Which comedian would make the best PM?
Politics is a funny business. No surprise then that the Guatemalan president, the leader of Italy’s Five Star Movement and a previous mayor of Reykjavik are all former comedians. We’re sure there are other politicians you think are a joke too.
So for some festive fun, which of these 35 comedians (sorry if your favourite was missed) do you think would make the best UK Prime Minister?
Results
| Stephen K Amos | 26 votes (0 %) | |
| Alexander Armstrong |  |
705 votes (6 %) |
| John Bishop | |
329 votes (3 %) |
| Frankie Boyle | |
791 votes (7 %) |
| Jo Brand | |
544 votes (5 %) |
| Russell Brand | |
290 votes (2 %) |
| Kevin Bridges | |
115 votes (1 %) |
| Jimmy Carr | |
176 votes (2 %) |
| Jim Davidson | |
149 votes (1 %) |
| Jack Dee | |
195 votes (2 %) |
| Hugh Dennis | |
256 votes (2 %) |
| Dawn French | |
241 votes (2 %) |
| Ricky Gervais | |
282 votes (2 %) |
| Jeremy Hardy | |
127 votes (1 %) |
| Miranda Hart | |
219 votes (2 %) |
| Adam Hills | |
370 votes (3 %) |
| Russell Howard | |
101 votes (1 %) |
| Eddie Izzard | |
938 votes (8 %) |
| Peter Kay | |
830 votes (7 %) |
| Shappi Khorsandi | |
67 votes (1 %) |
| Stewart Lee | |
304 votes (3 %) |
| Lee Mack | |
238 votes (2 %) |
| Jason Manford | |
140 votes (1 %) |
| Michael McIntyre | |
363 votes (3 %) |
| Paul Merton | |
227 votes (2 %) |
| Sarah Millican | |
196 votes (2 %) |
| Al Murray | |
601 votes (5 %) |
| Dara Ó Briain | |
485 votes (4 %) |
| Romesh Ranganathan | |
193 votes (2 %) |
| Katherine Ryan | 42 votes (0 %) | |
| Mark Thomas | |
242 votes (2 %) |
| Sandi Toksvig | |
1,012 votes (9 %) |
| David Walliams | |
363 votes (3 %) |
| Bradley Walsh | |
325 votes (3 %) |
| Jack Whitehall | |
160 votes (1 %) |
11,642 votes received.
We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.
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