Sen. McCain is set to appear on Saturday Night Live next weekend, giving us a good excuse to take a glimpse back at his October 2002 SNL appearance.

In the skit above, he (painfully tries to) sing Barbra Streisand’s greatest hits like “Memories” and “People,” before going back to his straight talk: “Do I know how to sing? About as well as she knows how to govern America!”

Mike Huckabee will be making a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight,as reported first by Fox Embeds on Wednesday. Huckabee will be arriving at the Saturday Night Live studios this evening in New York for tonight’s broadcast. Huckabee staffers  say the candidate is very excited about this opportunity, and has been a fan of the show for years. 

 This will be the first show,in 16 weeks, due to the writers strike.  Huckabee will not be hosting, that honor goes to former SNL cast member, and current 30 Rock star, Tina Fey.

 Yesterday, Fox asked Huckabee who he thought would make a good Obama impersonator on the show. SNL, known for their satirical wit, is searching for a suitable actor or comedian to play that role. Huckabee didn’t offer up any suggestions for the Democratic frontrunner, but said he knew who be a good fill in for him.

“If I couldn’t show up they were going to either get Brad Pitt or George Clooney, ” he said, smiling.

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Huckabee has been a favorite of late night talk show hosts, including Stephen Colbert, and Jay Leno. This will be his first time as a guest on what many consider  not just a late- night comedy show but, as an American  institution of comedy and satire, especially political satire.

Who will Saturday Night Live pick to play Senator Barack Obama? According to the New York Post, Executive Producer Lorne Michaels will debut the new actor to play Obama on Saturday, when the show returns live for the first time since the writers’ strike began last November.

The Post reports Michaels has been holding auditions for the part rather than giving it to the only African American male candidate, Keenan Thompson.

So who are they looking for?

“Three months ago, we would have approached this with a different kind of thinking,” Michaels told The Post. “Once you settle in with someone, you start to notice things about them that are mildly irritating.”

Looks like SNL thinks Obama may be around for awhile - or at least long enough to notice those irritating characteristics.