Channel 4 has returned to the format, which has its roots in The 11 O'Clock Show which helped propel the careers of Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais, following the surprise success of the broadcaster's comedy-themed alternative election night coverage in May.
The series, produced by the Endemol subsidiary Zeppotron, results from the success of Channel 4's Alternative Election Night last May, which featured the same quartet and attracted 1.6 million viewers.
In the latest update from VICE's alternative election trail, host Gavin Haynes is driven blindfolded to the secret headquarters of a fundamentalist party running against UKIP leader Nigel Farage in South Thanet, Kent.
However, Channel 4's Alternative Election Night was the stand-out ratings success of the night, attracting more viewers than ITV1's election results coverage.
This is one such idea -- a jumping off place perhaps to begin to devise an alternative election process (using the word election liturgically to mean called forth to serve the people in the Body of Christ).
Following the success of Channel 4's Alternative Election Night in 2010, which Mitchell hosted with Jimmy Carr, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne, the four presented 10 O'Clock Live, a series of live shows looking at the week's affairs.
This article was amended on 10 May 2010, to clarify that it was the live elements of Channel 4's Alternative Election Night which were made by Endemol UK subsidiary Zeppotron.
And the alternative vote election system – whereby members and affiliated members rank the candidates in order of preference – means he will pick up Mr Corbyn's second-preference votes if he finishes in last place, as is expected.
Channel 4's alternative election programme performed better in the ratings and at least lived up to its title.
ITV lost out for the second election in a row to Channel 4's Alternative Election Night fronted by former Newsnight anchor Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell, among many others.
