Ira Glass brings his This American Life shtick to the Late Show announcer's booth

Ira Glass &quot;auditions&quot; for Stephen Colbert&#039;s Late Show

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last updated 6 November 2015

Public radio icon Ira Glass is no Don Pardo or Ed McMahon, but he is certainly comfortable behind a microphone. So to promote his (imaginary) appearance on the Late Show, Glass sat down to "audition" to be Stephen Colbert's announcer, and it was classic Ira Glass. "Tonight's show, Act 1: Comedy," he said, This American Life background music kicking in. "Act 2: Trump, more hair than man." By the time he gets to introducing Colbert, you're not exactly fired up. But Colbert brings his own manic energy to Late Show, so maybe this could work? Judge for yourself below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.