Kinda, yes, However there is a larger tradition of comedy candidates in the UK than in the USA. See also the Monster Raving Loony Party https://en.wikipedia.or

Kinda, yes, However there is a larger tradition of comedy candidates in the UK than in the USA. See also the Monster Raving Loony Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_... And this sketch from Monty Python in 1970 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVI5ZOT5QEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVI5ZOT5QEM