There are other examples of intentionally silly candidates abroad, including the UK's famous "Monster Raving Loony Party", Icelands's "Best Party" (several seat

There are other examples of intentionally silly candidates abroad, including the UK's famous "Monster Raving Loony Party", Icelands's "Best Party" (several seats in parliament) or Germany's "Die Partei" (1 seat in EU parliament). But you really need someone who's supposedly in it for real for things to look really, really weird. A case of the Uncanny Valley effect?