The opening sketch of Saturday Night Live on September 20 featured Darrell Hammond as John McCain. In the sketch, McCain records a voiceover approving campaign ads that are clearly misleading. The requirement for candidates to identify themselves in ads is a direct result of the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. The bill's "stand by your ad" provision mandated that all campaign advertisements include a verbal statement to the effect of "I'm [insert candidate's name] and I approve this message."