Pandji Pragiwaksono Wongsoyudo (born 18 June 1979 in Singapore) is an Indonesian stand-up comedian, actor, radio broadcaster, television presenter, book writer, and rap singer,

Early life and education

Pandji was born in Singapore, and attended SMP Negeri 29 Jakarta (Jakarta 29 Public Junior High School). He is also an alumnus of

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. He studied

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at the Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts and ITB in 1997.

Career

He began his career as a

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with Tike Priatnakusumah for two years until 2003, before moving to

and becoming a Hard Rock broadcaster in Jakarta for three years, and was known for his collaboration with Steny Agustaf. He also presented the reality show ''Kena Deh'' on

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, originally aired on Antv in 2008. He also hosted movie review ''Kok Bisa?'' and broadcast programs on

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matches on

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, because of his interest in basketball.

Kolam Komik

Pandji is an illustrator and writer at KolamKomik.com which is a comic publisher that he owns with Shani Budi Pandita. The comic, ''Degalings'' is published every Wednesday. A special edition titled "H2O" was released in September 2011 at

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Music

In 2008, he released his first rap album entitled ''

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,'' which featured the artists Tompi, Steny Agustaf and his own wife, Gamila Arief. In 2009, he also released his second album, ''

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''. On 21 January 2010, Pandji contributed his voice to the album ''This is Me'', which is a charity album. The proceeds from the sales of the album were given to the

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. He has appeared on several music shows such as ''Soulnation''. His 2010 album, ''Merdesa'', reaped a big advantage by implementing a

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method recognized by Hermawan Kertajaya. On 21 May 2012, launched his 4th hip hop album, ''Album 32'' to coincide with the 14th anniversary of Soeharto's downfall. Songs such as "Demokrasi Kita" and "Indonesia Free" contain speeches from

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. ''Album 32'' also features songs such as "GR" featuring Abenk Ranadireksa ( Soulvibe), and "For Sahabatku" featuring Davinaraja ( the Extralarge) which he wrote for his fans.

Stand-up comedy

He started his career as a comedian in 2010, beginning with the Twivate Concert Pertama in April. On 28 December 2011, he produced his own comedy show at the

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Theater, Bhinneka Tunggal Tawa. He appeared in two shows

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for comedians

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, Sam D. Putra and Luqman Baihaqi. He was also the originator of the idea of a competition '' Stand Up Comedy Indonesia'' (SUCI) on

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. After Kompas TV found his comedy videos on YouTube, Kompas TV invited him to be the host of the competition. On 8 December, he held a special performance under the name ''INDONESIA'': (read: Indonesia colon), a combination of hip hop concerts, stand-up comedy, the launch of the book ''Berani Mengubah'', and the launch of his fourth album, ''Album 32''. He started as a world tour in 2018 which originally began in

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, taking in 13 cities, and including China,

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and (Germany).

Politics

In 2016, he became the speaker for

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's campaign team for the

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Discography

* ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Merdesa'' (2010) * '' Album 32'' (2012) * '' Pemanasan'' (2015)

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2013) as Aris * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Marmut Merah Jambu'' (2014) as Guru 1 SMA * '' Dibalik 98'' (2015) as

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* ''

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'' (2015) * '' Comic 8: Casino Kings part 1'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) as Wawan * '' Comic 8: Casino Kings part 2'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2016) as Peter Manumasa * ''

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'' (2017) as Pak Adam * '' Insya Allah Sah'' (2017) as Raka * '' The Underdogs'' (2017) as Presenter Talkshow * ''

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'' (2017) as Hulusi * '' Partikelir'' (2018) as Adri * '' Insya Allah Sah 2'' (2018) as Raka * '' DOA - Doyok Otoy Ali Oncom: Cari Jodoh'' as Otoy

Bibliography

* '' Nasional.Is.Me'' * '' How I Sold 1000 CDs in 30 Days'' * '' Menghargai Gratisan'' * '' Merdeka Dalam Bercanda'' * '' Berani Mengubah'' * '' Indiepreneur'' * '' Menemukan Indonesia'' * '' Juru Bicara''

References

External links

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