Count Binface to perform at Fringe after by-election defeat
Summary
Count Binface, a novelty political candidate played by comedian Jon Harvey, plans to perform a comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after finishing second in the Clacton by-election. He received nearly 10,000 votes, the highest ever for a novelty candidate, in a race where major parties did not compete.Key Facts
- Count Binface is the stage name of comedian Jon Harvey, who dresses as an intergalactic space warrior.
- He came second to Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election, earning 9,455 votes (26.9% of the vote).
- Nigel Farage won the election with 22,239 votes.
- Major political parties did not field candidates in the Clacton by-election.
- Count Binface has run in four parliamentary elections and two London mayoral elections before.
- Jon Harvey also ran as another character, Lord Buckethead, in previous elections.
- The new show, "Face of the Establishment," will be a one-hour mix of political comedy and science fiction satire.
- The show will take place at the Pleasance venue on August 26 during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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