--- title: Stephen Colbert: The Colbert Report Finale and Things We'd Like to See description: Will Stephen Colbert reveal he was really Bill O'Reilly in a bodysuit this whole time? canonical: https://time.com/3555694/stephen-colbert-report-finale-8-things/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-18T15:00:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:20.438Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 8 Things We'd Like to See on the Final Episode of 'The Colbert Report' og:description: Will Colbert reveal he was really Bill O'Reilly in a bodysuit this whole time? og:url: https://time.com/3555694/stephen-colbert-report-finale-8-things/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226edc6b2e1b9cbe/6987645e524fc03e1fdea3cc/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-5-13-37-pm.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 5.13.37 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 8 Things We'd Like to See on the Final Episode of 'The Colbert Report' twitter:description: Will Colbert reveal he was really Bill O'Reilly in a bodysuit this whole time? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226edc6b2e1b9cbe/6987645e524fc03e1fdea3cc/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-5-13-37-pm.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 8 Things We'd Like to See from _The Colbert Report_ Finale by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Dec 18, 2014 3:00 PM CUT  by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Dec 18, 2014 3:00 PM CUT Somewhere in America, [a bald eagle is crying](http://time.com/3550515/the-last-show-of-the-colbert-report-will-air-on-dec-18/ "undefined"). Thursday, Dec. 18 marks the final episode of _The Colbert Report_ before host Stephen Colbert breaks character and moves to CBS to take over the _Late Show._ It will be a sad, but undoubtedly epic episode. “The biggest question of all remains, how will my final broadcast close?” Colbert said recently. “Will I wake up next to Suzanne Pleshette in a snow globe after Rachel gets off the plane to be with me while B.J. Hunnicutt spells out ‘Goodbye’ in the rocks until we cut to black in the middle of a Journey song? Or will I just get sued for copyright infringement?” As much as we’d like to see a riff on a famous TV show finale, here’s what we really hope is in store for Colbert’s last show: 1. Stephen Colbert unzips what appears to be a bodysuit and reveals that he was [Bill O’Reilly this whole time.](http://www.mediaite.com/tv/oreilly-fires-back-at-colbert-he-has-no-bleeping-clue-how-to-fight-isis/ "undefined") 2. The finale is obviously [sponsored by Wheat Thins](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCEQyCkwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecolbertreport.cc.com%2Fvideos%2Fzzgfft%2Fwheat-thins-sponsortunity&ei=nFBYVI-LE-u1sQScqoCoBw&usg=AFQjCNGo6S-mNAQmGId2Ris8E05wnKwdbg&sig2=UOjkMvx7W%5F3%5FYy1QEfcpDA&bvm=bv.78677474,d.cWc "undefined"). 3. The episode won’t be complete without a musical interlude with Colbert [and Alan Cumming](http://www.salon.com/2013/04/18/must%5Fsee%5Fmorning%5Fclip%5Fstephen%5Fcolbert%5Fparodies%5Faccidental%5Fracist/ "undefined") 4. And a very serious speech by Sam Waterston ([in a very trustworthy manner](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/sam-waterston-hillary-clinton-60-minutes-benghazi-apology-video%5Fn%5F4258851.html "undefined")) 5. Colbert interviews David Letterman for his segment, [“Fallback Position”](http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/xr7q4y/fallback-position---migrant-worker-pt--1 "undefined") 6. Colbert announces his candidacy for governor of [South Carolina](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/stephen-colbert-south-carolina-betrayed-me-and-my-family/article/2529245 "undefined") 7. He also announces his imminent hosting gig of the [MTV VMAs](http://www.salon.com/2013/08/07/must%5Fsee%5Fmorning%5Fclip%5Fmtv%5Fforces%5Fdaft%5Fpunk%5Fto%5Fcancel%5Fcolbert%5Freport%5Fappearance/ "undefined") 8. The camera zooms out to reveal _The Colbert Report_ on a television in the living room of the Stephen Colbert International [Space Station](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103119972 "undefined"). ### See 13 Stephen Colbert Cameos You Might Have Missed  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Lake-town Spy Todd Eyre—Warner Bros.  Exit 57 - Various Characters (pictured top left) Comedy Central  Dana Carvey Show - Various Characters ABC  Strangers With Candy - Chuck Noblet Comedy Central  Missing Persons - Chet Davies ABC  Saturday Night Live - Ace, The Ambiguously Gay Duo (pictured left) NBC  Spin City - Frank ABC  Simpsons - Colby Krause (pictured right) Fox  Curb Your Enthusiasm - Tourist HBO  American Dad! - Dr. R. Dandliker (pictured left) Fox  Bewitched - Stu Robinson (pictured left) Columbia  Mr. Peabody & Sherman - Paul Peterson 20th Century Fox  Monsters vs Aliens - President Hathaway Dreamworks ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3555694/stephen-colbert-report-finale-8-things/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3555694/stephen-colbert-report-finale-8-things/"},"headline":"8 Things We'd Like to See from The Colbert Report Finale","datePublished":"2014-12-18T15:00:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:20.438Z","description":"Will Colbert reveal he was really Bill O'Reilly in a bodysuit this whole time?","url":"https://time.com/3555694/stephen-colbert-report-finale-8-things/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Finale","the colbert report"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226edc6b2e1b9cbe/6987645e524fc03e1fdea3cc/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-5-13-37-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226edc6b2e1b9cbe/6987645e524fc03e1fdea3cc/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-5-13-37-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 5.13.37 PM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3555694/stephen-colbert-report-finale-8-things/","name":"8 Things We'd Like to See from The Colbert Report Finale"}}]}] ```