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Decomposition of Political Reality through Arthur Asa Berger's Humor Strategy: A Pragmatic Study in Indonesian Stand-up Comedian Elsara Khairun Nisa; Rustono; Tommi Yuniawan; Rahayu Pristiwati
JPI: Jurnal Pustaka Indonesia Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): January-April
Publisher : Yayasan Darussalam Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62159/jpi.v6i1.2060

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Political discourse in Indonesia is currently expanding from the formal sphere to the popular stage through stand-up comedy . This study aims to dissect the mechanism of political reality decomposition through Arthur Asa Berger's humor strategy to reveal political criticism communicated pragmatically. Using a qualitative descriptive design, this study analyzed primary data sources in the form of speeches by stand-up comedians Ridwan Remin, Pandji Pragiwaksono, and Akbar obtained purposively from YouTube channels. Data analysis was conducted using a pragmatic decomposition technique that refers to Berger's four categories of humor techniques: language, logic, identity, and action. The results show that humor strategies operate as instruments of power desacralization. In terms of identity, ideal attributes of leaders are decomposed into trivial labels (caricatures); in terms of language, puns are used to satirize collective corruption; in terms of logic, analogies are used to simplify systemic failures; and in terms of action, visual parodies reduce political rhetoric to ridiculous movements. The conclusion of this study confirms that pragmatic decomposition in stand-up comedy functions as a tool of social control that reduces the complexity of power into a satirical, educational, and critical narrative for society.
Co-Authors Elsara Khairun Nisa Rahayu Pristiwati Tommi Yuniawan