On October 17, 2005, The Colbert Report premiered on Comedy Central. The show, hosted by Stephen Colbert, is a satirical spoof of The O'Reilly Factor, spoofing both 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 said he likes The Colbert Report, Stephen declared on-air that "I like you too. In fact, if it wasn't for you, this show wouldn't exist." Many of Stephen Colbert's attitudes, actions, or program segments are directly inspired by O'Reilly's show. Colbert calls the character based on Bill O'Reilly a misinformed high-status idiot.“The O’Reilly Factor”: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Thursday. Fox News Channel. “The Colbert Report”: 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Comedy Central.