The Ukrainian government has a... fascinating origin story. Ever hear people say "oh politicians are just actors reading lines"? Well, the President of Ukrain

The Ukrainian government has a... fascinating origin story. Ever hear people say "oh politicians are just actors reading lines"? Well, the President of Ukraine is an actual actual comedian and actor. His last acting job was the lead in a series that ran from 2015 to 2019, when he was elected president. The role? An ordinary guy rants online about government corruption, goes viral, and is elected President of Ukraine. That is not a mistake. The actual President of Ukraine was elected months after staring in a series as the President of Ukraine! https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3305952 https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3305952 Before his role as president, he and his comedy troupe, Kvartal 95, joked about the Maidan massacre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lY5LUPNbE&t=599s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lY5LUPNbE&t=599s And that's not even the end of the craziness. To win the election, Zelensky had to beat Yulia Tymoshenko. At the last minute, another candidate entered the race, incidentally also called Y. Tymoshenko. So there where 2 Y Tymoshenkos on the ballot, causing confusion and splitting her vote. Leading to a comedian winning the race for president. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko#2019_presidential_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko#2019_presiden... After being elected, Zelensky said "Don't worry. We will not have nepotism. " During the first year of Zelensky's presidency, more than 30 people who previously worked for, or with Kvartal 95 or its subsidiaries, received government positions. Some highlights from the current roster.. Serhiy Trofimov - First Deputy Head of the Administration (Head of the Office) of the President of Ukraine , formerly - Executive Producer of the Quarter 95 Studio; Yuriy Kostyuk - Deputy Head of the Administration (Head of the Office) of the President of Ukraine , screenwriter and author of the Studio "Quarter 95", creative producer of the series "Servant of the People" Serhiy Shefir - First Aide to President Zelensky, formerly Screenwriter, Producer and Director of Kvartal 95 Studio; It gets better.... Iryna Pobedonostseva - Director General of the Directorate for Information Policy of the Office of the President of Ukraine [30] , formerly (according to media reports) - Director of Development of the Studio "Quarter 95"; And my favourite... Ivan Bakanov - Head of the Security Service of Ukraine , formerly a lawyer and head of the Studio "Quarter 95"; https://uk-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%8F_%C2%AB%D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB_95%C2%BB?_x_tr_sl=uk&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://uk-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%... So, the government of Ukraine is made up of actors, screenwriters, and producers, who's work resembled a post-modern Ukrainian Monty Python. It is like John Cleese started the Monty Python party and got elected.