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Presidential candidate Donald Trump will reportedly be appearing on 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� 鈥� and unlike many candidates, he鈥檚 taking on the big job.听

Mr. Trump will host the late-night comedy show on Nov. 7. He hosted the show in 2004 and has also served as the host of NBC鈥檚 reality competition 鈥淭he Apprentice.鈥� 聽

Presidential candidate Al Sharpton hosted the show in 2003.

According to a recent Public Policy Polling , Trump is in the lead among Republican presidential candidates, with Ben Carson behind him and Marco Rubio in third.听

鈥淪NL鈥� has already had a cast member portray Trump on the show 鈥� veteran 鈥淪NL鈥� cast member Taran Killam has been portraying the candidate so far this season, a role that had previously been taken on by 鈥淪NL鈥� actor Darrell Hammond.

The late-night show has portrayed presidents and candidates since its inception when Chevy Chase played Gerald Ford. The program memorably influenced the political conversation during the 2008 race when former cast member Tina Fey returned to play vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.听

A in 2012 found that young independent and Republican voters were less likely to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin once they had seen Ms. Fey鈥檚 impression. Fey won an Emmy Award for best guest actress on a comedy series for her work and 鈥淪NL鈥� itself experienced a huge ratings boost during the 2008 election season.听

鈥淪NL鈥� has become a frequent stop for presidential candidates, but most of the time it鈥檚 to put in an appearance rather than to host. In an episode that aired earlier this month, Hillary Clinton dropped by to chat during a sketch with cast member Kate McKinnon, who was portraying her. Mr. McCain appeared on 鈥淪NL鈥� during the 2008 campaign and President Obama appeared during 2007.听

Presidential candidates have popped up elsewhere in the late-night landscape as well. Mr. Obama appeared multiple times on the Comedy Central program 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥� and has appeared on 鈥淭he Tonight Show,鈥� while candidate Mitt Romney appeared on CBS鈥檚 鈥淟ate Show鈥� during the 2012 election. Trump himself recently appeared on CBS鈥檚 鈥淟ate Show鈥� with Stephen Colbert and Carly Fiorina appeared on NBC鈥檚 鈥淭onight Show.鈥�

Do these appearances on late-night programs help candidates look down-to-earth and approachable? It seems to depend on the candidate. When Mr. Romney appeared on 鈥淟ate鈥� leading up to the 2012 election, the called him 鈥渁s wooden as ever,鈥� though "SNL" writer Jim Downey praised Romney's appearance at the time. "He was funny," he .听