Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd on LOTR, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, and their incredible friendship

Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan are a creative duo like few others. Their bond formed on the set of “The Lord of the Rings” as two Hobbits, Merry and Pippin, whose on-screen chemistry closely mirrored their real-life friendship. Now, Billy and Dominic are playing another iconic duo in a new production of “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.” They drop by to chat with Tom about the play and their decades-long friendship.
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[@colinleat8309]

I really miss their Friendship Onion show.

[@gingerbaker_toad696]

Friendship Onion will just stay dead forever? Kind of weird how they just left it behind without ever even adressing it.. :/

[@olivertallgren]

​@@gingerbaker_toad696they got scammed

[@deadnotsleeping]

​@@gingerbaker_toad696 they had to stop making it because the company that was producing it stopped paying their creators. that company has the rights to the podcast so they havent been able to just get another company to make it in the meantime. dom has addressed it but it was on his instagram stories a while ago where no one really saw it lol

[@ingevancranenbroek5742]

I miss it too but it can't be helped. Let's hope Billy & Dom eat the world finds a way to us. If anyone wants to get it out on the internet/netflix...

[@mashpolson1]

@@ingevancranenbroek5742 Does anyone know when Dom and Billy Eat the World is coming out? Not heard anything about release dates yet etc.

[@aaronarchermonster8539]

i will watch ANYTHING these two do together... forever. they are an awseome duo...

[@MediumRareSteve]

Man how I miss The Friendship Onion. What a treat to hear these 2 go at it again like old times. That podcast saved me from some real LOW lows.

[@KristineMaitland]

Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd. We have them and we have Ian McKellen and Patrick Stuart. We have Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Judi Dench We have been gifted with some of great friendships on the screen and stage.

[@Sabouma28]

Stewart, not Stuart...

[@eugeneluk5050]

Tom is such a brilliant interviewer. He asks intelligent questions, and is able to elicit such honest and profound answers from his guests. He manages to create an atmosphere of safety and comfort where his guests naturally WANT to share, because they know the host genuinely wants to listen. This program is a treasure, and we have Tom to thank for that!

[@sarahwalton1758]

Ya, nothing like Jian Ghomeshi. Remember him? Tom is much better. I love these two actors

[@mathiasknsgaardkristensen3396]

On the notion of live theater going extinct - There's something magical about going to a theater that you just don't get from a movie in the cinema. I remember my grandmother taking me to watch 'The Nutcracker' when I was a child and how fantastic it was. I think it boils down to how close you are to what is happening on the stage. It feels like you're an active participant and that anything can happen at any moment because you're watching it play out live in front of you. The experience is a shared one with you participating almost as much as the actors on the stage and you all, like Monaghan said, agreed to suspend your sense of disbelief or realism to enjoy the experience together. It's truly a remarkable thing.

[@jrhhew]

Love the Friendship Onion! Don’t usually listen to many podcasts but I really appreciate the depth and eclectic vibes of conversations with Dom and Billy

[@cfk8593]

Child asks for bedtime ghost story. Dom proceeds to introduce them to an existential crisis. Amazing.

[@susanjohnson2091]

I saw you guys last night! Third row. AMAZING performance. A fan for over 20 years, it was wonderful to see you both in your element in person. My sister in law was up from Newfoundland and we had just the best night. Well done, boys!

[@LauraLizSmith]

I drove from New Brunswick to see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and it was absolutely fantastic!

[@mh.blue_swish25]

Yesterday(Thursday) I was in the car heading to town and turned on the radio to a random station only to recognize Dom's voice and find this wonderful interview/podcast with both Billy and Dom!!. I was so excited, these guys are fantastic together ❤️. Ofcourse I am a huge LOTR geek. Very insightful conversation to listen to overall ☺️👏🧝‍♂️.

[@Gigiaaron56]

I can sense their mutual trust and admiration for each other. Witness the unstoppable force of these two as they conquer all obstacles!!

[@Serai3]

Man, I wish there was a recording of that show. I'd sure love to see it. It's been one of my favorites since the 80's, and Dom and Billy are so perfect for it.

[@wwmmbb1971]

I saw R&G in Toronto last week. It was amazing! I love these 2 and they have such a great chemistry together. ❤

[@DarthSmirnoff]

I got to see the Neptune production of Rosencrantz & Guldenstern, and I feel pretty fortunate to have been able to see it. Mr Monaghan & Mr Boyd were amazing. I don't know if there's any tickets left in Toronto, but if there are, I'd recommend people going to see it.

[@Kuypers11]

I saw it at the Neptune as well! Loved it, they have such great chemistry together

[@tonkpilsrok6282]

Ultimate Power couple

[@carlosdanger7907]

I was at the Halifax show!!! Such an incredible experience! I got a shirt and a special Coin that they had. I bought every piece of merchandise I could 🤣But once again the show was fantastic!!!

[@Roheryn100]

Fantastic interview ! I appreciate that Tom Powers actually does his homework -ie he read up on the play.

[@staceysugden]

Came out with a group to see the pre-opening show on Thursday, Feb 1 and it was amazing! We found out the Saturday and Sunday shows were cancelled due to the storm, felt so lucky to have seen the show! *Especially since two in our group flew out from BC just to see the show - they also got to see what a Nor'easter is all about.

[@brt5273]

Agreed.Even though live actors are doing the same script over and over, they are still "creating" the show experience each time. You can feel it that and each show is slightly different, which keeps it exciting.

[@Bo-my5bn]

Love these two, such charismatic and interesting people but thank you so much for this show and the wise and engaging interviewing!

[@DualStupidity]

Funny enough, I've never read or seen Hamlet, but I have watched the film Rosencrantz & Guildenstern multiple times. I love that movie, and I knew enough about Hamlet through cultural osmosis to get the gist of things. I'd love to see you guys in a new film adaptation.

[@jessemunnings]

The first time a watch Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead about 8 years ago I couldn’t stop thinking how good a merry and pippin version would be

[@AndreaBezanson]

Great interview and it was a fantastic play. I was able to see it in Halifax.

[@pattihanson7921]

Can’t believe I live so close and only finding it out now

[@mashpolson1]

Does anyone know when Dom and Billy Eat the World is coming out? Not heard anything about release dates yet etc. Really miss the Friendship Onion podcast as well!! Love Dom and Billy, met them at comic con Liverpool back in May along with Elijah, Sean and Orlando, really nice guys!!

[@poolhall9632]

I saw the film version for the first time in high school and I'm going to have to try to find a way to catch the show

[@eriope]

Dom is a really insightful guy.

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

How can you talk about death and not mention Gandalf's speech to Pippin on Death, possibly the the best scene in the film. Tolkien believed in life after death and so do I but not mentioning that scene in the film during this conversation was a missed opportunity.

[@Nulikilama]

Tom Stoppard is the MAN

[@mountainmamaexplorer2603]

What happened to the friendship onion podcast? Is it coming back?

[@ZeldasMask]

Lord of the Rings will always be the biggest thing ever

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

If you said to Tolkien that the Bible was fiction, he would've punched Dominic in the face.

[@mountainmamaexplorer2603]

Yeah, he wouldn’t have like that too much

[@ArwenUndomiel2901]

More like wrote a 4 page essay on why it is not. With the help of CS Lewis

[@SuperCutealien]

Nova Scotia is general is awesome. Haven’t been n years.

[@BenTIStudios]

Love that Dom called the Bible fiction. Just because not wrong.

[@heyhocodyo97]

Thats charlie he played bass for drive shaft

[@Ogilouk]

Not Penny's boat!

[@oBuLLzEyEo1013]

I smell onions, tomatoes and mushrooms...!

[@gdzdontexist7955]

Relax Dom, there is zero reason to believe there is any "final judgement". Just be a good person, so if there is any judgement in the end, if the judge is rational and just you'll be ok. ( Yes, I know, that rules out all gods of known mythology/religion).

[@davidbrotherton789]

Remember when these guys got paid to endorse and protect rings of power?

[@charlesmckenna712]

You should have done show in the summertime why didn't

[@jpjordan90]

Summer in Halifax?

[@Roheryn100]

@@jpjordan90…..is lovely ! 🥰

[@Roheryn100]

Because winter was the date that worked for them.

[@philippburnett6045]

What’s with Doms voice? Also bible isn’t fiction. That’s your opinion

[@hiltrud2001]

I second that! It's Gods word!

[@eriope]

He aged. Also, it's your opinion that the bible isn't fiction.

[@philippburnett6045]

@@eriope not really my opinion. It’s a lot of people believing that. Don’t try to single me out here dude. It won’t work

[@eriope]

​@@philippburnett6045 It's your opinion that's it's not a fiction as well as it's many other's people opinion, doesn't matter how many of you believing that. Still an opinion.

[@philippburnett6045]

@@eriope it matters how many believe. Just cause you don’t like it doesn’t mean anything. It’s not an opinion. I’m sorry you feel that way. And looking at the comment section, it’s you who’s singled out in your wrong opinions and misguided idiocy