Clown or candidate?Ukraine presidential favourite ahead in polls When is a presidential campaign not a presidential campaign? When it's being fronted by Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukranian comedian who has a serious chance of becoming the country's leader as Ukraine heads into a weekend vote. As other candidates in the unpredictable race made last-ditch appeals to the electorate on Friday, Zelensky -- who is comfortably ahead in polls -- was performing with his sketch troupe at an arena in the Kiev suburbs. IMAGES of Volodymyr Zelensky from the show