in 2005, "the colbert report" premiered on comedy central. the show, hosted by stephen colbert, is a satirical spoof of pundit shows like "the o'reilly factor", spoofing its format and the mannerisms and ideology of o'reilly, whom colbert calls "papa bear." colbert makes no secret of his spoofing o'reilly: upon hearing the news that o'reilly approved of "the colbert report", he declared on-air that "i like you too. in fact, if it wasn't for you, this show wouldn't exist." on january 18, 2007, colbert appeared on "the o'reilly factor" and o'reilly appeared on " the colbert report". after bill o'reilly left the show, the late show character stephen colbert made an appearance "via satellite" to bid his farewell to bill. "“hello, nation." he said. "shame on you. you failed him. you failed bill o’reilly. you didn’t deserve this great man...bill, i invite you to come live in a mountain cabin with me and jon stewart. it’s fun; you’ll like it. we’ve got an animal sanctuary; jon and i milk the goats, and soon i hope jon and i will be milking you. stay strong, papa bear.”