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Didn't the UK use to have a joke candidate called "lord Buckethead" too? I'm pretty sure I saw him on some stage with Theresa May. Is it related to the count?

Didn't the UK use to have a joke candidate called "lord Buckethead" too? I'm pretty sure I saw him on some stage with Theresa May. Is it related to the count? In somewhat related news, Hungary has a joke-ish party called the "Hungarian two-tailed dog party"[0], which does a lot or civic work but usually campaigns with slogans such as "more of everything less of nothing", "100% more happiness", sends people on tv tribunes dressed like chickens etc.. This year they managed to elect the major of a district in Budapest which has been controlled by Fidesz since forever. Do not underestimate jokes. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Two-Tailed_Dog_Party https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Two-Tailed_Dog_Par...

graemep 2y ago
The best known in the UK was probably Screaming Lord Such: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screaming_Lord_Sutch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screaming_Lord_Sutch Absolutely right about the power of jokes.
- ta1243 2y ago
  The most successful joke candidate was that funny guy from Have I Got News for You, who become London Mayor and then Prime Minister!
  - graemep 2y ago
    Yes, his replacements tried hard but their jokes mostly fell flat.
omnicognate 2y ago
Same guy - from tfa: > In earlier elections, Harvey stood as Lord Buckethead, but was forced to change the character due to a copyright dispute with the American filmmaker Todd Durham, who created Lord Buckethead for his 1984 science fiction film Hyperspace.