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Which comedian? (Lighthearted!)

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Jane10 Mon 22-Apr-19 08:24:00

Having heard that Ukraine has elected a comedian as president I wondered who I'd vote for if we had to elect one.
Josh Widdecombe would cheer us all up. David Mitchell might be too intellectual and cynical. James Acaster too off the wall.
Possibly Rob Brydon? I'm not sure.
Not interested in responses commenting on current politics please.
Who would you suggest?

seadragon Wed 24-Apr-19 15:51:53

An interesting result for the Ukraine.. I'd not long ago remarked to DH that the most intelligent, thoughtful, thought provoking and interesting responses on BBC's 'Question Time' seem to come from the comedians more consistently than from other panel members...... I'm a Billy Connolly, Susan Calman sort of voter maybe with a small dash of Frankie Boyle.... He's been a bit eye popping recently...but who can blame him??

DanniRae Wed 24-Apr-19 16:59:42

I live near Jo Brand and she is very different to how she is on tv.........she's quite miserable. Not a 'people person' for sure. I would not vote for her!

harrysgran Wed 24-Apr-19 17:06:27

Peter Kay for me

sue01 Wed 24-Apr-19 17:15:41

Dara O'Brian... sharp as a tack... and Irish of course, which might help with the Backstop !!

GreenGran78 Wed 24-Apr-19 17:19:59

Ricky Tomlinson. He has integrity, and is straight as a die. He even got sent to prison - unjustly - while fighting for workers' rights to safety measures. I could just imagine him replying, "My a***" to the pompous politicians!

Direne3 Wed 24-Apr-19 17:20:31

Ed Byrne, I warmed to him when he did that pilgrimage walk with other celebrities.

Peardrop50 Wed 24-Apr-19 17:21:10

How about Paul O'Grady, he seems sincerely kind and thoughtful in his dealings with people and animals alike. We could do with a little more kindness along with dollops of laughter.

annodomini Wed 24-Apr-19 17:28:46

Nish Kumar. He takes a satirical look at politics and politicians.

montymops Wed 24-Apr-19 17:32:52

Like the Whitehouse idea! Also Sandy Toksvig. Lee Mack? Henning Wehn?

HurdyGurdy Wed 24-Apr-19 17:54:56

The divine Victoria Wood ticks ALL my boxes. Very sadly missed.

But does no one else like Jason Manford? He uses his fame for good causes, which I believe started with helping Stephen Sutton raise £2.5 million. He then went on to help, via his now-established, but "secret" CharityNinjas, Jeffrey Long raise in excess of £100,000 for the Royal British Legion (Jeffrey's target was £1,000!) and every week, Jason nominates one or two good causes to which the Ninjas donate nominal sums, which cumulatively help people raise much needed funds.

Plus - when we went to see him last month, he came across as just a genuinely lovely man.

And of COURSE, no cabinet would be complete without The Big Yin!

jura2 Wed 24-Apr-19 17:59:03

Lenny Henry for sure.

squirrel5 Wed 24-Apr-19 18:09:13

Peter Kay

Tooyoungytobeagrandma Wed 24-Apr-19 19:32:50

Russell Howard because I have read that in "real life" by people who have met him that he is a really nice and genuine person. I have seen him live and find him very funny and love his stories about his family smile

jerseygirl Wed 24-Apr-19 20:15:54

michael mcintyre definately (probably spelt wrong!!)

Lily65 Wed 24-Apr-19 20:24:11

are you infact an undercover officer from the serious crime squad?

1inamillion Wed 24-Apr-19 21:24:58

Rhod Gilbert.

Pittcity Wed 24-Apr-19 22:16:44

Yes trisher, Joe Lycett is so good at solving consumer problems on that programme. He'd be great in charge of the country.

grannydarkhair Wed 24-Apr-19 22:20:47

Gary Meikle (the iBrow Guy). He's been on the comedy circuit for a few years but has only recently come to a lot of people's notice. I saw him live a few weeks back, he came across as a genuinely nice (and I hate that word) man, as well as being very funny.

moggie57 Wed 24-Apr-19 22:52:30

sadly he hasd passec away but i think ken dodd would have made a good P.M

eilys Wed 24-Apr-19 23:22:23

John Bishop for me even though he is a millionaire might not always get needs of poor people

Daffydilly Thu 25-Apr-19 06:49:35

Jason manford. All round good guy.

Grannyguitar Thu 25-Apr-19 09:35:00

Jo Brand. She'd bang all their heads together and make them see sense!

bigcol1 Thu 25-Apr-19 11:25:14

Jane10: I agree. He has the right mix of intellegance, likeability and charm xxxx

bigcol1 Thu 25-Apr-19 11:27:25

montymops: lee mack would probs be too larky. I like the idea of Sandi Tosvig tho and Henning Vane sounds interesting. I think he is quite intelligent as well, but would people take him seriously comes to mind xxxxxx

Teddy111 Sun 28-Apr-19 11:27:35

I used to like Sandi Toksvig but she seems to be morphing into Donald Trump.