Comedian ahead in unpredictable Ukraine presidential poll Political analyst Anatoliy Oktysyuk believes that a demand for 'new faces' and a distrust of 'old politicians' could be the reason why Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is currently the favourite in the country's polls. Surveys showed that the comedian, that plays president in a TV series, is now ahead of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko and incumbent Petro Poroshenko. IMAGES of Kiev AND SOUNDBITES of political analyst Anatoliy Oktysyuk