{"id":10933,"date":"2014-12-15T23:07:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T23:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=10933"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T19:18:05","slug":"snl-the-hobbit-office-parody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/snl-the-hobbit-office-parody\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hobbit: The One-Sided Battle of the Pranks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a><\/strong> did a parody on the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> trailer<\/a>. Well, this weekend saw another great entertainment parody from one of Hollywood’s biggest franchises.<\/p>\n

Martin Freeman AKA Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit<\/em><\/strong><\/a> trilogy hosted, so there were bound to be Middle Earth jokes galore. People may not remember Freeman from the original UK version of The Office<\/em> where he played Tim Canterbury (John Krasinski’s Jim Halpert for US fans). SNL combined these two franchises for a truly hilarious sketch.<\/p>\n

In this five minute parody, Freeman plays Bilbo working at a paper company after his adventures through Middle Earth. Bobby Moynihan is Gandalf as the David Brent\/Michael Scott character, doing an excellent<\/em> Ricky Gervais impression, complete with all the inappropriate jokes and dancing. Kate McKinnon is briefly seen as Tauriel in the Dawn Tinsley\/Pam Beesly role.<\/p>\n

However, it’s Taran Killam as Gollum who absolutely steals the piece. Gollum here is the Gareth Keenan\/Dwight Schrute character, complete with a brilliant rapport with Freeman’s Bilbo much like it is in the two versions of the show. Bilbo pranks Gollum by putting the Ring in a thing of jello, then Bilbo and Tauriel prank him together.<\/p>\n

It’s slightly astonishing how well this crossover worked, with the writing and performances really coming together for audiences everywhere to enjoy. This was definitely a highlight to Saturday Night Live’s<\/em> 40th season. It’s a fun piece for the farewell of Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth which will come to an end this week with the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/em><\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Did you find this parody as hilarious as we did? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n

Watch SNl’s Crossover Parody of The Hobbit<\/em> and The Office<\/em><\/h4>\n