LONDON (AP) — Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial joke candidate who wears a garbage can on his head.

The prospect of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage being humiliated by Count Binface in this week’s byelection generated global headlines. But the joke is wearing thin in Clacton.

The prospect of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage being humiliated by Count Binface in this week’s byelection generated global headlines. But the joke is wearing thin in Clacton.