Obama to appear on 'The Daily Show'

The Democratic presidential candidate and senator from Illinois will appear Wednesday night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central announced Tuesday.

It's Obama's fourth appearance on the influential late-night fake news program, which airs in Canada on CTV. Obama first appeared on The Daily Show in November, 2005, and again in August, 2007.

In his last appearance, on April 21, on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary and in the midst of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy, Stewart jokingly asked the candidate, "The Rev. Wright controversy, the flag-pin controversy . . . Will you pull a bait-and-switch, sir, and enslave the white race? Is that your plan?"

"That is not our plan, Jon," Obama replied, without missing a beat. "But I think your paranoia might make you suitable as a debate moderator."

In that same show, Obama credited fellow Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton with doing him a favour with her tough campaigning, telling Stewart, "She has put me through the paces."

Stewart later mocked Obama's speaking style by having him read some ordinary phrases, to see if he could make them sound inspiring.

The Daily Show appearance comes the same night Obama bought an unprecedented half-hour of commercial time on three of the major U.S. broadcast networks.

Obama's Daily Show appearance comes 10 days after Alaska Gov. and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin appeared on Saturday Night Live.