With only days to go until election day, John McCain did what he could to get the SNL bump. While Barack Obama paid millions to appear on major networks [1] during primetime last Wednesday, John McCain and Tina Fey, as Sarah Palin of course, opened Saturday Night Live [2] by hosting a QVC sketch. The original maverick pitched pork knives (to cut the pork) and (blank) commemorative plates to help customers remember the 10 joint town-hall debates Barack Obama did not attend.

McCain came back later during Weekend Update, receiving a mixed reaction from the audience. Were the free sketches worth more than the Obama infomercial, or did it all just make a joke of the campaign too close to voting? Check out the shopping channel appearance — there's even a Heidi Montag shout-out, and a surprise guest!