Figwit

Our favourite show here at the house of learning right now is 'Flight of the Conchords', the HBO series about 'New Zealand's 4th best novelty folk act' trying to make it big in New York. Anyway as we were watching it in the early hours I had a look into the histories of the two Conchords, Bret McKenzie (left of the picture) and Jemaine Clement, so here's one that will probably mainly appeal to Conchords fans. And seeing as the only three people that have read this blog thus far are all 'into it' (little in-joke for my fanbase), I think this'll be a popular choice:

Bret McKenzie, one half of Flight of the Conchords, appeared twice in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Not only that but he actually gained notoriety from his brief appearance in the first film. He lurks on the edge of the clearing at Rivendell as Frodo begrudgingly agrees to carry the ring to a 99% certain slow and grisly demise, and caught the eye of viewers in his three-second turn as 'an elusive, brooding elf'. His popularity grew to such an extent that devotees began setting up fansites and even gave him a name - Figwit, which stands for 'Frodo is great - who is that?'. Sadly nobody has seen fit to post McKenzie's first moment of celluloid fame on YouTube, but you can see him in action here, in Return of the King. Beware, Conchords fans - this will make you feel a bit odd.

The two lines he utters were given to him by Peter Jackson in respond to the Figwit furore, a singular notoriety that Bret seems to have escaped with the brilliant Conchords series; it'd be a shame for someone as talented as he is to be remembered for 3 seconds in a film. For you or I, however, it would be a stellar achievement, so well done him. Tomorrow: Gavin from the Brittas Empire's exhilarating turn in Patch Adams...