--- description: Martin Freeman, Lord of the Rings and "The Office" star, combined his two most iconic roles into one epic SNL sketch this Saturday title: Watch 'SNL' Take 'The Office' to Middle Earth image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf63f9a4bacda7830/69876e8fcd1bba07e76f4258/snl-bilbo-baggins.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch _SNL_ Take _The Office_ to Middle Earth  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 14, 2014 2:47 PM CUT   by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 14, 2014 2:47 PM CUT Martin Freeman, of _Lord of the Rings_ and _The Office_ fame, combined his two most iconic roles into one epic [sketch](http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/hobbit-office/2834501?onid=148621#vc148621=3 "undefined") as host of _Saturday Night Live_ this weekend. All the characters from _Rings_ are back, but with Middle Earth saved, they now work at a paper company — with Gandalf as general manager and Gollum as the annoying desk mate. Saturday’s episode also featured musical guest Charli XCX, a bit mocking Charlie Rose and several holiday-themed sketches. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3632847/snl-office-middle-earth/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3632847/snl-office-middle-earth/"},"headline":"Watch SNL Take The Office to Middle Earth","datePublished":"2014-12-14T14:47:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:50:27.292Z","description":"Bilbo Baggins, Gollumn and Gandalf are back working for a paper company","url":"https://time.com/3632847/snl-office-middle-earth/","keywords":["Television","SNL","Saturday Night Live","The Office","Lord of the Rings"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf63f9a4bacda7830/69876e8fcd1bba07e76f4258/snl-bilbo-baggins.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf63f9a4bacda7830/69876e8fcd1bba07e76f4258/snl-bilbo-baggins.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"snl-bilbo-baggins","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3632847/snl-office-middle-earth/","name":"Watch SNL Take The Office to Middle Earth"}}]}] ```