Stephen Colbert brings back 'Stephen Colbert' to send off Bill O'Reilly

The 'Colbert Report' alter ego is back.
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Chloe Bryan
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Stephen Colbert brings back 'Stephen Colbert' to send off Bill O'Reilly
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On Wednesday night, two Stephen Colberts said their goodbyes to disgraced conservative talking head Bill O'Reilly: the Stephen Colbert who currently hosts the Late Show, and the "Stephen Colbert" (largely based on O'Reilly) who used to host The Colbert Report.

The goodbyes were pretty different. Here's a hint: one Colbert called O'Reilly "Papa Bear" and the other called him a "self-righteous landfill of angry garbage."

The latter really rolls of the tongue, doesn't it?

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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