Political Humor in Abdur Arsyad's Stand-up Comedy

Main Author: Prahastiwi, Adventyna
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro , 2022
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Online Access: http://publikasi.dinus.ac.id/index.php/lite/article/view/6185
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  • The study aimed to identify types of political humor in Abdur Arsyad’s stand-up comedy by applying the Script-Based Semantic Theory of Humor (SSTH) and describing the language games to support humor. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The data consisted of Abdur Arsyad’s stand-up comedy video published on Youtube. The data method collection used listening and note-taking techniques. The result showed that political humor in Abdur Arsyad’s stand-up comedy can be classified into (1) humor to criticize political figures and political groups, and (2) humor that describes bad conditions in society: political repression, education, corruption, and social inequality. Two language games are used, namely sound games and meaning games.