Stephen Colbert goes undercover as hot dog vendor at Wrigley

Stephen Colbert, playing the role of Wrigley Field hot dog vendor Donny Franks, throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Comedy fans are used to getting hot takes from Stephen Colbert on pop culture and politics. But baseball fans at Wrigley Field Saturday got hot dogs from him instead.

The host of the Late Show disguised himself as Donny Franks, a hot dog vendor at Wrigley, for an upcoming bit on his show. He sold hot dogs to fans and threw out the first pitch.

According to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, Colbert was seen interviewing other hot dog vendors and even served Cubs manager Joe Maddon a hot dog before the game in the dugout.

The Cubs clinched the NL Central earlier this week but lost 11-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

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