think its bc Mr Jackson created a safe environment for them and they all became like family. Plus they were kids and its easy to form strong bonds when youre younger. However, I dont see that reflected in the cast of Harry Potter? Not sure…

    • @khymaaren
      @khymaaren Год назад +8

      @@THEDOORIZCLOSED I think the two cases are completely different.
      In the case of LotR, the (majority of the) cast spent 1.5 years shooting the three films back to back, away from their own homes, working and, essentially, living together in New Zealand. And then there were the yearly pickup shootings that had them return for a couple of weeks or even months, I'm not sure.
      The HP movies were shot on tight schedules and in the UK, which allowed for the stars to commute from home, even. I don't think they had the time to form such deep relationships while working together.
      But I haven't watched the extras for any of the HP movies. I definitely don't have insight into the behind the scenes stuff the same way I do with LotR.

  • @mightyzekken
    @mightyzekken Год назад +225

    I love how no matter what a LotR cast member is on to promote, Steven always manages make it ENTIRELY about LotR. lol.

    • @ikarusxv
      @ikarusxv Год назад +9

      But Dom and Billy keep embracing their past as Merry and Pippin, which is delightful

  • @laalaa99stl
    @laalaa99stl 2 года назад +1733

    "If more of us valued Tolkien trivia and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."

    • @KevinWildes2024
      @KevinWildes2024 2 года назад +1

      Stfu

    • @cribbage
      @cribbage 2 года назад +2

      wow...so true

    • @larsstrohmeier2320
      @larsstrohmeier2320 2 года назад +23

      there's not a word in elvish, entish or the tongues of men to describe how happy this altered quote makes me right now ;D

    • @Junksaint
      @Junksaint 2 года назад +2

      But if you hoard enough gold you never have to spend your gold, just take out loans against it and use those so you don't pay taxes either.

    • @patpierce4854
      @patpierce4854 2 года назад

      👍👍👍

  • @JoelMichaelReynolds
    @JoelMichaelReynolds 2 года назад +1707

    Few things are more precious than Colbert's love of Tolkien.

    • @Brundlefly2
      @Brundlefly2 2 года назад +35

      @NoChance WithoutPasta The Silmarillion

    • @MrNikolidas
      @MrNikolidas 2 года назад +4

      The One Ring, perhaps xD

    • @matthewleisure6710
      @matthewleisure6710 2 года назад +2

      @NoChance WithoutPasta I doubt it can be made into a movie. It would probably have to be a tv series.

    • @matthewleisure6710
      @matthewleisure6710 2 года назад +1

      @NoChance WithoutPasta I think most people feel that way

    • @vsaminat
      @vsaminat 2 года назад +2

      @@Brundlefly2 that's a hard read.

  • @moozieb2516
    @moozieb2516 2 года назад +23

    6:33 them shouting “Ha ho!” “HA HEY” is the most merry and pippin thing I’ve ever witnessed, I swear-

  • @99dcwolf71
    @99dcwolf71 2 года назад +193

    Billy should've said "Fool of a Took", when Stephen didn't get the answer

    • @ThisIsMego
      @ThisIsMego 2 года назад +9

      But Steven isn't a Took...

  • @tanadarko6991
    @tanadarko6991 2 года назад +1190

    Stephen looked really touched - clearly Dom gave him a personal collectable from the movies that he's kept for 20 years. I'd be touched as well!

    • @CENTIVS
      @CENTIVS 2 года назад +83

      - Oh, that was a kingly gift. - Yes.

    • @Maletizer
      @Maletizer 2 года назад +71

      Wouldn't suprise me though, if Dominic had a whole box of just used hobbit ears in his basement: 3 years worth of hobbit ears!

    • @funoff3207
      @funoff3207 2 года назад +39

      The hints definitely made me think it was one of the prop one rings

    • @IzzyKawaiichi
      @IzzyKawaiichi 2 года назад +12

      @@funoff3207 Too obvious.

    • @gent_Carolina
      @gent_Carolina Год назад +2

      U just can't get better authentication than a video of the character's actor physically handing them over w/ full knowledge & consent of the director of the movies! 😳😎

  • @lillithdv8
    @lillithdv8 2 года назад +771

    I love how Stephen outnerds the nerdiest nerd. And look a his delighted boyish face for some used rubber ears that are 20 years old. Adorkable

    • @offthesidelines
      @offthesidelines 2 года назад +6

      @@nikolasdamien lol i've seen adorkable used around online for at least several years now. 😊

    • @ThisIsMego
      @ThisIsMego 2 года назад +5

      @@nikolasdamien That's possible. After all, "adorkable" is in fairly common use in more nerdy circles.

    • @Nomadic813
      @Nomadic813 Год назад

      Those ears are probably worth thousands of dollars. But also priceless

  • @DapperTroy
    @DapperTroy 2 года назад +270

    The joy all three of them have is so infectious. I am now addicted to their podcast.

  • @parrot027j8
    @parrot027j8 2 года назад +1313

    I love how professional Steven acted when he didn't know the answer. There is nothing more annoying than a bad loser, and just because you can't know everything perfectly all the time (you're human, not a machine, after all) does not mean that you are not the biggest LotR fan that has ever walked the earth

    • @acbutler42
      @acbutler42 2 года назад +112

      And you know that question inspired him to re-read The Hobbit and the LOTR trilogy for the billionth time. Boyd was so proud that he was able to stump Colbert, I love them all so much.

    • @HelloThere...
      @HelloThere... 2 года назад +11

      @@acbutler42 fun fact: the lord of the rings is actually one book in three volumes! That’s why most copies are sold in a single volume (I own the 50th anniversary edition which comes as one, physical book {and with an introduction talking about this fun fact}) thought you might like to know 😊 I hope your year has been going well so far and that this small bit of knowledge just made your day a little brighter!

    • @NoahStew
      @NoahStew 2 года назад +28

      @@HelloThere... I'm only going into the more specifics because I'm sure Colbert would want me to. TLOTR is actually comprised of 6 books total, with two books each comprising one volume of the trilogy.
      Fellowship:
      Book 1- The Ring Sets Out
      Book 2- The Ring Goes South
      The Two Towers:
      Book 3- The treason of Isengard
      Book 4- The Ring Goes East
      Return of the King:
      Book 5- The War of the Ring
      Book 6- The End of the Third Age
      Thought you may find that interesting

    • @HelloThere...
      @HelloThere... 2 года назад +2

      @@NoahStew I do find that interesting! Thank you for your comment

    • @TheWelchProductions
      @TheWelchProductions Год назад

      He didn’t know the answer. What a loser.

  • @previnsnaidu1
    @previnsnaidu1 2 года назад +473

    Never seen Stephen stumped by a Tolkien question. Absolutely brilliant by Billy Boyd. Also you can see how much those ears mean to Stephen, he's always wanted props from the actual set and he just can't contain his excitement. Love to see it!

    • @ThisIsMego
      @ThisIsMego 2 года назад +5

      I'm not entirely sure he DID get stumped. Might've actually done that intentionally to allow for the Peter Jackson question.

    • @MissCaraMint
      @MissCaraMint 2 года назад +14

      @@ThisIsMego Nah I think he could have bet on the quation reagardless. He would have had several back up ways to get it in there since he’s a professional

    • @amberanime
      @amberanime 2 года назад +20

      @@MissCaraMint Agreed. I think if he got both questions right, he would offerd them a rematch of some sort trough peter jackson, an all or nothing kind of thing. He could have gotten both wrong, both right, one wrong and one right and that would still work.

    • @MissCaraMint
      @MissCaraMint 2 года назад +2

      @@amberanime Exactly.

    • @extensivity29
      @extensivity29 2 года назад +6

      They always ask him the easy questions anyway, because it’s his talk show and most of the guests don’t know that much trivia to begin with

  • @janetseidlitz5976
    @janetseidlitz5976 2 года назад +588

    I love that Peter Jackson got involved in all this LOTR nerdkerfuffle lol

    • @sirbacon761
      @sirbacon761 2 года назад +7

      Same, and now thanks to you I have a new word to play with.

    • @davidsbunny01
      @davidsbunny01 2 года назад +1

      A "nerdfuffle", if you will. 😁

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад

      Hello Janet! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @needyverse
    @needyverse 2 года назад +200

    To receive the energy contained in Dominic’s “HE’S GOT IT” at 1:48 after successfully achieving anything, no matter how small, would easily fuel me for another 40 years

  • @qnteban
    @qnteban 2 года назад +8

    I thought for sure Billy was gonna ask "where are the entwives"

  • @michaeloconnor5904
    @michaeloconnor5904 2 года назад +453

    Their faces when they realized they had possibly stumped him *chef's kiss* 3:15

    • @patpierce4854
      @patpierce4854 2 года назад +4

      👍👍👍👍👍

    • @gnomedeguerre2482
      @gnomedeguerre2482 2 года назад +5

      Stumped 🙃🤗🤣

    • @WilliamPitcher
      @WilliamPitcher 2 года назад +13

      All the better because it wasn't something you had to dig deep into Tolkien's rough notes or such to know.

    • @debbiedoodiedandi
      @debbiedoodiedandi 2 года назад +24

      Their face? His face, when he realized he didn't know it right off the bat!!!

    • @CynAnne1
      @CynAnne1 2 года назад +4

      @@debbiedoodiedandi - *Everyone* was '😯'...but for different reasons.

  • @keithrobbie1980
    @keithrobbie1980 2 года назад +860

    Their podcast is such a great listen. As a huge LOTR fan, there's something nostalgic and very wholesome seeing Billy and Dom maintain this friendship over the last twenty years. Doesn't feel forced or "put on", just two best mates shooting the breeze together. I'd highly recommend giving it a listen!

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson 2 года назад +59

      Having Eljiah on as a guest was great, and learning yesterday that Sean Astin is still excited to interact and play games with them was nice.

    • @natatatt
      @natatatt 2 года назад +48

      The whole cast seems to be genuinely fond of each other. It's really nice to see.

    • @CiriliaRose
      @CiriliaRose 2 года назад +52

      They were so perfectly cast, the lines between Merry and Pippin and Dom and Billy seem to blur more often than not!

    • @laurafedora5385
      @laurafedora5385 2 года назад +7

      Yes it’s wonderful!

    • @MarquesLKing
      @MarquesLKing 2 года назад +2

      Podcast name?

  • @eunsi.5037
    @eunsi.5037 2 месяца назад +3

    Stephen looked like he was about to cry hahahaha

  • @L_Martin
    @L_Martin 2 года назад +21

    2:22 “…I’m familiar…” **brushes hair** Stephen’s delivery is always killer.

  • @nikinnorway
    @nikinnorway 2 года назад +365

    They set him up with an easy one, then dropped derndingle on him!

    • @CynAnne1
      @CynAnne1 2 года назад +19

      Ooooh, #DropDatDerndingle, baby... 😏

    • @extensivity29
      @extensivity29 2 года назад +4

      It was actually a pretty easy question, Derndingle is a well known area in Lord of the Rings Online.

    • @Hero_Of_Old
      @Hero_Of_Old 2 года назад

      @@extensivity29 its quite an obscure one though, even if you're a big Tolkien fan

  • @Blondiej1
    @Blondiej1 2 года назад +168

    The pure joy on his face when he got the prize is adorable!!!

    • @jv-lk7bc
      @jv-lk7bc 2 года назад +2

      nerdgasm

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад

      Hello Sarah! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @Hayyden
    @Hayyden 2 года назад +192

    Seeing these two together takes me back to 2001 and being a 13 year old.

    • @brucetucker4847
      @brucetucker4847 2 года назад +7

      Just like seeing the movies in 1999-2001 took me back to 1979 and being a 13 year old embarking on a life of shameless Tolkien nerdery by reading the book for the first (but certainly not the last!) time.

    • @jeayupila2841
      @jeayupila2841 2 года назад

      Ohhhh those days....wonderful

    • @ahnah7283
      @ahnah7283 2 года назад

      I was 14 🥰

  • @adventussaxonum448
    @adventussaxonum448 2 года назад +6

    Should've asked him, "What happened to the Entwives?" 😄

  • @MajorEmptySet
    @MajorEmptySet 2 года назад +151

    Stephen's unbound joy and absolute heart-filled excitement make me think I might be okay.

  • @quietastronaut
    @quietastronaut 2 года назад +236

    Dominic and Billy are EXACTLY who I needed to see rn and I didn't even know it before I saw this video. Thanks for the serotonin!

  • @Butterfly-ue1ph
    @Butterfly-ue1ph 2 года назад +74

    These guys are actually their characters! The excitement and energy they have is UNBELIEVABLE!

  • @blitz8425
    @blitz8425 2 года назад +70

    I love that after 2 decades, the lotr crew are still just as emphatically nerdy and in love with their time doing those movies

  • @AndreasGeorgiades
    @AndreasGeorgiades 2 года назад +1250

    This interview should be prescribed by psychiatrists as an antidepressant. What a joyful bunch!

    • @ShivavihS
      @ShivavihS 2 года назад +14

      Their podcast is a whole therapy session

    • @duffmanx2000
      @duffmanx2000 2 года назад +8

      Seriously I had a goofy smile the whole video.

  • @luuketaylor
    @luuketaylor 2 года назад +217

    Seeing Stephen genuinely tear up at 6:34 is the most wholesome thing I may have seen this entire year. I love this man's love for LOTR. What an amazing video from start to finish!

    • @TheMonroemomma
      @TheMonroemomma 2 года назад +4

      Right?? His eyes got super shiny when he realized he was stumped.

  • @Ivosferatus
    @Ivosferatus 2 года назад +68

    Dominic and Billy are like those two inseparable guys you wish you had in your friend group.

  • @RiDyProductions
    @RiDyProductions 2 года назад +137

    This is just so genuine and heartwarming. You can tell that all three of them have such a deep, shared passion for the series. It’s not forced or staged at all, just the kind of genuine joy that shows fandom at it’s most earnest.

  • @JM-zo5me
    @JM-zo5me 2 года назад +565

    I hope he didn’t think they were giving him their Leaves of Lórien. Those don’t fall idly.

    • @ba55bar
      @ba55bar 2 года назад +1

      that would only have been one prize

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson 2 года назад +1

      Looked like that's what he thought

    • @ba55bar
      @ba55bar 2 года назад +12

      @@michaelcieply9363 Pippin dropped his in Rohan so there would only have been one prize.

    • @toschiworlds7212
      @toschiworlds7212 2 года назад +3

      @@ba55bar But didn't Aragorn pick it up?

    • @ba55bar
      @ba55bar 2 года назад +5

      @@toschiworlds7212 he did. What happened to it after that isn't clear

  • @paximadisxevidotos
    @paximadisxevidotos 2 года назад +338

    I think they sould call it: Lord Of The Onion Rings

    • @shoWbitz
      @shoWbitz 2 года назад +10

      That would be the singer Lorde. 😉

    • @josepharsenault1083
      @josepharsenault1083 2 года назад +3

      Trailer Park Boys coined that name years ago.

    • @Griffinhearted
      @Griffinhearted 2 года назад

      To steal a joke from Robot Chicken they could have Orlando Bloomin Onion as a guest

  • @karmaisacat9
    @karmaisacat9 2 года назад +8

    0:56 This moment especially gives Merry and Pippin vibes ♥︎

  • @JonCollinsMedia
    @JonCollinsMedia 2 года назад +61

    Stephen is always so happy whenever talking about LOTR, and I love him for it.

  • @firenight6143
    @firenight6143 2 года назад +267

    so glad the heir of "the inventer of golf" was appropriately portrayed by a Scotsman!

  • @Paislywalls4767
    @Paislywalls4767 2 года назад +202

    At the theater, when Shelob made her appearance, the man sitting in front of me Screamed, climbed up his seat, backward and almost ended up in my lap!
    Will never forget that.🕷☺️

    • @zarasbazaar
      @zarasbazaar 2 года назад +25

      Now that's some powerful arachnophobia.

    • @newquinn22
      @newquinn22 2 года назад +10

      I hope he was wearing his brown pants that day

    • @keqingsimp2174
      @keqingsimp2174 2 года назад +4

      @@zarasbazaar never underestimate arachnophobia!

    • @Tawadeb
      @Tawadeb 2 года назад

      Lol

    • @Blondie42
      @Blondie42 2 года назад +6

      Arachnophobia for you. They put the no into arachNOphobia.
      I hate spiders myself, so for that part I just looked down.
      Hope the poor guy didn't hurt you or himself doing that. He probably hated a particular scene from Desolation of Smaug.

  • @pickrahn91
    @pickrahn91 Год назад +91

    Sean Bean made it through this video without dying.

  • @Soldier4USA2005
    @Soldier4USA2005 8 месяцев назад +28

    Watching nerds be nerds is always fun. It's even better when it's celebrities trying to stump each other on their nerdiness.

  • @hchen-gb1tw
    @hchen-gb1tw 2 года назад +71

    man it never fails to excite me just how much dominic and billy are actually friends

  • @LightHalcyon
    @LightHalcyon 2 года назад +64

    The joy on Stephen's face when he gets the ears made my day a little brighter

  • @TheArbiterOfTruth
    @TheArbiterOfTruth 2 года назад +31

    I love how it’s 20 years after Fellowship came out and we’re all just as into it

  • @jbearclowater
    @jbearclowater 2 года назад +26

    Stephen's pure joy at the end of this video is so heartwarming. He looks like he is about to cry tears of joy.

  • @carolinah4348
    @carolinah4348 2 года назад +74

    I was actually a little shook there for a moment when Stephen got stumped. It's kinda like realizing your mom is also a human being, like realizing teachers don't know everything about the subject they teach. Not sure whether to feel relieved or a hint of weltschmerz here ;) you still rock Stephen

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад

      Hello Caroline! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @ktekc
    @ktekc 2 года назад +138

    I dont care how old he gets Billy's giggle is always adorable.

  • @Tosha_ua
    @Tosha_ua 2 года назад +11

    It's incredible how deeply involved are people from all over the world into the story which considered by others as a simple fairy tale.

    • @meganofsherwood3665
      @meganofsherwood3665 2 года назад

      Because these are the stories that stay with you. That mean something. Even when you're too small to understand why

  • @MakimasGoodBoy
    @MakimasGoodBoy 3 месяца назад +1

    Awww I love that reaction from receiving the prize

  • @marksilverman
    @marksilverman 2 года назад +580

    From the LOTR wiki: "The name derndingle means 'hidden hollow' in an ancient language of Men in Middle-earth."

    • @matthewjay660
      @matthewjay660 2 года назад +8

      I had to look up “Derndingle.” I didn’t know it. 😐🤔

    • @zindi1138
      @zindi1138 2 года назад +2

      i got the other 2 but not this

    • @Synathidy
      @Synathidy 2 года назад +16

      It sounds like slang for something naughty.

    • @fungeneer
      @fungeneer 2 года назад +10

      @@Synathidy it definitely sounds like something you shouldn't search on your work computer. I think I'm gonna get an email from IT now...

    • @shadowofchaos8932
      @shadowofchaos8932 2 года назад +1

      In old Entish it has many names. Longer too!

  • @dustbunnieboo
    @dustbunnieboo 2 года назад +69

    Sweet! That was very kind of Dominic to share his hobbit ears with Stephen.

  • @missyouwish88
    @missyouwish88 2 года назад +23

    I can see them in a nursing home someday just horsing around like Merry & Pippin do 😆

  • @DreamsOfFire
    @DreamsOfFire 2 года назад +43

    Colbert + LOTR is always gold! I need entire shows just on him answering questions with the LOTR cast!
    I love Billy and Dominic being on the show!

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад

      Hello Tana! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @amyd6518
    @amyd6518 2 года назад +348

    Has anyone checked on Stephen? Is he ok after missing that question?

    • @ericminch
      @ericminch 2 года назад +40

      “Hush!” said Pippin in a terrible voice to all Bilbo's friends-and-relations, and “Hush!” they said hastily to each other all down the line, until it got to the last one of all. And the last and smallest friend-and-relation was so upset to find that the whole Expotition was saying “Hush!” to him, that he buried himself head downwards in a crack in the ground, and stayed there for two days until the danger was over, and then went home in a great hurry, and lived quietly with his Aunt ever-afterwards. His name was Stephen Colbert.

    • @debbiedoodiedandi
      @debbiedoodiedandi 2 года назад +5

      Right? That's a shocker!

    • @PhantomNull13
      @PhantomNull13 2 года назад +52

      He's rereading the entirety of Tolkien's works so that this never happens again.

    • @EstebanJulianRamos
      @EstebanJulianRamos 2 года назад +4

      @@PhantomNull13 I think he reads them regularly anyway. I don't know if he still does this (and we'll have to ask Evie to confirm), but he once said he listens to the books in audio form as he goes to bed.

    • @PhantomNull13
      @PhantomNull13 2 года назад +7

      @@EstebanJulianRamos oh, of course. But there's a Mordor sized difference between reading them for fun and reading them to learn everything there is to learn.

  • @PBthesquirrel
    @PBthesquirrel 2 года назад +42

    I just watched the LOTR trilogy for the first time in my 23 yrs of life last week. I LOVE THIS.

    • @alexstorr5511
      @alexstorr5511 2 года назад +7

      It's amazing isn't it? No doubt you'll watch it many more times like the rest of us.

    • @LawNerd24
      @LawNerd24 2 года назад +1

      I'm 57, never saw any of them...

    • @alexstorr5511
      @alexstorr5511 2 года назад +12

      @@LawNerd24 all three films are within the top 14 of IMBD's Top 250 films. Tolkien created one of the greatest stories ever told and Jackson's films are a great adaptation! Give them a watch.

    • @calliope6082
      @calliope6082 2 года назад

      Welcome to the didn't watch lotr until you were 23 gang friend!

  • @gilded_spark_7022
    @gilded_spark_7022 3 месяца назад +2

    I'm convinced these two were meant to be hobbits not humans, lol
    So adorable

  • @bruja_cat
    @bruja_cat 2 года назад +7

    Oh wow they were truly the perfect casting for Merry & Pippin

  • @filmcrew3531
    @filmcrew3531 2 года назад +151

    Love how Stephen is so unapologetically a Tolkien Fan, these are questions I could barely answer. Thank you Dom and Billy and of course the great Peter Jackson. Loved that Stephen got Stumped! #StephenGotStumped #LordOfTheRings

    • @6666Imperator
      @6666Imperator Год назад +2

      the Shelob question was easy if you know the Silmarillion imo but I didn't remember that it was mentioned where the entmoot was held (then again I would only know the German name for it too) and I do remember that it was a Tuck who invented golf and the story behind it but wouldn't have been able to name him even though hearing the name immediately rang a bell. As this is a TV show it could of course be just staged but even if it would be, I want to believe it is not.

    • @PierceHart-zk5nn
      @PierceHart-zk5nn 4 месяца назад

      "Sir Peter jackson" after the trilogy was such a success, New Zealand governor knighted Sir Peter. So, we now address him as Sir Peter. Pretty cool, huh.

  • @reshsgurl
    @reshsgurl 2 года назад +88

    I loved it. I absolutely love that Stephen nerds out over The Lord Of The Rings. And I absolutely love that all these years after the movies, he still thrills over LOTR guests, and is keeping LOTR in the light for everyone.

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад +1

      Hello! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @brycelavender2255
    @brycelavender2255 2 года назад +16

    They're literally just real life merry and pippin

  • @JH-we7xf
    @JH-we7xf 2 года назад +45

    From one nerd to another.. what a great interview. This makes my heart so darn happy!!

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад

      Hello! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @taramathews7391
    @taramathews7391 2 года назад +74

    I'm so glad they're actually real friends

  • @jamessmith14000
    @jamessmith14000 2 года назад +39

    This has to be one of my favorite episodes with guests in a long, long time

  • @namialegre9438
    @namialegre9438 2 года назад +12

    1:50 the chemistry of these two is still right on..!😍😍 even after 20 years😁

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад

      Hello Nami! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @salumbre365
    @salumbre365 2 года назад +15

    My GOD, this was priceless! And it is so sweet, that so many years later "Merry" and "Pippin" are still joined at the hip!

  • @cleverusername9369
    @cleverusername9369 2 года назад +114

    Billy Boyd deserves more credit for his role as Barrett Bonden in the wildly underrated masterpiece that is "Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World"
    These two together are fucking incredible. Can't wait to check out their podcast

    • @gigantisaurusrex6647
      @gigantisaurusrex6647 2 года назад +11

      The entire cast is incredible in that film. You honestly just feel like you're watching found footage of a British Royal Naval ship in the 1800's.

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 2 года назад +4

      @@gigantisaurusrex6647 absolutely correct. I will say though as a rabid fan of the Master and Commander books, I was surprised to see Billy cast as Barrett Bonden, he doesn't really physically fit the description from the books, and I was so used to seeing him so recently as Pippin that it was a little jarring, but he nailed it, as did everyone in the movie.
      If you haven't watched or read Master and Commander, do yourself a favor.

    • @CS-er3ib
      @CS-er3ib 2 года назад +1

      Absolutely. He and the actor that played Blakney were fantastic.

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 2 года назад +2

      @@CS-er3ib there are so many actors in that movie I hadn't seen before and haven't seen since, which is a shame. Everyone in that movie was 1000% perfect. I can't believe I haven't seen Mr Mowett or Captain Pullings in anything since.

    • @CS-er3ib
      @CS-er3ib 2 года назад +2

      @@cleverusername9369 James D'arcy has had some pretty decent roles but for the most part you're right.

  • @MothGirl007
    @MothGirl007 2 года назад +62

    Stephen is truly the King Of LOTR Geekdom!

  • @Cinepod_Studios
    @Cinepod_Studios 2 года назад +16

    Their friendship is my favorite thing in this whole world.

  • @sophieamandaleitontoomey9343
    @sophieamandaleitontoomey9343 2 года назад +44

    Had I been in the studio with this interview with these two guys, I probably would have teared up a bit at seeing them. These movies mean a lot to me.

  • @MLennholm
    @MLennholm 2 года назад +63

    Me: "Man, they've gotten sooo old!"
    *looks in the mirror*:😞

  • @ninnusridhar
    @ninnusridhar 2 года назад +194

    Ungoliant is actually an incredible story. A story of an abused creature that gets power but doesn't know how to control it. And as such ends up killing herself from the same power. She eats and she eats and she eats. Nothing will satiate her. And in the end, we don't know for sure, but some believe she ate herself as the last option. She eats the light of Arda, she is the one who truly destroys the trees. And morgoth is betrayed since he intended to betray her anyway

    • @lenkacfk7155
      @lenkacfk7155 2 года назад +25

      The way you tell it, it sounds like a superhero origin story!

    • @anna-zs3oy
      @anna-zs3oy 2 года назад +26

      @@lenkacfk7155 She is such a badass she would've defeated Morgoth himself if it wasnt for the pesky balrogs!

    • @lenkacfk7155
      @lenkacfk7155 2 года назад +11

      @@anna-zs3oy , is that in the Silmarillion, or one of the other books of tales? It may be time for a grownup-reread...

    • @LD-qj2te
      @LD-qj2te 2 года назад +2

      Where is that story ?? I don’t recall it

    • @rickardroach9075
      @rickardroach9075 2 года назад +10

      Gary Johnston:
      OK, a limosine that can fly. Now I have seen everything.
      Spottswoode:
      Really? Have you seen a man eat his own head?
      Gary Johnston:
      No.
      Spottswoode:
      So then, you haven't seen everything.
      Ungoliant:
      Hold my beer.

  • @allys744
    @allys744 2 года назад +14

    Dom and Billy are simply adorable. They have great chemistry as friends and actors. I can imagine them playing mischievous twins somewhere in a film.

  • @TennesseeMelanie
    @TennesseeMelanie 2 года назад +29

    They still make me happy and I gladly acknowledge that I am an LoTR nerd. They have such fun together. And Stephen is just at his best when he is geeking out on all things Tolkien.

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад

      Hello Melanie! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @laalaa99stl
    @laalaa99stl 2 года назад +122

    "So comes snow after fire, and even Stephen Colbert has his endings." 😂

  • @Indra2007
    @Indra2007 2 года назад +155

    Yes I remember that from LOTRO. Bullroarer Took invented golf by hitting the head off a goblin king into a rabbit hole.

    • @AndiNewtonian
      @AndiNewtonian 2 года назад +5

      Me, too!

    • @chinncannon
      @chinncannon 2 года назад +10

      At the battle of Greenfields

    • @Corn_Pone_Flicks
      @Corn_Pone_Flicks 2 года назад +6

      And the goblin's name was Golfingen, hence the name "Golf."

    • @AndiNewtonian
      @AndiNewtonian 2 года назад +4

      @@Corn_Pone_Flicks Golfimbul

    • @jedinxf7
      @jedinxf7 2 года назад +6

      the only hobbit before merry and pippin large enough to ride a fully grown horse!

  • @annashaw6538
    @annashaw6538 2 года назад +5

    Any one else hear Ian as soon as Dom said "keep it secret and keep it safe"?

    • @prestonsmith9824
      @prestonsmith9824 2 года назад

      Hello Anna! How are you doing?Hope you are fine and staying safe??

  • @danielvillalobos4265
    @danielvillalobos4265 2 года назад +8

    Apparently this sort of chemistry between Billy and Dom is why they were cast as Merry & Pip.

  • @paulwagner688
    @paulwagner688 2 года назад +83

    I love how they hinted at a Ring but it was prosthetic ears instead.

    • @selenta
      @selenta 2 года назад +5

      I mean, they joked about it, but I don't think any of them thought it might be a ring, that would be too boring

    • @imnotmike
      @imnotmike 2 года назад +11

      I was half expecting him to disappear when he reached into his pocket.

    • @richardbraakman7469
      @richardbraakman7469 2 года назад +3

      I was expecting one of the questions to be "what have I got in my pocket" though

    • @dbmyers2
      @dbmyers2 2 года назад

      @@imnotmike Me too! Through the magic of TV (pre-recorded of course).

  • @Fanney47
    @Fanney47 2 года назад +18

    The joyful nerdy-ness of Stephen. ❤❤❤

  • @FutureAbe
    @FutureAbe Год назад +11

    The way Peter talks is iconic and exactly how I imagine a hobbit would actually sound like

  • @irishboymalloy
    @irishboymalloy 2 года назад +1

    They definitely are Marry and Pippin and I love it

  • @blackbuddhaPA
    @blackbuddhaPA 2 года назад +18

    Stephen’s face when he won that epic prize lol! Merry handing him Merry’s ears?? Priceless

  • @pyrecticwilliams9916
    @pyrecticwilliams9916 2 года назад +38

    I never thought I'd see the day that Colbert can't answer a LoTR trivia

  • @davidk1690
    @davidk1690 2 года назад +10

    When Peter asked the question about "Bullroarer" Took, I knew it right away but forgot his nickname of "Bullroarer" and shouted Bandobras instead lol

  • @rukratos
    @rukratos 2 года назад +2

    Merry and Pippin hanging out with a fan.