Sorry, Russell Brand and John Cleese: U.K. General Election Results in Projected Conservative Gains

Comedian had posted video explaining why he supported Britain's Labor party, while Monty Python legend was all for the Liberal Democrats

Russell Brand hasn't been one for the whole voting process lately, but he did go to the trouble of explaining why, if he had to support anyone, he was backing Britain's Labor party in today's general election.

Alas for him, exit polls are predicting Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative (or, as they say, Tory) party made the most gains this time around, according to multiple reports.

"In a way, the election can be reduced to, 'There's this thing happening on May the seventh and if you do the one thing on May the seventh, there will still be David Cameron and some Tories on May the eighth. If you do another thing, there'll be [Labor leader] Ed Miliband and some other people on May the eighth," Brand philosophized before encouraging his country mates to go out and vote in a new installment of "The Trews" that he posted today as people started heading to the polls.

One critic tweeted that he was "f--king charlatan" for banging the drum for not voting and now changing his tune while another accused him of now being employed by the queen. Still another accused him of using "his media," Rupert Murdoch-style, to get people to vote Labor, to which he replied, "Yeah, but out of kindness! I'm not getting anything out of it! It's going to be worse, I'm going to have to pay more tax, I'm advocating 90 percent tax for the tax bracket I'll bloody well be in."

John Cleese, meanwhile, eschewed both Labor (which the BBC is reporting is projected to lose 19 seats) and the Conservatives in favor of the centrist Liberal Democrats.

"Nobody will win outright," the Monty Python star tweeted earlier Thursday. "I don't trust Tories on the NHS and Welfare.I don't trust Labour on the Economy.So I want Lib Dems in the coalition." He added, "Ignore Murdoch and Mail's agenda of fear."

Patrick Stewart, meanwhile, was all for Labor as well, tweeting earlier, "British voters. A vote for Labour today has never been so important. Divisiveness grows alarmingly. Vote for the party of fairness for all."

And here are some reactions to the results as they continue to roll in, the polls remaining open until 11 p.m. local time (and Hugh Laurie appears to be watching the returns on the telly):