That year, he released a Christmas single, "A Bucketful of Happiness", accompanied by a music video. Lord Buckethead made a surprise appearance at Glastonbury Festival in June 2017, introducing the band Sleaford Mods. The Guardian wrote that Lord Buckethead was part of a British tradition of frivolous political candidates, many of whom were supported by the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. Harvey created a Twitter account for the character, drawing hundreds of thousands of followers. A few days after the election, Lord Buckethead appeared on the American talk show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, campaigning to lead the Brexit negotiations. In a tongue-in-cheek article, The Guardian gave Lord Buckethead a "Best Policy" award for a manifesto pledge to bring back Ceefax. Lord Buckethead's televised appearance standing next to May went viral. He received 249 (0.4%) votes, the highest yet for the character. Harvey decided to use Lord Buckethead after watching Gremloids and discovering that the character had been used in earlier elections. In 2017, comedian Jonathan Harvey stood as Lord Buckethead against Theresa May in Maidenhead in the 2017 general election. In the 1992 general election, he stood against Conservative prime minister John Major in Huntingdon, winning 107 votes (0.1%). He campaigned to demolish Birmingham to make way for a spaceport. In the 1987 UK general election, Lee stood as Lord Buckethead, representing the Gremloids Party, against Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher in her constituency in Finchley, London. In the UK, Hyperspace was released as Gremloids by the video distributor VIPCO, owned by Mike Lee. In the film, Lord Buckethead, a galactic villain similar to Star Wars character Darth Vader, was played by Robert Bloodworth. Lord Buckethead was created by the American filmmaker Todd Durham for his 1984 film Hyperspace, a low-budget parody of science fiction films such as Star Wars. Harvey continued to campaign using his own character, Count Binface. He appeared at People's Vote rallies calling for a second Brexit referendum, and stood in the 2019 general election representing the Monster Raving Loony Party. With Durham's authorisation, Lord Buckethead returned in 2019, now played by David Hughes. The character went unused until the comedian Jonathan Harvey stood as Lord Buckethead in the 2017 general election his televised appearance standing next to prime minister Theresa May went viral, drawing media coverage and an online following.Īfter the 2017 election, Durham asserted his ownership of Lord Buckethead and displaced Harvey. Without authorisation, the British video distributor Mike Lee adopted Lord Buckethead to stand in the 1987 UK general election and again in the 1992 general election. Lord Buckethead was created by the American filmmaker Todd Durham for his 1984 science fiction film Hyperspace. He poses as an intergalactic villain similar to the Star Wars character Darth Vader. Lord Buckethead is a satirical political candidate who has stood in four British general elections since 1987, portrayed by several individuals. Official Monster Raving Loony Party (2019–present)
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