Bill O’Reilly and Stephen Colbert will swap appearances on each others shows tonight:
It could be a banner night for cable tonight. Funnyman Stephen Colbert will appear on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” at 7 p.m.
Later on tonight (10:30 p.m. to be exact), cultural warrior Bill O’Reilly appears on “The Colbert Report.”
Colbert has openly admitted that his show — and the arch-conservative character that hosts it — is a spoof of O’Reilly. O’Reilly, meanwhile, is taking credit for Colbert’s entire career.
It’ll be interesting to see if the showdown(s) live up to the hype … and also if there’s a corresponding uptick in audience for either (or both shows). My guess? YouTube will be the real beneficiary.
Set your DVRs. This could be fun.
The O’Reilly appearance was pretty funny. I was glad Bill brought up the fact that it used to be “Colbert,” as opposed to “Cole-bare.” It was still “Colbert” when he was a student at Hampden-Sydney in 1982-84.