Siber Nusantara of Education and Sport Review (SNESR)
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): Siber Nusantara of Education and Sport Review (April - September 2026)

A Psychological Perspective of Stand-up Comedians in the Construction of Political Humor

Singgih Adi Nur Wikandaru (Universitas Persada Indonesia YAI, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Dessy Nurfajar Jasmine Tamnge (Universitas Persada Indonesia YAI, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Evie Prihanti Muliasari (Universitas Persada Indonesia YAI, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Rilla Sovitriana (Universitas Persada Indonesia YAI, Jakarta, Indonesia)



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10 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study aims to explore the construction of political humor in stand-up comedy from the psychological perspective of comedians. This research employed a descriptive qualitative approach involving three comedians as participants selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings show that political humor is constructed through the transformation of personal and social concerns into material that can be accepted by the audience. This process involves consideration of the audience, risk perception, and social norms, and is influenced by social factors such as community support and audience responses. These findings indicate that political humor is a form of benign violation constructed through the interaction between individual and social factors and contributes to expanding the study of humor psychology by highlighting humor as a construction process from the creator’s perspective.

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Focus and Scope: Siber Nusantara of Education and Sport Review (SNESR) includes the results of scientific studies in the field of education carried out by teachers, lecturers and independent researchers. These studies include educational philosophy, educational psychology, educational guidance and ...