Fictional president poised to become the real thing as TV comedian brings ‘populism 2.0’ to Ukraine
At a Soviet-era circus theatre just days before Ukraine’s presidential election, the frontrunner in the race held his audience rapt with a mix of boob jokes and vaguely patriotic songs. “What’s my favourite sex pose?” comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked, supposedly testing the ability of a “body double” to impersonate him. “Missionary style. Because you…