Stand up Comedy

Have you heard about stand up comedy?? May be many people in Indonesia have known about it. Yes, Stand up Comedy is  a comedic art. Usually, a comedian perform in front of a live audience , speaking directly to them. Stand up Comedy there in 18 century in Europe and America. The Comedian of Stand up comedy called “ Stand up Comic “ or easier called “Comics”.  The Comics recite a past paced  succession of short homourous stories  , short joke called “bits” and one liners , which constitute what is typically called a monologue routine or act also critism  as teasing allusion about something general in society. With many gesthure and style that they performed in the stage. Many Comic use some property to support their performance. Ussualy stand up comedy perform at café ,  club , university and theatre.

Despite the name stand up comedians do not always stand up when they perform the can sit down Martin Mull used an easy chair when  his performance.

In stand up comedy the comics must have a concept before they perform in the stage. Usually, the comics research  for  the material of their joke and the research are about general in society that can be joke and sometimes their joke are vulgar and critical. Usually They make a script or a note to make they easier when joke. In Abroad there are many famous Comics such Jerry Seinfield, Eddie Izzard, Akmal Saleh, Daniel Tosh,  etc. And may be you know  about these Hollywood actors  such Rudy Allens , Rowan Atkinson , Chirs Rock , Will Ferel and Jim Carey .

In Indonesia,  Stand up comedy rise in mid -2011, popularized by a relity show styled TV program, held by one private television station in Indonesia, following open auditions in several major cities in Indonesia. Since then, more TV stations in the country have already started or planned their own versions of stand up comedy shows. stand up comedy  well known when two of most popular coutries’s celebrity Raditya Dika and  Panji  Pragiwaksono promoting and doing stand up then they upload their video to You Tube and Twitter.