Chris Rock appears in the cold open, giving his insight on the 2008 presidential election; he suggested that there would be no reason that America would not be ready for a black president because "...we just had a retarded one."
With this episode, Julia Louis-Dreyfus becomes the first female SNL castmember to host more than once.
Darrell Hammond does not appear in this episode (his Weekend Update commentary as John McCain was cut after dress-rehearsal)
Snow Patrol performed "You're All I Have" and "Chasing Cars."
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