Patton Oswalt Is Shocked When Stephen Colbert Tells Him To Skip "The Hobbit"

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  • Patton Oswalt finished reading the "Harry Potter" series with his daughter and when he asked Stephen what they should read next, Oswalt was surprised to hear Stephen recommend they skip "The Hobbit" and go straight for "The Lord Of The Rings." #Colbert #Comedy #PattonOswalt
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  • @Bmorezoo1974
    @Bmorezoo1974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +665

    Little did we know Patton was ahead of his time with the mask wearing!

    • @slithbackle
      @slithbackle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Part of me wants to be like you shouldn't be about Covid Steven until I remember stuff I said around the same time.

    • @casey3916
      @casey3916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just to let you know they wore masks in 1918 too

    • @austy_whasty7941
      @austy_whasty7941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      BIG BRAINY SMARTY

    • @SKaspszak
      @SKaspszak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Came here to make this comment, thank you!

    • @russellmoore8187
      @russellmoore8187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I started wearing a mask on planes about 4 years ago, and it made everything about flying better. Germs aside, it keeps your mouth from drying out

  • @chaosapiant
    @chaosapiant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Only just seeing this now and damn, Patton had his shit together a month before the country started taking action.

    • @wchenful
      @wchenful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A year before :)

    • @DrLipkin
      @DrLipkin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wchenful The country is not the government.

    • @wchenful
      @wchenful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@DrLipkin Lets go by statistics then ... it still hasn't started XD

    • @deannamolnar2082
      @deannamolnar2082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      April 2021. So many new cases in my state. People STILL not taking it seriously.

  • @mattkidroske
    @mattkidroske 3 ปีที่แล้ว +723

    "I'm a little worried about the Coronavirus..."

  • @ScottySayz
    @ScottySayz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    Oh how ahead of the curve was Mr. Patton Oswalt, re COVID-19.

    • @bradrum1
      @bradrum1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pretty ahead... I was with him. The writing was on the wall when you saw doctors in wuhan indicate that aerosol transmission was happening. And it was not fun.

    • @ScottySayz
      @ScottySayz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Shawn N yep. 300K+ lives lost and hospital ICU’s full wave after wave, but your right, it’s all overblown. Smfh.

    • @TheVincident.
      @TheVincident. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Shawn N You know, just because you try to prevent and treat a virus doesnt make it less deadly. If its so important to you that "the greatest country" also has "the greatest plague" then sure go ahead seems like you already got "the greatest idiots"

    • @Mozart1220
      @Mozart1220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Shawn N Always blaming the mean ol media? LOL How many batshit conspiracies can you put into one post? Jeez...

    • @ScottySayz
      @ScottySayz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Shawn N that never happened, at least not in the eyes of non Qanon believers. Nobody who died of a car accident had a COD listed as COVID. Today, we’re closing in REPORTED cases 25 million cases, 410K deaths, 4 new variants of the virus, and yet you still have the audacity to say this is overblown by the media. WAKE UP.
      I’m glad and relieved to hear your family members recovered, but that isn’t the case with many others. I, in fact just recently lost a grandmother-in-law due to COVID. She led a full life, but the fact that we couldn’t personally communicate with her the entire time she was sick, knowing her fate, was gut wrenching. That is the part they don’t talk enough about in the news. The fact that these people who come down with severe cases are left to fight this alone, no family or friends. Bless the healthcare workers for their love and assistance, but it’s not family.
      So no, I don’t and will never share your view that this virus and the way it’s being reported is overkill. It’s not. Thank goodness we finally have a leader who seems to actually care about it and wont try and sweep it and it’s statistics under the rug.

  • @PandiiMan
    @PandiiMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1122

    That "censoring things" was brilliant

    • @laugesen18
      @laugesen18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Yeah, he really got Stephen there. Dang🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @dreamervanroom
      @dreamervanroom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Haha, totally planned.

    • @igorschmidlapp6987
      @igorschmidlapp6987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@dreamervanroom Your life must really suck to be so cynical...

    • @michelchartrand3719
      @michelchartrand3719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I thought Stephen was going to start a tickle fight there before I realized he was just trying to grab Patton's arm.

    • @djpickle68
      @djpickle68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Besting Stephen colbert.....that is no joke people......wowzer short in stature, towering in intellect.

  • @copaceticetal
    @copaceticetal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    Its ironic how Stephen is busting his chops for wearing a mask. February 7th feels like two years ago.

  • @shlimshadez
    @shlimshadez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    The look Patton gives when the “eh” registered in his mind 😂

    • @DaDragon555
      @DaDragon555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @5:54

    • @DaDragon555
      @DaDragon555 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So good

    • @ogkrieg
      @ogkrieg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Patton's look is one that says "A rival nerd has entered the arena. An enemy to be met in battle! "

    • @specialwhenlit8435
      @specialwhenlit8435 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      OG KRIEG And thusly Stephen lays his trap for our intrepid warrior....

    • @tombystander
      @tombystander 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That look is legit how I was when I saw the title. I love the hobbit

  • @Gh0stRider
    @Gh0stRider 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Foreshadowing in February: "I'm traveling every weekend, and I'm very paranoid about the coronavirus"

  • @henrysmith9725
    @henrysmith9725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +675

    I love how Patton immediately realizes he’s entered one of the few nerd wars he won’t win.
    And he went in anyway.

    • @telectronix1368
      @telectronix1368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      He has no fear when there is nerding to be done:
      th-cam.com/video/4pVEUteIE4E/w-d-xo.html

    • @berkpick
      @berkpick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS RIGHT

    • @orionhunter4855
      @orionhunter4855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's the barbarian in him

    • @oaf-77
      @oaf-77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It’s not about the winning, it’s about the rightness of the cause

    • @zoroarkking18
      @zoroarkking18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funny how the conversation shifted to Stephen King tho *sips tea*

  • @Craig496
    @Craig496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    PETER JACKSON: Stephen, how would you like to be in "The Desolation of Smaug"?
    STEPHEN COLBERT: Meh...I don't know.

    • @coultergill7728
      @coultergill7728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Craig496 that’s actually completely wrong because he is so proud of his acting role

    • @Craig496
      @Craig496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@coultergill7728 That's what makes his reaction to the book so weird.

    • @coultergill7728
      @coultergill7728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Craig496 even though he isn’t necessarily a fan of the book he literally all the time talks about how proud he is to he “head of the Laketown spy network”

    • @Wookie_oo7
      @Wookie_oo7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Craig496 Why? You can be meh about a part of something but love the whole. He got to become part of the world he loves, even if it was in a meh adaption of a book that he thinks is meh in his favourite world. It's like thinking Bobba Fett is meh, but loving Star Wars, you are still going to be super stoked if asked to play as a mandalorian in a movie.

    • @jv-lk7bc
      @jv-lk7bc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Wookie_oo7 is that you, Stephen?

  • @HexIsme
    @HexIsme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    He kept his wedding ring with his late wife, but he wears it on the other hand, to honor her.
    He's a great guy. He doesn't try to replace her, he still always keeps her with him.

    • @ollis.1605
      @ollis.1605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @Black Rod have you listened or read any of the interviews about this?

    • @TheWinstonSlip
      @TheWinstonSlip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Black Rod stupid comment

    • @taran2762
      @taran2762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was wondering what was going on with the rings

    • @93Jubilee
      @93Jubilee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @Black Rod For their daughter. No judgment about how people recreate their lives and families after such a tragedy. And how wonderful that his second wife is so gracious about his respect for his first wife!

    • @FlameAdder
      @FlameAdder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The wife that he killed

  • @cgodfrey19
    @cgodfrey19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Me: John Krasinski's DM is the best part of this interview
    This Interview: Hold my beer
    Me: OK, Patton's stunned look when Stephen shrugs off The Hobbit is the best part.
    This Interview: Hold my other beer
    Me: OK, Stephen's reaction to Patton's comeback is the best part
    This interview: Thanks for holding my beers. [Chugs both beers]

  • @missybarbour6885
    @missybarbour6885 4 ปีที่แล้ว +847

    This is a dangerous concentration of weapons grade wit on one stage.

    • @collybeans586
      @collybeans586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oki..

    • @OneTraveller
      @OneTraveller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      True, but worth the risk. I did wear one of those little masks, though I don't know of it did any good...

    • @debbiedoodiedandi
      @debbiedoodiedandi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True. But I definitely don't want it to be diluted in any way

    • @akumaking1
      @akumaking1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only if you include sharpened pencils

    • @drofnoise555
      @drofnoise555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      weapons grade shills for the military industrial complex and big government

  • @o.b.7217
    @o.b.7217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    I agree that TLoTR is the better book as a whole...however, for a 10 year old, The Hobbit is a great start to get introduced into the world of TLoTR.
    Plus: it IS the background story to TLoTR.
    Is it necessary to read The Hobbit first? No.
    But it will definitely not hurt your enjoyment of reading TLoTR, if you read The Hobbit first.

    • @brendageorge9024
      @brendageorge9024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes Yes!!!!!! I agree. Well put!!!!

    • @ChayComas
      @ChayComas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      *eyes the capital "T" suspiciously*

    • @PhyreI3ird
      @PhyreI3ird 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not familiar with The Hobbit, so this isn't a statement about that book, but don't downplay the comprehension of 10 year olds. They're a lot more sophisticated than they might seem. I don't know about girls but boys at that age often really want to get into more mature work aimed at grown-ups, and from what I heard the hobbit was directly aimed to be a book for children (even if in a respectable, non-belittling way).

    • @QuinoaIsPeople
      @QuinoaIsPeople 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tlotr is 3 books you fascist

    • @curtisbme
      @curtisbme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed, you gotta read The Hobbit first. It is a lighter read and it is literally is before LOTR. No way you can enjoy it as much reading it second.

  • @cleverusername9369
    @cleverusername9369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    8:35 The greatest comeback and greatest reaction in late night history

    • @Akennalady
      @Akennalady 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm glad I read before leaving a comment, I couldn't have say it better! Cujos to you... I meant kudos! ;)

    • @silverblue73
      @silverblue73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Colbert always gives credit where it's due and that was a masterful touché

    • @TheGrifter42
      @TheGrifter42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s doubly great because that comeback made sure that it was going to air and be impossible to censor because it’s too funny to leave out.

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@silverblue73 I'd like to see these two play chess

  • @VAULT-TEC_INC.
    @VAULT-TEC_INC. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    Props for Stephen’s “Assassin’s Creed” reference!

    • @lilshabaz1862
      @lilshabaz1862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      props to his writers

    • @ojwh1933
      @ojwh1933 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where?

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Timestamp?

    • @alalalala57
      @alalalala57 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lilshabaz1862 Which writers?

    • @pacman1789
      @pacman1789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seriously? You people don't know where in the video he literally says Assassin's Creed? He wasn't exactly subtle.

  • @fadingideals3871
    @fadingideals3871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    Best Patton Oswalt line of all time (directed at his parents):
    "I'm a fat comedian with OCD! THIS IS NOT GOOD PARENTING!"

    • @vincentjflorio
      @vincentjflorio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      (Paraphrasing) "Then he pulls out a silvery metallic balloon...PERFECT FOR SWORDS..."

  • @RoboticDragon
    @RoboticDragon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is one of the best interviews I have seen from Colbert on this show.

  • @MontroseChloe
    @MontroseChloe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    I didn't know how much I need these two interacting in my life. I could watch an entire show of just Patton and Stephen talking to each other.

    • @BrienMalone
      @BrienMalone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cole Cousins Agreed. Completely made my day.

    • @MrVikingsandra
      @MrVikingsandra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too!

    • @deveryshepardson3640
      @deveryshepardson3640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Add in Joe Mangianello for the D&D angle and it is a perfect trifecta!

  • @AnimalLover101195
    @AnimalLover101195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Idk what was more hilarious, Patton’s comeback or Stephen’s slide over the desk 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @genelomas332
    @genelomas332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Did Stephen just go OVER the desk..!?!

    • @OneTraveller
      @OneTraveller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      IKR? 😄

    • @iriscraig307
      @iriscraig307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love it

    • @dmello6068
      @dmello6068 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I have been scrolling for several minutes and i was wondering why everyone is overlooking the desk leap

    • @alonealien1474
      @alonealien1474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Man, I am nearly half his age and I probably wouldn't be able to do that so seamlessly!

    • @e66iu
      @e66iu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He looked like a Detective in an action movie doing the "car hood slide" to get in the car before a chase scene. I would watch a Stephen Colbert/ Patton Oswald action- cop drama.

  • @MisterTingles
    @MisterTingles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    the little nerd slap fight at the end, when Stephen wanted to lift his hand in the air...

    • @manicpixiecremegirl
      @manicpixiecremegirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MrTingles I had to scroll way too far to find this comment.

    • @Seantendo
      @Seantendo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Issat tap-dancing crab demon?!

  • @douglas_drew
    @douglas_drew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    One of my greatest joys in life was nightly bedtime reading to my younger son. One of my proudest times was after years of reading the first six Harry Potter books to him, he was the nightly reader of the seventh book to me.

    • @carollund8251
      @carollund8251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That was a great time for me and my children too. And we had to wait until the next one came out, it made it all the more exciting. I think there was an interval of about three years between the third and fourth, book, torture! Reminds me of the old days when we had to wait for a letter to arrive in the mail, sometimes for weeks. Delayed gratification has disappeared nowadays, but hail to Harry Potter anyway!

    • @pd94832
      @pd94832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My mom and I did the same thing! We read the first four and caught up to JK publishing in maybe a year or two, then I think she finally was like "I know you can read the last three on your own and don't want you to have wait for us to read them, so go ahead and read them without me!"

    • @BaldingClamydia
      @BaldingClamydia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My uncle and I read out loud to each other every night, up until about high school. They're still my best memories 😊

  • @SuperBC1975
    @SuperBC1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    "It's (about) a killer dog, Cujo, enjoy." Ah, parenting of the 1970s.

  • @delfin7461
    @delfin7461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Oh he's so spot on about the 70s and books. I remember being in 8th grade and I was reading "The Exocist" and my math teacher asked me if my parents knew I was reading it, and I said, "uh yeah, my dad gave it to me"

    • @RictusHolloweye
      @RictusHolloweye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep. Read the Shining as a kid in the 70's because it was in the bookcase. I don't think that's a bad thing though, because kids can stop reading if the book is disturbing them. If it's engrossing them, then great!

    • @ffeff8353
      @ffeff8353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@RictusHolloweye My parents had a huge library and I was never forbidden from reading anything at all. I remember overhearing one of my mother's friends scolding her about it, and when I asked her later my mother told me that in her view, if something wasn't "appropriate" for my age I would find it either boring or incomprehensible, in which latter case I was always free to ask her or my dad for help. She was right, too -- I remember attempting to read political or philosophical stuff and finding it mostly dull (because I lacked so much background knowledge), or my first sex scenes when I was still a child (they went right over my head). But what persisted for a lifetime was my love of reading, I think fostered by my parents' wisdom.

    • @pranakhan
      @pranakhan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In my 5th grade class (10-11), a bunch of kids had already read IT. Different people suggested it to me. I ask the first person what it was about, and after that I told everyone No. I don't think so! Maybe later! I want something upbeat, life sucks enough right now without..all of that. Jesus!

    • @dreamervanroom
      @dreamervanroom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It upset me as an adult.

    • @nathanadler8316
      @nathanadler8316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I was reading H P Lovecraft at 11 - I remember a sleepover for a friends 12th birthday, and telling him all about them; he had nightmares afterwards and his parents were NOT happy with me.

  • @blakwngbrd
    @blakwngbrd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    My dad read The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings to me as bedtime stories starting when I was 6. It took us two years, and it was perfect 😍

    • @themaggattack
      @themaggattack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My dad did, too. Wonderful memories. ❤

    • @TheDylls
      @TheDylls ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My daughter is about to turn 3 and I loved those books... Something I'll have to keep in mind. Thanks!

    • @volleyjacket
      @volleyjacket ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm doing that right now. We just reached Tom Bombadil.

  • @MLEbug
    @MLEbug 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I started with The Hobbit at 10 or 11 and it sparked my love for all things Tolkien. I can understand how having read The Lord Of The Rings, proceeding to The Hobbit makes it seem small and inconsequential but if it where you begin, it's like a warm greeting into a world that just keeps growing with you. It's fantastic! It was also written as a bedtime story FOR Tolkien's son so it would be PERFECT for Patton to read aloud with his daughter...just saying.

    • @themaggattack
      @themaggattack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Perfect description. The Hobbit is the heart of it all!

    • @markgraf9695
      @markgraf9695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My friends got me started on that wonderful journey and had me start with the Hobbit, very grateful. Having read them several times.

  • @3CHONPRODUCTIONS
    @3CHONPRODUCTIONS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Now I want to watch a show of Colbert and Oswalt interviewing the nerdyist celebrities. Joe Manganiello could be the first guest.

  • @samantha956
    @samantha956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Stephen's face at the end needs to become a meme

  • @randyj420
    @randyj420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I was lucky enough to see Patton several times when he was still doing lots of underground comedy standup in L.A. before he was a household name or on King of Queens. 1 of the best standup comedians of all time. Dark - quick - surreal jokes - nerdy stuff - brilliant.

  • @dalejones9919
    @dalejones9919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    Patton Oswald is a National Treasure, Comedy Gold.. (and he is not Impeached)

    • @Balstrome1
      @Balstrome1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Well he does not make 'perfect' phone calls.

    • @MisterBigMac1
      @MisterBigMac1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think we should impeach him for crimes against mundanity.

    • @brannonhill4046
      @brannonhill4046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's the Somewhat Unstable Genius

    • @Dixler683
      @Dixler683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dale Jones I used to feel sorry for him on “ the king of queens “ because of the way he was treated, I know ...only a TV show but still felt bad for him. After realizing he is a dipshit in real life I bet the cast wanted to beat the crap out of him everyday. This national treasure should be exported to Venezuela along with commie colbert. Impeach that. MAGA TRUMP 2020.

    • @MrMugenwii
      @MrMugenwii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Dixler683 ok edgelord

  • @MzBabsie
    @MzBabsie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    The worst part of this interview: "We have to take a break..."

    • @silverblue73
      @silverblue73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah, that part realllly sucked :(

  • @middle_pickup
    @middle_pickup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    The Hobbit is my favorite novel. It kinda hurts to hear that "eh." :/ I agree it's not high literature compared to The Lord of the Rings, but it wasn't meant to be. It was written as a children's book. It's also the start of an amazing storytelling world.

    • @Elephantstonica
      @Elephantstonica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Zachary Drummond
      Yep, never skip the Hobbit. For riddles in the dark alone.

    • @deanclark8783
      @deanclark8783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I don't agree with him but I understand Stephen's viewpoint based on him mentioning that he'd already read LotR several times before reading The Hobbit. LotR is a saga in which the fate of an entire realm is at stake while The Hobbit is a wonderful but focused adventure story that was never intended to have the scope of LotR. I think reading it before LotR would give you more appreciation for The Hobbit than reading it after LotR.

    • @sdfkjgh
      @sdfkjgh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dean Clark: I say be a _real_ hipster and start with en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bored_of_the_Rings

    • @srkh8966
      @srkh8966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dean Clark plus, The Hobbit was written for children.

    • @meropetied
      @meropetied 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Eh
      (Heh heh)
      I also love it because I read it first when I was nine. But then The Lord of the Rings blew me away when I was eleven and I've read it multiple times over since then (maybe six times?). The Hobbit I read once at nine and then again at seventeen immediately after graduating high school.
      Similarly, I've never loved Star Wars (A New Hope) that much. Never saw it til I was in high school. Was just too young. But I saw Empire and Return in theaters as a kid and adore them. And now I also believe they're way better as an adult too! Haha
      But it's when you fall in love with a thing that matters.

  • @MichaelDodge27
    @MichaelDodge27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    3:33 Yet another reason to love Patton Oswalt AND John Krasinski

    • @MichaelDodge27
      @MichaelDodge27 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mr. 8-Bit Doggo But Patton Oswalt would never lie!! Would he?? lol

  • @staubglanz
    @staubglanz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    What amazing chemistry and that comeback at the end was great!

  • @enderwiggin3975
    @enderwiggin3975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    When I was a kid the Hobbit was my favorite book by far. I agree more with Patton. The Hobbit is a great stepping stone into the violence of LOTR. To not include the Hobbit when you think LOTR is a mistake.

    • @shuboy05
      @shuboy05 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to mention The Hobbit has several deaths at the end AND a massive battle.

  • @anthonyt4154
    @anthonyt4154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    This was a legendary interview.

    • @OneTraveller
      @OneTraveller 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It was epic. I had to replay it, and watch Stephen slide over the desk again 😄

  • @ManubibiWalsh
    @ManubibiWalsh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a delightful conversation, loved every second of it.

  • @Trashplat
    @Trashplat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Colbert interviews always seem far less rehearsed than Kimmel or Fallon ones.

    • @VampyRagDoll
      @VampyRagDoll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      theunsolvedcase more honest and less ass kissy

    • @yilong76
      @yilong76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      When you have depth and intelligence on a wide range of topics, you can go in any direction with ease, instead of having to steer a conversation into your own comfort-zone ...

    • @jayweh
      @jayweh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      fallon is extremely unwatchable. his giggling and excitement is distracting.

    • @busolaak
      @busolaak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Kimmel I can deal with a bit but Fallon?!! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @DeSaxofoonVanPeter
      @DeSaxofoonVanPeter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look up Vic Berger's edits of Fallon on TH-cam, good stuff

  • @TastySchu4
    @TastySchu4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love Patton Oswalt! One of a kind and a treasure. Just an incredibly strong, amazing & great example of what we need.

  • @zanyhands29
    @zanyhands29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Patton read Anne of Green Gables series. Anne is a wonderful female character. The books are so well written.

  • @TrumbullComic
    @TrumbullComic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The look of sheer glee that Second City alum Stephen Colbert gets at 8:41 when he realizes he just heard a MASTER callback. THAT is how you "Yes, and...", people.

  • @thejohnwick5519
    @thejohnwick5519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Patton Oswalt is a legend! Most of his roles are iconic, but his most remarkable role in my opinion is Spence Olchin in The King of Queens!

    • @FeelItRising
      @FeelItRising 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Constable Bob in Justified.

    • @Habitt5253
      @Habitt5253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Star Wars filibuster in P & R.

    • @srkh8966
      @srkh8966 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      FeelItRising ❤️

    • @csainphor
      @csainphor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think King of Queens held him back. He is so much funnier then that character.

    • @srkh8966
      @srkh8966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Habitt5253 I showed that clip to my students as an example of fan fiction lol

  • @eily_b
    @eily_b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "The Dark is Rising" pentalogy by Susan Cooper (written 1965 - 1977). Awesome fantsy novel for older children and sadly barely noticed... First book is called "Over Sea, Under Stone".

    • @super_slo
      @super_slo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GREAT books! Loved them!

    • @eily_b
      @eily_b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@super_slo Oh, nice! Someone who knows and loves them. 😘

  • @fathmaamir
    @fathmaamir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Best comeback by Patton and Best Colbert reaction ever!!! Lovedddddddddd this interaction by miles ❤️🥂🤣

  • @IAmVianca
    @IAmVianca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love it whenever Stephen talks about LoTR. And this entire interview was just so much fun and entertaining to watch. Patton Oswalt's video--I gotta be honest--made me a bit misty-eyed, because I remember my dad doing the same thing with me when I was a kid. And that censorship comeback? GOLD!

  • @AbsoluteSkycaptain
    @AbsoluteSkycaptain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I get where Stephen is coming from.
    But if you're reading the books to your daughter who has never experienced that world, skipping The Hobbit seems a bit heartless.

    • @weebjeez
      @weebjeez 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've always been torn on this, Razelluxe from two years ago. . . Like, on one hand, I like the idea of shrouding the Ring in mystery and legend. Why was this powerful artifact with Bilbo? Who is that strange creature who wanted the Ring? How did Bilbo know Gandalf? And where did Sting come from? etc etc etc. In that respect, The Hobbit feels more like the Silmarilian(sp?) in that respect. It's not about the main story, but it's supporting information. Perhaps the *most important* pieces of supporting information, sure... but still not really part of the main story.
      Very interesting, but honestly, I'd also say it's best to start with The Hobbit because it establishes a bit more of the world, as it could be, warts and all, rather than what Sauron wanted for it. Yes, there were fire-breathing dragons stealing hoardes of gold. But there was also song, and laughter and adventure~!
      I can see both sides. Wonder how Oswalt decided to go with it...

  • @MisterBigMac1
    @MisterBigMac1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Patton is one of those omnipresent - brilliant - actors who we’d miss if not there! His humour is brilliant!

  • @poohssmartbrother1146
    @poohssmartbrother1146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    The series of unfortunate events. Artemis Fowl, Redwall. All great novel series. Redwall especially
    Edit: thanks for all the likes and replies! Artemis Fowl has a movie coming out. Alex Rider is good too, but more into the teens. Oh and the Warriors (cats) books might be perfert for her to read by herself

    • @CharlieQuartz
      @CharlieQuartz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Omg I literally hear no one talk about Redwall! I read the whole series when I was nine and I still hold it in that special place in my heart. I should read it again someday just to relive the nostalgia and get that special perspective of having lived another decade.

    • @angrysaltycroutan3262
      @angrysaltycroutan3262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yay! I thought everyone but me had forgotten about Artemis Fowl. I cried when it ended.

    • @obsolete18
      @obsolete18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Percy Jackson and Rangers apprentice are also fantastic

    • @extremelyonline
      @extremelyonline 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Victoria Vallejos Isn’t there a movie coming out though

    • @TheIdeanator
      @TheIdeanator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Redwall is the first series I remember my dad reading to me. Definitely good stuff in the 5-10 age group so it might be a wee bit late for her now. I dressed up as Matthias and ran around the backyard having mad fun.

  • @sfsdfsdfsdf472
    @sfsdfsdfsdf472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how real Stephen Colbert is. I'd rather see those slightly-awkward parts of the conversation than that over-the-top rehearsed BS that the producers/writers have to dish out sometimes. Colbert deserves to have a lot of legroom in that regard. He's a fantastic interviewer because he can empathize with the guest. Hope he's doing well.

  • @ender003
    @ender003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Patton's face at 5:55 is priceless.

    • @cgodfrey19
      @cgodfrey19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can see his brain absolutely malfunction.

  • @1234eldibu
    @1234eldibu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just love it when someone really, truly cracks Colbert up

  • @dubwhite852
    @dubwhite852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That was a HELUVA smack-down by Patton at the end. LOVE those guys!!!!!!!!

  • @resplndnt
    @resplndnt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love seeing patton and Stephen together, they seem like they have a genuine friendship

  • @mordreddarkfall456
    @mordreddarkfall456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I know your going to read these Patton, so: Terry Pratchetts Discworld books.
    Safe enough for a 10 year old without insulting their intelligence, you'll really enjoy the material and sharing it with your daughter.
    Plus, there are enough in the series that eventually, you can smoothly transition from you reading to her, to her reading to you.... ya'know years from now in the ole comedians home or whatever. lol
    Seriously though, they're phenomenal. And She'll probably still be reading them when shes grown, because that happens a LOT with those books. So she'll have those memories of the two of you together for the rest of her life bud.
    From one dad to another my friend.
    (Might like Douglas Adam's books as well)

    • @berkpick
      @berkpick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pratchett has different things for different ages too.
      give her carpet people and amazing maurice now, tiffany aching in a few years, then the witches, guards, death and the rest.
      Adams was for sci fi what Pratchett was for fantasy
      (i try really hard to pretend not to know pratchett did a little sci-fi because then I might be tempted to compare the two and that would be cruel to Terry.)
      I'm sure Gaiman has something age appropriate too...

    • @LindaB651
      @LindaB651 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent suggestion!

    • @NancyPower33
      @NancyPower33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Currently flying through Sir Terry's works with my soon to be 12 year old! We started on his works after finishing the Hitchhiker's Guide "trilogy". We now have an unbreakable bond forged in the joys of the ridiculous. 💖

  • @TakingLosses
    @TakingLosses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The funniest part is the grunt when Stephen raises Patton’s arm. Delivered like a true master voice actor.

    • @peterw8835
      @peterw8835 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was funny because Patton was sure he was going to fight him

  • @BattyDana
    @BattyDana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I'm not mad about Stephen's eh about The Hobbit at all. It's only one of my favorite books of all time and I am so disappointed in Stephen as a nerd and *SCREAMS INTO PILLOW*. Ok... I may be mad.

  • @EricBridges
    @EricBridges 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Stephen: "Let's look at this weird thing Patton Oswalt does on airplanes!"
    Me, in 2021: "I don't get it."

  • @klarastern5597
    @klarastern5597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    in my next life, I would really, really like to have Patton as my Dad...

    • @paulabrown6840
      @paulabrown6840 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Klara Stern Or Stephen 🤣.

  • @mgg5418
    @mgg5418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    WOW Stephen’s face when he realized he just got owned by Patton, he was so thrilled haha 😂

  • @ccggenius
    @ccggenius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    I'm glad everyone has decided that "The Cursed Child" doesn't exist. 7 books is plenty.

    • @AC3handle
      @AC3handle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's wrong with Cursed Child? It works. Sort of...

    • @darkmyro
      @darkmyro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      the cursed child is fan fiction: change my mind!

    • @AC3handle
      @AC3handle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darkmyro It was written and approved by JK rowling?

    • @darkmyro
      @darkmyro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AC3handle it was a joke, and I'm not even that big a fan of the books.

    • @rc5409
      @rc5409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@darkmyro dont knock fanfiction. There are absolute pearls in the world of fanfiction which are longer, have more substance and understanding of the original world. Cursed child is bad fanfiction

  • @jackhuston5298
    @jackhuston5298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:51-9:51 is the top anime comeback in history

  • @spaceo8568
    @spaceo8568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Perhaps I'm ignorant to the popularity of Patton Oswalt, but I think he's totally underated in his stand up. Annihilation was side splitting. And his older stuff is JUST as good.

    • @Sam-vi2ho
      @Sam-vi2ho 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, you're ignorant. He fills venues and has won stand up awards.
      Which personally shocks me, since I think most of his material+delivery just isn't funny (to me).

    • @Idolhands7007
      @Idolhands7007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sam wow you found a way to insult her twice in response to a perfectly nice, innocuous comment. Congrats?

    • @Sam-vi2ho
      @Sam-vi2ho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Idolhands7007 The first bit wasn't an insult, it was a fact.
      The second bit was my personal opinion. We all have them. I find it offensive that you'd be offended on behalf of another person for absolutely no reason.
      But thanks I guess.

    • @QuakerMC
      @QuakerMC 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's a pretty well-recognized stand-up comic, but I'd say he's done less tv and movie roles than other comics that have achieved similar success. I'm not sure why that is, that's probably why he seems under appreciated

    • @MtheAtheist
      @MtheAtheist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Listen to Werewolves and Lollipops.

  • @alexismccourt7712
    @alexismccourt7712 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed this interview. Thanks.

  • @dmjdmj
    @dmjdmj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    It's so damn touching that he still wears his dead wife's wedding ring.

    • @m.c.5795
      @m.c.5795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sarcasm, perhaps? In case it's not, he has since remarried after his first wife died. To actress Meredith Salenger, who from all angles is doing a wonderful job in helping him raise his young daughter. 🙂

    • @dmjdmj
      @dmjdmj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@m.c.5795 Sarcasm? Why on Earth would it be sarcasm? Do you know what that word means? He is obviously wearing both rings because he never stopped loving his dead wife and obviously loves his current wife. It's an act of love and remembrance.

    • @shempaulus8233
      @shempaulus8233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dmjdmj woah I didnt notice he was wearing both😮

    • @dmjdmj
      @dmjdmj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@Nyxeme "Harsh" seems a bit out of key, mate. Jarring is a better word in this case or is that not in your vocabulary?

  • @GlennDavey
    @GlennDavey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like how Patton Oswalt sits for a talk show. That would be me too: maximum comfort.

  • @sdfkjgh
    @sdfkjgh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    5:41 Might I suggest Pratchett?

    • @donsurlylyte
      @donsurlylyte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES! that would keep them going for quite a while

  • @jackson857
    @jackson857 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:42 That's a brilliant comeback.

  • @ecfeclipse
    @ecfeclipse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Stephen Colbert with the Assassin's Creed reference. Dat boi

  • @TalynWuff
    @TalynWuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stephen could not hop over that desk quick enough after that facial expression. He knew he got owned. Lol. Good wit!

  • @stevej.7926
    @stevej.7926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Hobbit is absolutely amazing! Stevie’s got this one wrong. That would be an awesome book to read to a kid I think.

  • @AnimalLover101195
    @AnimalLover101195 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    John deciding to dm Patton and ask if he was dressed as a ninja sitting next to him, instead of just going up and asking him!
    That is STRAIGHT from the introvert’s playbook! 🤣🤣🤣 John Krasinski just representing all introverts, I love it! 😂🤣🤣🤣

  • @aeonlincoln5474
    @aeonlincoln5474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    8:43 Top 10 Anime Comebacks!

  • @Justindedwards215
    @Justindedwards215 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how they all laughed...little did we know...so innocent so naive.....

  • @kevingibson2519
    @kevingibson2519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Patton's face when Stephen goes "meh" is still one of my favorite live reactions.

  • @TD-ue3bb
    @TD-ue3bb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:46 that was the quickest zoom out I've seen in talk shows in long time.

  • @NaeOnYT
    @NaeOnYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How dare you, Stephen. I LOVE "The Hobbit."

  • @julieclark3768
    @julieclark3768 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This might be my favourite Colbert interview so far.

  • @93Jubilee
    @93Jubilee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Narnia series is a wonderful accompaniment to Harry Potter. My young daughter and I had a wonderful time with so many series, but Narnia and Potter were the best.

  • @memphotan
    @memphotan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Patton has a direct line to my funny bone. I just love this guy!

  • @kenneth6996
    @kenneth6996 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Patton read the discworld series, can't recommend it enough

    • @evillyn7895
      @evillyn7895 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You have excellent taste in literature! I was going to suggest Terry Pratchett...maybe "Wee Free Men" first.

    • @AndreaCuchetto
      @AndreaCuchetto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes!

    • @FailsNTrials
      @FailsNTrials 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is the correct answer.

    • @telectronix1368
      @telectronix1368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Although maybe skip the first 2.
      (Even Sir Terry said they were written more as parodies)

    • @telectronix1368
      @telectronix1368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or Neil Gaiman's childrens books, he's a big proponent of not sugar coating stories.

  • @Kojak559
    @Kojak559 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The more I see/hear/read of Patton Oswalt... I am utterly amused and amazed. What a brilliant human being.

  • @quantumraptor1485
    @quantumraptor1485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:48 can we talk about the slide over the desk?

    • @youtubedj9298
      @youtubedj9298 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was pretty impressive.

  • @Dweebatheart
    @Dweebatheart 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm in love with Patton Oswald! Awesome dude!

  • @FEARisCOLD
    @FEARisCOLD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    He looks like he's getting ready for mortal kombat in that pic.

  • @sarahhammond3748
    @sarahhammond3748 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Patton is and will always be my favorite!

  • @margosparkle4299
    @margosparkle4299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Yes. Don't skip The Hobbit. Sets up everything for Lord of the Rings. Very enjoyable also.

  • @nabanitabanerjee9385
    @nabanitabanerjee9385 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Patton's look at 5:57 is pure gold.

  • @B123Sarah
    @B123Sarah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “If I close my eyes I can hear Remy from Ratatouille.... and the voice over of the Goldbergs”

  • @avidnongetit8710
    @avidnongetit8710 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I Love listening to Patton! He's my Hero ..no pressure Patton..

    • @eddiek8179
      @eddiek8179 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why would someone who throws his friend under the bus, a coward and a snivelling simp be anyone's hero?

  • @FEARisCOLD
    @FEARisCOLD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Patton is a great Dad. His wife in heaven would be so proud.

  • @paulinelambert7780
    @paulinelambert7780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:50 when they talk about the Hobbit.
    You're welcome :-)

  • @matthewevans3543
    @matthewevans3543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Patton always looks like he was let out of the day care centre for the day

  • @johnnyblast2311
    @johnnyblast2311 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    AHAHAHAHAHA oh my god... I love Patton and Stephen, this was amazing. "WOW, I didn't know you were so into CENSORING things" frickin killed me XD I need to look up their Silmarillion discussion... I can't spell it (._. ) my B... but this was so fun!!!!

  • @JJnator209
    @JJnator209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As SOON as he said Assassin’s Creed, I liked.

  • @commander_riker
    @commander_riker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shows photo of Patton in a mask
    Everyone: HAHAHA HOW RIDICULOUS

  • @caseycronan9217
    @caseycronan9217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    “I read The Stand when I was 10.” That explains the post apocalyptic face mask then...

  • @Orion-zq8jf
    @Orion-zq8jf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that was awesome,,..what a interview/conversation

  • @Only1Science
    @Only1Science 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Omg! Patton!!! This guy is pure genius.

  • @mydogsnameisbob
    @mydogsnameisbob ปีที่แล้ว

    This really is a timepiece. Love P.O. seems like a great guy.