It's no laughing matter anymore — a Ukrainian comedian known for playing an accidental president on TV has now been elected the country's actual president.

Exit polls show political novice Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won in a landslide, ousting incumbent President Petro Poroshenko.

While the result rightly has serious implications for the region and Russia, Australians have leapt on the appointment and want in.

ABC audiences have cast their vote for which Australian comedian they think should be our next Prime Minister, turning out in such numbers it would make the Australian Electoral Commission proud.

Here are the comedians they want to lead us.

Tom Gleeson and Shaun Micallef were frontrunners:

Shaun Micallef would make an excellent benevolent dictator — Andrew

Shaun Micallef without question — Daniel

Shaun Micallef has already been "the ex PM", now he just needs to be PM — Josh

Was Tom Gleeson's Hard Chat with Kevin Rudd a trial run? ( ABC )

This is an easy question to answer. Who else could do such a HARD job? Tom Gleeson — Lauren

Tom Gleeson would run the country HARD — Rod

Surely Tom Gleeson. He will tackle all the HARD stuff — Jenny

They weren't alone, however

Carl Barron. Can you just imagine him having a conversation with Donald Trump — Michelle

It would have to be Judith Lucy — Geoff

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Barry Humphries, but he's way over-qualified — Italo

Sir Les Patterson would imbue dignity to the role. He would also know about how to get money into the coffers. Above all his diplomacy would be much respected — Alexander

Kitty Flanagan all the way — Melissa

Does Kitty Flanagan have the popular vote? ( Supplied )

Lawrence Mooney. He already does an excellent Malcom Turnbull — Ken

Russell Coight gets my vote — Mark

Is Russell Coight the most "fair dinkum" person for the job? ( Supplied: Channel 10 )

The obvious choice is the one and only Jimeoin. Not the sharpest tool in the shed but at least we would all die laughing on our way to the worst deficit in history — Andy

Dave Hughes. Charlie Pickering. These two will have great fun — Moira

Some people were feeling a bit jaded already

I thought we already had comedians in parliament, isn't that why they were on tour during the Melbourne comedy festival? — Chris

Aren't the political leaders all huge jokes? — Aaron

Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison are at the butt of some jokes right now. ( ABC News )

I thought they were all ready running the country — Ray

We missed our chance...almost had Abbott and Costello — Garry

I think you all are missing the point. It wouldn't matter which comedian we elected, after a short while the party would sack our comedian and elect their own, so what does it matter we have lost the right to choose our own joker — Lana

Others had some high hopes for power couples

Magda Szubanski for PM with Shaun Micallef as minister for dubious excuses (who can't be with us today, because his goldfish has a headache) — Ian

Hannah Gadsby for PM with Sammy J as deputy — Margaret

Would you vote for the Hannah Gadsby/Sammy J ticket? ( Supplied )

If they'd renounce their foreign citizenship, I'd have Billy Connolly as PM and Ross Noble as Deputy PM — Edwin

Can we have a team of Magda Szubanski, Judith Lucy and Celia Pacquola? Because they'd all be good and I just can't choose — Mackenzie

Do Magda Szubanski, Celia Pacquola and Judith Lucy have your vote?

Denise Scott for PM and Judith Lucy for Foreign Minister. Deputy PM should be HG Nelson — Narelle

Roy and HG. What duo would be better? — Marty

Roy and HG have been a power team for years. So what's next? ( Supplied )

I would like to see Tim Minchin in the running for PM with Adam Hills as Deputy — Martin

Magda for PM. Tim Minchin as her deputy — Elizabeth

Others took the question rather seriously

Adam Hills, unquestionably. He's been speaking plainly about the ridiculous nature of the world for some time now — David

Tim Minchin. He has a wonderful quick-witted brain and he'd have a bucket of wonder words to use — Dawn

Absolutely has to be Tim Minchin! He's a comedian, but also a humanitarian — Daphne

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Tom Ballard, Adam Hills and Tim Minchin would all be fantastic and compassionate leaders — Jane

Anh Do. He is warm and compassionate and has an understanding, through experience, of hardship. And he is talented in so many ways as well — Nola

But for many it was beloved John Clarke they yearned for most

Now I miss John Clarke even more. John Clarke for PM — James

Can we resurrect John Clarke? — Cath

Satirist John Clarke knew politics better than most. ( ABC )

If only John Clarke was still with us — Ailsa

John Clarke. Even posthumously, he would do a brilliant job. Just recycle Clark and Dawe each session of parliament — Lyle

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