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'Perempuan Berhak': Platform for female comedians continues to grow
Founded in 2014 by stand-up comedian Jessica Farolan, the goal of the show has always been to give female stand-up comedians the opportunity to perform in a pure, uncensored environment.
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Unfiltered: Ligwina Hananto during her segment at the third edition of (JP/Dionnasius Aditya)
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he all-female stand-up comedy show Perempuan Berhak (Women Have Rights) returned for its third iteration with new faces and new unadulterated jokes about womanhood.
Founded in 2014 by stand-up comedian Jessica Farolan, the goal of the show has always been to give female stand-up comedians the opportunity to perform in a pure, uncensored environment.
Taking place at CGV Grand Indonesia, Central Jakarta on Dec. 14, the latest show featured a lineup consisting of Gamila Arief, Jessica Farolan, Priska Baru Segu, Musdalifah Basri and Ligwina “Wina” Hananto. Each comedienne touched on issues related to womanhood from different perspectives.
The first performance of the night came from Priska, who calls herself a “hard-line Catholic”. Priska’s main topic of discussion revolved around her experience working at a hijab store and the hardships of being a Catholic among her predominantly Muslim friends.
Some of her jokes were spontaneous in delivery, some had long buildups and some had a dash of Eastern Indonesian charm commonly seen in comedians such as Abdur Arsyad and Arie Kriting.
Next was Jessica, who drew from her background in psychology to talk about sex education, its connection to womanhood and a little bit about religion, particularly Christianity.
Differently from Priska, Jessica did not start with bombastic jokes. Rather, she built up momentum throughout her segment, piling jokes on top of jokes to create an overarching narrative that came together to successfully attract laughter from the audience.
