There was Sarah Palin and her doppelganger double Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live and there was the John McCain-David Letterman dustup on Late Show With David Letterman, to mention just two of the many election-year comedy showdowns.
Now it's candidate spouse time, with Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, scheduled to meet with Jay Leno.
"Michelle Obama will be appearing on The Tonight Show on Monday," NBC Universal spokeswoman Tracy St. Pierre told The Associated Press on Sunday.
McCain's wife, Cindy, visited with Leno earlier this year.