Republican nominee John McCain may be the butt of jokes in the blog “Things Younger Than McCain” but the presidential candidate will be the one making them during his appearance on NBC’s (GE) Saturday Night Live’s season finale on May 17. Rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have appeared on the show, though neither has hosted.

Writers from the WGA are slated to go back to work. Expected to reach a compromise with all major studios including CBS Corporation (CBS), MGM (6758), NBC Universal (GE), News Corp/Fox (NWS),  Paramount Pictures (VIA), Sony Pictures Entertainment (6758), the Walt Disney Company (DIS), and Warner Brothers (TWX), the WGA should be ready to tackle the Academy Awards. Union leaders voted to end picketing and to return to work as early as Wednesday, pending a full union-vote on Tuesday.