Stephen Colbert Gives Bill O’Reilly Epic Sendoff: ‘A Self-Righteous Landfill of Angry Garbage’

R.I.P. PAPA BEAR

Conservative pundit ‘Stephen Colbert’ also appeared to say goodbye to his ‘Papa Bear.’

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Published Apr. 19 2017 10:34PM EDT

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It’s official: Stephen Colbert’s “Papa Bear” is done. The man who served as the primary inspiration for the “Stephen Colbert” character who spent nearly a decade hosting The Colbert Report was finally

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Stephen Colbert Gives Bill O’Reilly Epic Sendoff: ‘A Self-Righteous Landfill of Angry Garbage’

Conservative pundit ‘Stephen Colbert’ also appeared to say goodbye to his ‘Papa Bear.’

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