Zelenskiy has no political experience, and plays the president on TV. KIEV, Ukraine -- Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience who plays the country’s president on a TV show ...

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy played a president on TV, now favorite in Ukraine's real-life presidential election Zlenskiy, 41, is an actor and stand-up comic who is one of Ukraine's most popular ...

Before he was president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a comedian. Comedy is an industry that's flourished there despite times of conflict and political unrest.

KIEV, Ukraine — Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election has thrust a comedian and political novice into the middle of the most dangerous flashpoint between ...

Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy greets his supporters at his headquarters after the second round of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21 ...

Volodymyr Zelenskiy's only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine's president. He's leading in polls ahead of Sunday's elections.

And if Zelenskiy’s comedian-turned-politician counterparts around the world are any indication, Ukraine might be in for a tough summer.

Comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political novice, has upended Ukraine's presidential race over the past several months by promising young voters a break from a past riddled with ...

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy won Sunday's runoff election in Ukraine, ousting incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in a landslide.

Supporters of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, and supporters of comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy separated by police listen to speeches during their debate in the weekend presidential run ...

Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, center right, and his wife Olena Zelenska, center left, greet their supporters at his headquarters as the portrait of Ukrainian ...

Comedian leads Ukrainian presidential election Actor and stand-up comedian Volodymr Zelenskiy had received about 30% of the vote, far ahead of incumbent president Petro Poroshenko, at just over 16%.