However, while The Late Show host may have been overjoyed, Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report — a super-Republican character played by Colbert — was feeling a little saddened.
You failed Bill O’Reilly. You didn’t deserve this great man.
Stephen Colbert has long been an ardent Bill O’Reilly protester, the late night host having mocked the ex-Fox News pundit throughout his long career.
When I first saw Bill on TV, I knew in my heart that no one could possibly sustain such a broad character for that long.”