Prince Harry popped up on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Thursday night, stepping into Colbert’s monologue to audition for the lead of a Hallmark-style holiday movie — improbable sincerity, snow and all. The fake film he was “auditioning” for? “The Gingerbread Christmas Prince Saves Christmas in Nebraska,” because according to him, “Americans are clearly obsessed with Christmas movies and … with royalty.” The cheers from the audience supported his claim.

Harry played it straight, even to the point of “auditioning” for a Christmas movie in an intentionally bad skit. He also took some jabs at the current political climate under the Trump administration, like the media’s political payouts and Colbert’s own cancellation. The entire bit had the loose, slightly unhinged charm that Colbert

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