"I wanna bring your message of love and peace to a younger audience, people in their 60's, people in their 50's, people who don't watch your show..." I actually had to pause and belt out in laughter
@@tonysamosa1717 It is a shame what such a talented man (Stephen Colbert) had devolved into. Even Jimmy Kimmel was funny at one point in history (The Man Show). Both previously challenged political correctness and were creative in offending those who deserved it. Now, they are both useless.
+Kyle SoSik That's because they know that already. It's the reason he was on the show. It was/is the reason *for* the shows of both these guys in general, and indeed the entire political landscape of the US. *Mindless* mockery/satire pitched against mindless propaganda, each alternating between the labels "liberal" and "conservative". In other words, mindless opposition - democracy as farce.
"They criticize what you say, but they never give you credit for how loud you say it" That has to be the most subtle, yet hottest burn of all time. Holy shit.
I don't get why anyone thinks O'Reilly is actually getting mad here. He's clearly having fun with Colbert the entire time. Anyone who thinks he's legit mad in this has not actually seen his regular interviews.
Goatmon I've seen what I would consider to be a decent amount of O'Reilly, but nothing extensive, so you may be right. I don't think I've ever seen him get mad at Stewart, a little frustrated maybe. He started off pretty playful (for lack of a better word) at the beginning of this interview but he seemed actually mad towards the end. And I mean fair enough, Colbert did just come on his show just to mock him
Brendan Devlin In general, he just isn't very good at comedy, but he's obviously trying his best at it here, and I actually thought he was a good sport about it. Other than his jabs at Jon Stewart. He kinda hates that guy. :P
I remember being ecstatic watching this years ago. It never gets old... "I wanted to bring your message of love and peace to a younger audience; people in their 60's, people in their 50's".
he means the bohemian grove secret society owl's not actual owl's, but who are the bears? skull and bones, the freemasons? I don't know! Read between the lines.
The O' Reilly Factor doesn't have an audience. It's the crew of the show, cameramen, sound guys, producers, etc. which makes it funnier in my opinion because they all work for Fox News and Bill O' Reilly.
***** I doubt that O'Reilly is smarter than Colbert, but I sure as shit wouldn't challenge him to any debates. Dude is clearly smarter than that average joe.
"I spend so much time in the world that is actually spinning all the time, that to be in the no spin zone is actually giving me vertigo" hahaha Colbert is awesome
"I do my show a half hour nights four nights a week. I havent seen my kids in 18 months and i'm losing calcium in my bones, the doctors say i should stop i'm not gonna. You go five nights a week 1 hour plus the radio factor Bill! What are you on, what gives you the strength? Jesus christ, or Pat Robertson proteinshake?" Genius! xDxDxD
HAHAHA!!! Am I the only one who cried laughing?? Colbert's every sentence is going over Bill's head. The Jon stewart being high part was the funniest thing ever.
The thing I loved about Stewart and Colbert on The Factor was they genuinely brought out the single ounce of goodness Bill has. You can tell he enjoys the banter and they really do a number on him every time.
How on earth do you not get that obviously both Stephen and Bill are trolling each other? They're both playing characters and goofing around. The fact that people like you can't see that is what's more confusing.
I never said Bill was good at it but it is so blatantly obvious that the two men are just messing with each other here and even probably talked about it prior to the interview. Bill has a set TV persona that is supposed to be abrasive and one-sided in some ways and it is a little different from how he is off camera. Also, it has been well known that Stephen drew inspiration from Bill for his Pundit character on the Colbert Report. The two men are poking fun at that in this interview. The two men also respect each other in real life behind the scenes. In particular, Stephen has a great deal of respect for Bill. Bill is not as good at showing his respect but he does have some.
TehTezMan Only because the video is in such low resolution, he was holding back a smile. "I talked to your 3rd grade teacher..." GTFO. This is about as serious as a far side comic.
It's almost sad watching something like this 16 years later, reminding us of a time when Colbert used to actually be funny. Back before the liberal brain rot and Trump Derangement Syndrome absolutely destroyed him.
colbert is hilarious but i think bill deserves credit for playing along so well too. especially the part where he screams, its clearly part of a bit. good on him for having a sense of humor
bill O'reilly "It is hard being me, is it hard to be you?" Stephen colbert "It is hard for me to be you, I can tell you that much." This is brilliant!!!
To do what? Seemed to me O'Reilly invited Colbert on his show to confront him about his late night emulations on him. He repeatedly tried to discredit/belittle his career as a comedian, and questioned the adopted pronunciation of the mans name.
@@FreshHas You're insane. The whole interview is tongue-in-cheek. He wasn't trying to "confront" him. He had him on for a funny/amusing segment and then went on his show the same night. He's in on the bit, and they're both trading comedic barbs, O'Reilly clearly thought it was funny or flattering at some level. As a sidenote, I'm on the right politically, but I found Colbert to be funny when he was doing the Colbert Report, even though he was mocking O'Reilly/Republicans, because it was done in a way that wasn't mean-spirited, it was mockery without anger behind it. The way Colbert turned once he replaced Letterman, on the other hand, turned us all off, because he just became an angry partisan hack whose venom and hatred for Trump and anyone on that side of the aisle was oozing through the screen with each monologue.
@@oldwestcreative83 Hahaha, okay it was "tongue-in cheek", but you can't tell me there wasn't some thrust and parry or hidden venom within their comedic barbs. Or maybe I just like to think they have/had a genuine dislike for each other... Either way I just can't accept their "friendship" or whatever the fuck people call it. Look, Bill seems like the kinda guy that gets easily rattled... that being said he does have a sense of humor as OP said. I give him credit for that. On your sidenote, I know what you mean there. Despite being on the left, John Oliver and Trevor Noah really make me cringe. It becomes more of an angry rant with insults. There is no wit or entertainment value whatsoever, it's just a bitching platform.
@@FreshHas @HDhalla I really don't think so. As someone who watched O'Reilly at the time, I honestly think he got a kick out of it. Exactly. John Oliver can still be funny and make decent points at times, despite it all being so politically charged. But I don't even understand who Trevor Noah is doing that show for. He's never been funny. I think if you wake up every day raging at Trump and are a foaming at the mouth SJW, then maybe, watching him could be some kind of stress reliever. But I can't imagine anyone legitimately finding his version of The Daily Show to be funny. It's the same dynamic with Alec Baldwin's impression of Trump on SNL. You can tell he hates the man with a passion. If that's the case, you shouldn't be playing him because it comes across in your character and just looks petty and gross. Previous SNL Presidential impressions (Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, Darryl Hammond as Clinton) were funny, there wasn't this underlying sense of hate behind it, trying to make the President look as bad/evil as possible, instead they were poking fun at the way they talked or loose stereotypes about them. Night and day, really.
Colbert joked around about no teleprompters and only going improv. It actually makes me wonder a little about him. I'm sure he probably does have teleprompters too, but he's genuinely so good with improv I could imagine him not going with teleprompters xD
I love it when Stewart and Colbert bring these foreign concepts like humor, facts, and logic to a show that doesn't see them too often. Nice change of pace.
I absolutely LOVE @ 5:50 when O'Reilly starts angrily shouting at Colbert and loses it for a second before realizing he will look like an ass and regains his composure.
I used to love The Colbert Report so much. I think Colbert was so freaking funny! I was excited for him to get a late night snow, but then his show was awful. Turns out the real Colbert wasn't all that funny without the writers
"I wanna bring your message of love and peace to a younger audience, people in their 60's, people in their 50's, people who don't watch your show..." I actually had to pause and belt out in laughter
The most eloquent troll in the world.
@@aliqazilbash5231Colbert is literally the Captain America of political satire and a genius!!!
Not anymore he's not. He hasn't been funny since his days on Comedy Central
@@BryonLetterman true
@@tonysamosa1717
It is a shame what such a talented man (Stephen Colbert) had devolved into. Even Jimmy Kimmel was funny at one point in history (The Man Show). Both previously challenged political correctness and were creative in offending those who deserved it. Now, they are both useless.
Making fun of conservatives is too damn easy.
I love how Bills own staff members are laughing at Colbert trolling
+Kyle SoSik That's because they know that already. It's the reason he was on the show. It was/is the reason *for* the shows of both these guys in general, and indeed the entire political landscape of the US. *Mindless* mockery/satire pitched against mindless propaganda, each alternating between the labels "liberal" and "conservative". In other words, mindless opposition - democracy as farce.
+jupta00 I bet you're a fun guy!
booty2k
Yeah I am. The above comment was my attempt at satirizing a guy who is no fun at all. It's satire bro!
@@jupta00 someone came in here with an open mind /s
@@jupta00 It's called meta-satire. Look it up.
"They criticize what you say, but they never give you credit for how loud you say it"
That has to be the most subtle, yet hottest burn of all time. Holy shit.
I love when Jon Stewart or Colbert go on the Factor and piss O'Reilly off, but you can always hear one of his camera men laughing
I don't get why anyone thinks O'Reilly is actually getting mad here. He's clearly having fun with Colbert the entire time. Anyone who thinks he's legit mad in this has not actually seen his regular interviews.
Goatmon I've seen what I would consider to be a decent amount of O'Reilly, but nothing extensive, so you may be right. I don't think I've ever seen him get mad at Stewart, a little frustrated maybe. He started off pretty playful (for lack of a better word) at the beginning of this interview but he seemed actually mad towards the end. And I mean fair enough, Colbert did just come on his show just to mock him
I think I might be the only person to ever refer to Bill O'Reilly as 'playful'
Brendan Devlin In general, he just isn't very good at comedy, but he's obviously trying his best at it here, and I actually thought he was a good sport about it.
Other than his jabs at Jon Stewart. He kinda hates that guy. :P
Your logo stinks
"I'm afraid of bears.. I think owls are a waste of time." - Stephen Colbert
Greatest sentence ever.
Many years later Joe Rogan was inspired by Colbert
I remember being ecstatic watching this years ago. It never gets old... "I wanted to bring your message of love and peace to a younger audience; people in their 60's, people in their 50's".
followed by “people who don’t watch you,” said in a way where Bill didn’t know it was a part of the list
Mocking satire, GOP Republicans clueless! Why, failure of imagination!
Over a decade later and this is still one of the most legendary moments in political discourse.
16years later, this is as magical as ever.
2024 and it’s still amazing
Colbert was in control of the whole thing. I love that man.
***** I don't. Maybe I do. But I don't.
CrazyAsian lol he literally jokes about his slavery to the NWO. People really are blind.
He is so sharp and witty!
I forgot he used to be funny
10 years later hes a parody of himself, i cant believe this guy changed so much
he's got be the slickest shit talker in the universe
+Carium
Stephen Colbert fries O'Reilly and O'Reilly loves it. Using humour to criticize is Colbert's genius.
Namaste and care,
mhikl
Colbert's mastered the art of the hidden "fuck you"
"I think owls are a waste of time." Lmao
5:26 for anyone who was looking for the time
So you thought the most quotable joke that my daddy Stephen Colbert made was the most basic and unfunny one? Dusty, I'm so dissappointed.
@@salpy_fish Yawn
Sure
he means the bohemian grove secret society owl's not actual owl's, but who are the bears? skull and bones, the freemasons? I don't know! Read between the lines.
"they criticize what you say but they never give you credit for how loud you say it" LMFAO killed it
best line in the interview
O'Reilly: "THAT'S TRUE"
@@jemert96 it flew completely over his head 😭😭falafel lookin ass
"Pat robertson's protein shake." Hahaha.
That laugh in the background lol
I've watched this like twenty times. It never gets old.
I love the people cracking up and trying to stifle it immediately in the audience or background or whatever The O' Reilly Factor has.
The O' Reilly Factor doesn't have an audience. It's the crew of the show, cameramen, sound guys, producers, etc. which makes it funnier in my opinion because they all work for Fox News and Bill O' Reilly.
"To be in the no-spin zone is actually giving me vertigo right now."
I almost died.
Stephen was so well prepared for this interview.
He doesn't have to really
Rule 1 of arguing with Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart: DON'T
The only person who could defeat Colbert or Stewart or Conan has to be Sacha Baron Cohen.
I'd attempt it. :P
This is hilarious, I'm surprised O Reilly has the mental capability to understand colberts act
O'reilly does considering he is much of an actor as Colbert. It's just that O'Reilly has a different role to fulfill vs Steven Colbert
Somehow I doubt O'Reilly has the capacity to comprehend the intellectual giant that is Steven Colbert. Colbert was running circles around him.
***** I doubt that O'Reilly is smarter than Colbert, but I sure as shit wouldn't challenge him to any debates. Dude is clearly smarter than that average joe.
Sam Sutnovsky Dude isn't any smarter than the average joe. Never confuse intelligence with stubbornness.
its sad you dont have the mental capability to understand that bill o'reilly is just another actor/personality pandering to retards for ratings
I'm addicted to watching this. Just a complete dismantling of everything wrong about o'reilly right to his face. Colbert is a true pro
Pushing some serious important question "why is colbert pronounce like this and not like this"
😂😂😂
"I'm doing you, Bill"
"they hate me" ..lol he didnt even catch it
"I spend so much time in the world that is actually spinning all the time, that to be in the no spin zone is actually giving me vertigo" hahaha Colbert is awesome
I use that line everytime a boss calls me into their office.
I come back to this video every few years because its actually the best thing on the internet LMFAO
Im on a "Bill O Reilly got owned" marathon. Who's with me?
+Dean K. OH MEEEEEEEEE!!!!
+Dean K. I'm never off that marathon.
needed. never off.
Dean K. what brought me here was actually watching Cam'ron roasting Bill.
On one right now lmao
"I'm doing you, Bill" lmao every joke straight over his head
Colbert immediately takes over the show...he's too sharp to control.
"I do my show a half hour nights four nights a week. I havent seen my kids in 18 months and i'm losing calcium in my bones, the doctors say i should stop i'm not gonna. You go five nights a week 1 hour plus the radio factor Bill! What are you on, what gives you the strength? Jesus christ, or Pat Robertson proteinshake?"
Genius! xDxDxD
I died whenever the one guy realized it was a joke and laughed.
"I want to bring your show to a younger audience... people in their 50s and people in their 60s" ahahahahaha
"It's tough being me, is it tough being you?"
"It's hard for me to be you."
Colbert is amazing. How he can say those things with a straight face is astounding. He might be the best improv guy I've ever seen.
😂😂😂😂 "Being in the no spin zone gives me vertigo" I'm dead.
HAHAHA!!! Am I the only one who cried laughing?? Colbert's every sentence is going over Bill's head. The Jon stewart being high part was the funniest thing ever.
The thing I loved about Stewart and Colbert on The Factor was they genuinely brought out the single ounce of goodness Bill has. You can tell he enjoys the banter and they really do a number on him every time.
Its True. Oddly enough jon and stephen humanized him because both parties seemed to enjoy the jabs.
This has got to be one of the best instances of comedic genius Colbert has ever done. My God, this is funny.
The biggest has to be the white house correspondents dinner. His performance was the greatest.
Even Bill's crew can be heard laughing... Lamoo
“There are no right wing critics” Ok fine, I’ll admit Bill has a sense of humor
how the fuck does oreilly not get that hes being trolled?
How on earth do you not get that obviously both Stephen and Bill are trolling each other? They're both playing characters and goofing around. The fact that people like you can't see that is what's more confusing.
sportsmed77
oh really. then neither you nor bill know what trolling compasses. if so he does a terrible job.
I never said Bill was good at it but it is so blatantly obvious that the two men are just messing with each other here and even probably talked about it prior to the interview. Bill has a set TV persona that is supposed to be abrasive and one-sided in some ways and it is a little different from how he is off camera. Also, it has been well known that Stephen drew inspiration from Bill for his Pundit character on the Colbert Report. The two men are poking fun at that in this interview. The two men also respect each other in real life behind the scenes. In particular, Stephen has a great deal of respect for Bill. Bill is not as good at showing his respect but he does have some.
sportsmed77
then i think you dont know what trolling means. yes, bill is messing with stephen. and stephen is trolling him. welcome to the internet.
Haha, of course I know what trolling is. I do it to people all the time. :)
I can't quite tell if Bill was being serious.
he is not being serious
At parts you could tell he was, but then he would try to be joking to not look bad.
Daniel C he seemed genuinely kinda pissed at colbert in the beginning
He's never serious.
TehTezMan
Only because the video is in such low resolution, he was holding back a smile.
"I talked to your 3rd grade teacher..." GTFO. This is about as serious as a far side comic.
"...they criticize you for what you say but they never give you credit for how loud you say it..." pissed myself laughing
"You must be doing something!"
"I'm doing you, Bill."
Jesus Christ, or Pat Robertson's protein shake?
"I capture the world in the headlights of my justice."
Absolutely brilliant.
Troll level, off the charts.
This is the most sophisticated trolling I've seen in my LIFE. ..other than Trump's entire presidency
lol. bill o reilly thought he had something on colbert with the name pronunciation.
Talk about digging your own grave.
It's hilarious, O'Reilly actually is flattered by the end.
It's almost sad watching something like this 16 years later, reminding us of a time when Colbert used to actually be funny. Back before the liberal brain rot and Trump Derangement Syndrome absolutely destroyed him.
“You have to be high to understand Jon Stewart” 😂😂 legendary line
5:02 "I'm doing you, Bill."
LOL
Vintage TH-cam Video right here. January of 2007. man almost 20 years ago.
Pat Robertson's protein shake! Bill was so ready to talk he didn't even hear it!
Steven, Steven, Steven.........where did this version of you go? I miss it. And America needs it (my .02)
colbert is hilarious but i think bill deserves credit for playing along so well too. especially the part where he screams, its clearly part of a bit. good on him for having a sense of humor
2:02 The vocal control, the sass and the audacity, Colbert is finely tuned here.
bill O'reilly "It is hard being me, is it hard to be you?"
Stephen colbert "It is hard for me to be you, I can tell you that much."
This is brilliant!!!
“Pat Robertson’s protein shake” 🤣
"I'm not afraid of a thing, I might be afraid of you. but I'm not afraid of a thing on the world" Layers upon layers of comedy
Holy shit 17 years
Crazy man
Time flies.
Funny how Colbert turned into the very thing he mocks.
Most definitely
I miss this Colbert
Every now and then I come to this video to watch this brilliant sketch, every second of it it's just pure gold!
I am not a fan of O'Reilly, but in order to do this, he has to have sense of humor.
To do what? Seemed to me O'Reilly invited Colbert on his show to confront him about his late night emulations on him. He repeatedly tried to discredit/belittle his career as a comedian, and questioned the adopted pronunciation of the mans name.
@@FreshHas You're insane. The whole interview is tongue-in-cheek. He wasn't trying to "confront" him. He had him on for a funny/amusing segment and then went on his show the same night. He's in on the bit, and they're both trading comedic barbs, O'Reilly clearly thought it was funny or flattering at some level.
As a sidenote, I'm on the right politically, but I found Colbert to be funny when he was doing the Colbert Report, even though he was mocking O'Reilly/Republicans, because it was done in a way that wasn't mean-spirited, it was mockery without anger behind it. The way Colbert turned once he replaced Letterman, on the other hand, turned us all off, because he just became an angry partisan hack whose venom and hatred for Trump and anyone on that side of the aisle was oozing through the screen with each monologue.
@@oldwestcreative83 Hahaha, okay it was "tongue-in cheek", but you can't tell me there wasn't some thrust and parry or hidden venom within their comedic barbs. Or maybe I just like to think they have/had a genuine dislike for each other... Either way I just can't accept their "friendship" or whatever the fuck people call it. Look, Bill seems like the kinda guy that gets easily rattled... that being said he does have a sense of humor as OP said. I give him credit for that.
On your sidenote, I know what you mean there. Despite being on the left, John Oliver and Trevor Noah really make me cringe. It becomes more of an angry rant with insults. There is no wit or entertainment value whatsoever, it's just a bitching platform.
@@FreshHas @HDhalla I really don't think so. As someone who watched O'Reilly at the time, I honestly think he got a kick out of it.
Exactly. John Oliver can still be funny and make decent points at times, despite it all being so politically charged. But I don't even understand who Trevor Noah is doing that show for. He's never been funny. I think if you wake up every day raging at Trump and are a foaming at the mouth SJW, then maybe, watching him could be some kind of stress reliever. But I can't imagine anyone legitimately finding his version of The Daily Show to be funny. It's the same dynamic with Alec Baldwin's impression of Trump on SNL. You can tell he hates the man with a passion. If that's the case, you shouldn't be playing him because it comes across in your character and just looks petty and gross. Previous SNL Presidential impressions (Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, Darryl Hammond as Clinton) were funny, there wasn't this underlying sense of hate behind it, trying to make the President look as bad/evil as possible, instead they were poking fun at the way they talked or loose stereotypes about them. Night and day, really.
@@oldwestcreative83 This comment changed my perspective on this whole thing. Thank you.
Lessons on how to own someone and make them think you're being owned. The ultimate troll. Stephen Colbert ladies and gentleman.
The laughter of Bill’s crew says it all.
I feel so sad for every person that hasn't seen this video yet.
“Jesus Christ, or Pat Robertson’s protein shake” 😂
I love how you can never tell what colbert is about to say. hes so quick on his toes that his humorous response is always unexpected
Colbert joked around about no teleprompters and only going improv. It actually makes me wonder a little about him. I'm sure he probably does have teleprompters too, but he's genuinely so good with improv I could imagine him not going with teleprompters xD
"Bill.... I can be whoever you want me to be"
😂
I love it when Stewart and Colbert bring these foreign concepts like humor, facts, and logic to a show that doesn't see them too often. Nice change of pace.
I think this might be my most favorite interview with anyone ever.
In all fairness, Bill's delivery of the gotcha line with Colbert's name was hilarious. Colbeeeeeert
Remember this was the guy who was the face of the Right & we all thought was extreme? Now I’d take Bill over Hannity and Carlson everyday of the week
Are you serious? Sean Hannity has been around longer than Bill genius.
One of the best trolls in the history of trolling
How did O'Reilly not catch on? Colbert is a fucking God.
6:13 "...make me a spaniel at thy gate..." 🤣
16 years on, still a joy to watch.
Imagine if he was still around not being a hack like he is today
I don't know why this showed up in my feed, but I'm glad it did. I love Stephen Colbert.
“They’re giant, marauding, godless killing machines” hahahahaha
“I’m afraid of bears. Owls are a waste of time.” 😂
I can't believe Bill doesn't get the obvious comic sarcasm of Colbert - it's just golden
-It's hard for me to BE you.
*crew laughs*
I absolutely LOVE @ 5:50 when O'Reilly starts angrily shouting at Colbert and loses it for a second before realizing he will look like an ass and regains his composure.
Really? I hate O'Reilly as much as the next guy, but he's clearly just playing along with Colbert here.
“I think owls are a waste of time”. 🤣🤣🤣 nitrous Groundlings training showing it’s worth
LMAO Stephen had him in the palms of his hands
I hated Colbert when he first came out. Now I'm an adult aware of politics and he's great. I can appreciate the character now too
This continues to be the best video on the internet
"It's hard for me to be you, I'll tell you that much" 😂😂😂
😂
This is peak Colbert.
This was the the peak of Colbert. Has gone downhill since then.
"They criticize what u say but never give u credit for how loud u say it" 😂
"To get the cultural elites on my side" he sarcastically answers his question perfectly
Colbert is a genius…
“They criticize what you say but they never give you credit for how loud you say it”😂😭
'I'm here at the heart of O'Reillydom; this is the holy of holies. Hit it; I'd love to be nailed.' Hahaha XD
Back when Stephen was still funny.
"giant, marauding, godless killing machines" might be the greatest improvised line of all time. And when I say "might be", I mean "is".
I used to love The Colbert Report so much. I think Colbert was so freaking funny! I was excited for him to get a late night snow, but then his show was awful. Turns out the real Colbert wasn't all that funny without the writers
He kept all his writers tho ??? 🤔
@@jeffwilliams2828 but not the persona. He was more interesting as a caricature than his own self.
“Pinker than an Indian River grapefruit” is a very underrated line.
duuuuude the old colbert was savage!!
Watching Colbert with O'Reilly is like watching Bugs messing with Yosemite Sam.