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In 2005, Colbert left ''The Daily Show'' in order to become the host of a spinoff, ''The Colbert Report''.
In 2005, Colbert left ''The Daily Show'' in order to become the host of a spinoff, ''The Colbert Report''.
In the show, Colbert plays a satirical right-wing political talk show host. This persona was largely based on [[Bill O'Reilly]], who has a friendly rivalry with the show.
In the show, Colbert plays a satirical right-wing political talk show host. This persona was largely based on [[Bill O'Reilly]], who has a friendly rivalry with the show. Colbert often performs as his television "character" in interviews on shows such as ''The View'' and during the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner, where he made jabs at then-President [[George W. Bush]]; Bush was visibly upset when Colbert made the jabs.
''The Colbert Report'' has a very loyal following which the Colbert character often uses for his various pranks. For example, in every public vote for naming something, Colbert urges his fans to vote for him.
''The Colbert Report'' has a very loyal following which the Colbert character often uses for his various pranks. For example, in every public vote for naming something, Colbert urges his fans to vote for him. He also leads frivolous wiki-vandalizing campaigns, having requested viewers vandalize Wikipedia several times and Conservapedia (see Relationship with Conservapedia section later in the article).
In his recurring segment "The Wørd", which is a parody of O'Reilly's "Talking Points", Colbert coined the word [[truthiness]] on the show's pilot, which refers to the quality possessed by statements which, though factually false, are repeated by supporters who feel in their hearts that they ''ought'' to be true, and regard it as quibbling to object to their falsehood.
In his recurring segment "The Wørd", which is a parody of O'Reilly's "Talking Points", Colbert coined the word [[truthiness]] on the show's pilot, which refers to the quality possessed by statements which, though factually false, are repeated by supporters who feel in their hearts that they ''ought'' to be true, and regard it as quibbling to object to their falsehood.