@OldCountryDoctor His was and is a surprising performance. Many people in Ukraine were extremely skeptical of the future under Zelenskii given his what you could call comedic past.
He used to openly joke about the perceived absurdity of claims of Putin's imminent invasion. He was basically voted in by those who were tired of Poroschenko's constant warnings, which they thought were mere populism.
So you never really know. Comedian turned war leader? Who would have thunk it.