Colbert & O’Reilly confirmed.
By on Jan 11th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Colbert & O’Reilly confirmed.
The rumors were true. “It may feel like looking into the mirror for Bill O’Reilly and Stephen Colbert next week. The Fox News Channel host and Colbert, who has essentially based his comic character every evening on Comedy Central on him, will trade appearances on each other’s programs Jan. 18. … ‘I look forward to the evening,’ Colbert said. ‘It is an honor to speak face-to-face with a broadcasting legend, and I feel the same way about Mr. O’Reilly.’”
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Will they be searching the Colbert audience for falafels?
O’Reilly will live to regret this…
January 11th, 2007 at 5:20 pmthis will be the stuff of legends…
January 11th, 2007 at 5:23 pmOh sweet jesus, I hope they have this on You Tube, Damn it will be funny.
January 11th, 2007 at 5:26 pmBildo, you thought Letterman was a shalacking?
No worries, it will go right over Bildo’s head. The lower end of the bell curve Faux news dumplings will say “I love this guy, who is he?”
January 11th, 2007 at 5:30 pmWith this much hype, this could turn out to be dud.
January 11th, 2007 at 5:31 pmAs much as I like Colbert and loath O’Reilly, I see a trainwreck for both. Unless of course Colbert just runs with it. The formats are so different. Are the show’s writers swapping also? Then it may be gold. If not then it may just be regretable by both parties.
January 11th, 2007 at 5:32 pmSee, it’s just a big game.
It will be funny as hell though to watch the ratings plummet on both channels!
January 11th, 2007 at 5:33 pmBut we must also be careful what we wish for, Orwellia looms large.
January 11th, 2007 at 5:36 pmSo does this mean Condi is in love with Colbert as well?
January 11th, 2007 at 5:40 pmZoo, you gave up cable a few weeks too soon…?
January 11th, 2007 at 5:41 pmI’ve seen Michael Moore and Ron Reagan Jr. wipe the floor with O’Reilly. It’s not that hard for someone with a modicum of intellect. Bildo is so predictable in his self-service that getting him to paint himself into a corner without being aware should be fun for Colbert and a great spectator sport for the rest of us.
January 11th, 2007 at 5:44 pmOh man, this will drive the trolls nuts.
Condi loves Colbert!
January 11th, 2007 at 5:45 pmIf anyone thinks that Colbert is going to ‘wipe the floor’ with Bill-O they are crazy. He is going to play it icy, icy cold, with all the hero worship that Colbert (the character) would actually have for Bill-O.
People, he’s a performer.
He’s not going to go blow to blow with Bill-O, as much as any of us would want. He’s going to play it deadpan cool and Bill-O might even walk away with more respect for Colbert than he has right now.
This is not going to be a dueling match, its going to be a drooling love fest.
January 11th, 2007 at 6:15 pmI hope Colbert has Giraldo Rivera on his show next.
January 11th, 2007 at 6:41 pmZoo, you gave up cable a few weeks too soon…?
Comment by TerrytheTurtle
My cable ends on 1/16, so I’ll miss it by two days. It will be all over the internets though. :)
January 11th, 2007 at 7:33 pmAnd that is what the White House Press Club thought when they had Colbert speak at their annual circle jerk.
Comment by Spudge_Boy
Yes. If Colbert plays it right, BO will leave the show feeling good about the whole thing, and then later on he’ll think to himself, “Hey….wait a minute….”
January 11th, 2007 at 7:35 pmThis will be a serious classic, down in real history.
January 11th, 2007 at 8:01 pmI agree with those who are saying that Colbert won’t “wipe the floor” with O’Reilly. I suspect, though, that it will be even better than that. Colbert knows that O’Reilly has no sense of humor and no sense of irony. This should work brilliantly in Colbert’s favor. Of course, you never know until they go on the air. I was greatly disappointed by Jon Stewart’s kid-gloves treatment when he had Rick Santorum on “The Daily Show.”
January 11th, 2007 at 8:33 pmThis will truly be must-see TV. Maybe Colbert will give O’Reilly a gift basket of loofuh sponges and a phone card on his way out.
January 11th, 2007 at 8:52 pmthe internets
Oh heck there goes my beer….
January 11th, 2007 at 9:12 pmOh heck there goes my beer….
Comment by TerrytheTurtle
Oops, sorry. :)
These things are becoming second nature — internets, the Google, etc.
January 11th, 2007 at 9:28 pmi hope it’s as good as the expectations… and the hype…
i was pretty disappointed with the green screen show down with the decemberists… but, i wasn’t sure what to expect either…
this colbert/olielly should be pretty good… ballsy of colbert to go to olielly’s turf also… i bet billo will be sweet… e bet both will…
January 11th, 2007 at 9:54 pmI’m betting O’Reilly will banjo him.
January 11th, 2007 at 10:20 pmIt is on tonight!!!
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