McCain yuks it up with Conan O'Brien

John McCain and talk show host Conan O'Brien joke around about the Republican presidential candidate's age and running mate pick.

O'Brien opened his show by saying, "Normally on Fridays we would tape our show at 4:30, but to accommodate Senator John McCain we agreed to tape the show at 5:30. Senator McCain wasn't available at 4:30 because that's when he eats dinner," according to a transcript released by NBC. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" airs from 12:35 a.m. to 1:35am on NBC.

The 71-year-old McCain quipped, "Well, I had dinner and a nap."

O'Brien asked McCain for something else to joke about other than McCain's age. McCain pretended to doze off, and slouched in his chair.

"You just gave a lot of people a scare," O'Brien said.

Speaking for his fellow comedians, he asked, "Can you give us anything else? Do you have a kooky uncle? Do you have bad breath? Webbed toes? Anything? Give us something, and we'll run with it."

McCain replied: "All of the above!"

O'Brien then talked about the vice presidential choice and noted that McCain had dismissed it for himself: "I think you said: 'The vice-president only has two duties. One is to break a tie vote in the United States Senate. The other duty is to inquire daily as to the health of the President.'"

McCain responded, "And that job will be very, very important with my Vice President!"