The Debate: Is Count Binface funny? You won’t catch our comment editor cracking a smile at the intergalactic space warrior, but is Count Binface entirely unfunny? And, of course, Count Binface does not exist purely to provide comic relief. James Ford is a former adviser to Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who twice stood against Count BinfaceNO: Binface’s antics are the least funny thing about the Clacton by-election circusIt’s quite an achievement to be less funny than Rachel Reeves, but Count Binface has managed it. Nonetheless, we proceed: is Count Binface, intergalactic space warrior and Britain’s best known satirical political candidate, a work of comedy genius or just plain trashy?