
With only three months left in the White House, Barack Obama was interviewed for a new job last night on The Late Show, which allowed the outgoing president to poke fun at his résumé and even his Nobel Peace Prize.

Adopting his alter ego of 'Randy' the office manager, Stephen Colbert tried to coach Obama, 55, on how to transition from the White House and made clear he didn't think much of two terms as Commander in Chief.

Randy started the mock interview by reminding Obama that age 55 was 'a tough time to start over for a man' and said to him: 'I don't see any promotions for the last eight years, which isn't always good.'

Stephen Colbert, as 'Randy', conducted a mock interview of Barack Obama for a new job

Obama, playing along with the gag, replied: 'There wasn't a lot of room for advancement in my last job.'

To reinforce his point he had hit a professional ceiling, Obama added for good measure, 'The only one with a more powerful job than me was my wife.'

Colbert, wearing a fake mustache and glasses, looked at the President's résumé at one point and asked, in a hilarious dig at the long-running saga over his birth certificate: 'And where were you born, it doesn't say here?'

Obama, with great comic timing, replied incredulously: 'Really?'

'Randy' asked Obama if he had won any awards during his eight years in the job.

'I did win the Nobel Peace Prize,' said Obama. Peering over his glasses, 'Randy' asked: 'And what was that for?'

'To be honest, I still don't know,' joked Obama about his 2009 award which came during the initial fervor surrounding his presidency that reached a level of hyperbole unmatched in modern politics.

Obama showed great comic timing as he replied to the searching questions from Colbert as 'Randy'

Obama may not need to look too far for his next career - cameo appearances in comedy sketches and films seem to beckon

Although it was a tongue-in-cheek response, it had the ring of truth.

Obama was given the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, only a few months after becoming President, for 'extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples' although many people were baffled by the award.

One of the best exchanges was when 'Randy' asked Obama that classic interview question: 'What do you think your biggest weakness is?'

Obama replied: 'Well... sometimes... when I talk... I take... too many pauses.'

Owing to network rules, Obama could not endorse a presidential candidate on the show. Instead Randy/Colbert produced a 'Fiber Nutrient Bar' standing in for Hillary that 'had traveled to 100s of countries' and a 'tangerine covered in dog hair filed with bile that I wouldn't leave alone with the woman I love for a moment'.

To no ones surprise, Obama said he was with the Fiber Nutrient Bar.

'Randy' does not look too impressed by one of Obama's answers

Obama will be leaving the White House in January. But what job should he do next? Answers on a postcard

He was also asked what he hated about colleagues in the workplace.

'I cannot stand it when people reduce complex ideas to some simplistic catchphrase,' replied Obama.

'Randy' replied: 'We can't accept that answer.'

'Yes we can,' said Obama, quick as a flash, reminding viewers of his 2008 campaign mantra.

In other exchanges between the two, Obama was asked to name his other achievements, while Randy advised him on how translate them into 'office speak' for his résumé.

Asked why he is leaving the White House, Obama replied it was unconstitutional to remain, because the 22nd Amendment allows for a maximum of two full terms in the White House.

'When you say you are leaving your job because its unconstitutional, what employers hear is 'you're stealing office supplies,' coached Randy.

Pushed to name a few more achievements, Obama listed his climate change deal, the Iran nuclear weapons agreement and re-establishing relations with Cuba.

For these, Randy told the president to rebrand them as being 'proficient on Excel and Word' and 'conversational in Spanish.'

Reminding the nation that he 'saved' the auto-industry in Detroit in the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2008/9, Obama interjected himself and said no one believes this, so he might as well call this 'being good with a stick'.

In a moment of deadpan slapstick, Randy asked Obama if it was true he had helped millions of people with healthcare in America, obviously referencing Obamacare.

Randy then swung his arm out and told the president that it hurt when he did this - and without missing a beat, Obama delivered the age-old punchline of 'don't do it then'.

Had Obama ever had to fire anyone? Was Randy's next question, to which Obama replied that he usually let SEAL Team 6 deal with that, a clear nod to the 2011 raid to kill Osama bin Laden.

And in one hilarious segment, the two joked about their social media savvy, with Obama allowing the producers to put a Snapchat flower crown on his head, to hilarious effect.

Good sport: The president allowed the Late Show to crown him with flowers as he and Colbert's Randy discussed their social media presence and literacy

Stephen Colbert (pictured) had plenty of fun with his alter ego, Randy the office manager

What do you do next when you have been President of the United States for eight years, and you are only 55?

He may have difficulty getting a job with any Republican employers but, judging from his performance in this sketch, Obama has a promising career ahead as a straight-faced comic actor.

Colbert, meanwhile, has announced that he will be hosting a special show in Showtime on election night.

He will host a live, one-hour election night special from the same Ed Sullivan Theater where he tapes the Late Show every night.

Colbert joked: 'We'll have all the political comedy you love from my CBS show, with all the swearing and nudity you love from Showtime.'