Is this a presidential race, or open-mike night at the Laugh Factory? Barack Obama and John McCain have apparently decided to beat The Daily Show and "Weekend Update" at their own game: They've both filmed satirical campaign ads for this Thursday's final episode of Last Comic Standing. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog will be on the show too, so you just know it'll be dignified.
Of course, Obama and McCain already showed off their dramatic chops last month with an appearance on Army Wives. But as everyone knows, comedy is harder -- just ask Richard Nixon.
So now that the fate of the nation seems to rest on all this laff-making, are either of the ads actually funny? Uh, no. But it's a free country, so click through to watch the videos and judge for yourself:
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