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Comedy of All Sorts Served Up at JakFringe Festival
Comedians, hypnotists, magicians and musicians will converge on Jakarta next week
as the first Jakarta International Fringe Festival, or JakFringe, begins. From Nov. 7-11,
the best in local talent and famed international acts of comedy and performing arts
will be found, seen and heard at various locations in Kemang.
Festivalgoers will have plenty to choose from with more than 100 acts scheduled
to perform. Anticipation, though, will for sure be high before the festival’s star comedic acts take the stage. On Saturday Nov. 10, English comedian Bill Bailey, the comedian with the perfect pitch, will perform, as will Deddy Corbuzier, Indonesia’s very
own mentalist and the U.K.’s Alan Bates, who combines hypnosis and illusion with his
own unique brand of comedy. On Thursday, Nov. 8, Comedy Masala, a crew of five
very different acts from different places and influences, will fill the stage and (presumably) the room with laughter.
The first ever JakFringe festival is guaranteed to be five days of fun like this city
has never seen before.
Comedy Masala
THURSDAY, NOV 8, FROM 7 PM.
Cinema XXI, Lippo Mall Kemang Village
Vir Das, born in Dehradun, India, began experimenting with comedy while studying
theater in America. Since returning to India in 2003, Vir has performed over 100
comedy shows in all major cities and has
earned his spot at the top of any list of
great Indian comedy acts.
Harith Iskander is commonly referred to as “The Godfather of Malaysian Stand Up Comedy.” For the past 21
years, he has performed at hundreds
of shows and entertained
thousands of people with
his unique and original
material not only in
his home country,
but also in Hong
Kong, Dubai, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
Bill Bailey, Musical Comedy (90 minutes)
SATURDAY, NOV 10, FROM 8 PM. SPH THEATER, 7th Floor
English comedian and musician Bill Bailey is best known for his role in the TV shows
“Black Books” and “Nevermind the Buzzcocks,” and live shows such as “Dandelion
Mind,” “Tinselworm” and “Part Troll,” no one has ever combined comedy and music
the way Bailey has. Featuring music from genres such as jazz, rock, rave, classical
and even theme songs, this favorite performer of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in a
league of his own. This is why he is dubbed No. 7 greatest stand-up comic on the 100
Greatest Stand-Ups list!
For Dr. Fauzy Badjee, from Medan, North Sumatra, it all started with the intention
of making his classes at North Sumatera Islamic University much more interesting
and worth attending by incorporating jokes and comedy into his teaching methods. It
proved to be a success, and with hard work and persistence, Fauzy has emerged as a
confident and successful stand-up comedian, here to heal with the power of laughter.
Jonathan Atherton, an Australian who speaks fluent Bahasa Indonesia, has been
Deddy Corbuzier and Alan Bates, Comedy
Magic and Hypnosis (90 minutes)
SATURDAY, NOV 10, FROM 4 PM. SPH
THEATER, 7th Floor
Deddy Corbuzier is Indonesia’s very own
mentalist. His logic-defying, thoughtprovoking mentalism has entertained
Indonesians for many years and has won
Deddy numerous awards, including the
prestigious Merlin Award as World’s
Best Mentalist. Deddy’s melting pot of
mind-reading and control, hypnosis,
clairvoyance, psychokinetic and ESP
never ceases to amaze.
International comedy hypnotist Alan
Bates has been performing hypnosis
shows for over 20 years. Willing participants may find themselves winning the
lottery on stage, meeting celebrities,
starring in the cast of River Dance, feeding baby fairies or even conducting an
orchestra. The show includes audience
participation but Bates stresses that you
cannot be hypnotized against your will
and that you will not do anything against
your own personal moral values. That is
why he looks for volunteers without any
values!
at school entertaining his classmates.
Tarun has toured internationally, produced comedy shows and has an impressive list of film and television credits to
his name.
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a favorite at the Jakarta Comedy Club since 2003. His comedy knows no bounds and
he knows no fear, tackling taboo subjects and going places where most comedians
would never dare to go while endearing himself to every member of his audience, regardless of their race, color or creed.
Tarun Muhanbhai, a New Zealand born Gujurati Indian, began his comedy career
The Jakarta International Fringe
Festival is organized by the Jakarta
Comedy Club, beritasatu.com and
thejakartaglobe.com. To purchase
tickets and to learn more about the
festival, visit www.jakfringe.com.
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