"I sit at the foot of the master"
The much-vaunted Colbert-O’Reilly/O’Reilly-Colbert gag did not play well. Colbert thrives on a loyal studio audience and his otherwise funny material came across as flat without anyone to laugh. That’s no slight against him as a comedian – during the New York power outage, Conan O’Brien broadcast from New York from a pitch-black studio without an audience – the level of humor simply wasn’t there. Both appearances lacked something – the fact that Colbert is both mocking and imitating O’Reilly makes both interviews awkward. O’Reilly really hammers on the point of Jon Stewart – almost counter-taunting Colbert.
As for O’Reilly on the Colbert Report, Colbert’s usual routine went over better, but O’Reilly was distant and rude. The best part was the opening with O’Reilly and Colbert saying the same thing. The other amusing part was the “30% off” sticker cover O’Reilly’s head. The clips of both appearances are below.
As for O’Reilly on the Colbert Report, Colbert’s usual routine went over better, but O’Reilly was distant and rude. The best part was the opening with O’Reilly and Colbert saying the same thing. The other amusing part was the “30% off” sticker cover O’Reilly’s head. The clips of both appearances are below.
