The definition of joking made real.
15 Februari 2024 18:20
Brilio.net - The name Alfiansyah Komeng or familiarly known as Komeng has become a topic of conversation after the 2024 General Election (Pemilu) yesterday. The reason is, this 53 year old comedian made people chuckle after seeing his photo on the ballot papers for the DPD RI for the West Java electoral district.
This incident made residents spontaneously vote for Komeng on the ballot. Who would have thought, the man born in August 1970 would now win the highest number of votes for the West Java Regional Representative Council. This can be seen through the real count results on the official website of the General Election Commission (KPU).
photo: election2024.kpu.go.id
As of today, Thursday (15/2) at 17.00 WIB, the name Alfiansyah Komeng has received 305,118 votes or 8.52 percent. Komeng leads with more than 300 thousand votes. Even though other DPD candidates have not yet reached the 200 thousand mark.
Because of this incident, Komeng's name is increasingly being discussed everywhere, both in real life and cyberspace. All issues regarding the father of three children have become the focus of netizens. Especially matters related to his career path which has now entered politics.
Even though it seems 'sudden', apparently Komeng has mentioned the idea of wanting to become a council member since 2016. He expressed this statement via a stand up comedy program on a television station.
photo: X/@medioclubID
"So I actually want to be a member of the council," said Komeng, quoted by Brilio.net from YouTube TRANS TV Official Thursday (15/2).
Komeng said, to nominate as a member of the council, he 'sacrificed' a lot. Starting from selling houses to collecting 102 teams to distribute their photos as a form of campaign.
"To become a council member I need a lot of capital. I want to sell my house. My mother is not angry, my father is not angry, my family is not angry, my neighbors are angry," said Komeng.
photo: Instagram/@komeng.original
Apparently it wasn't his own house that was sold to capitalize on Komeng's campaign, but his neighbor's house. Of course, this was not actually done and Komeng's statement was only in the context of a joke or joke.
"I sold his (neighbor's) house. I got the money for capital, finally I made a team. I gathered all the people, the residents gathered together to become a successful team. There were 102, of which two were additional, Daus Mini and Adul," said Komeng .
As a senior comedian, there is no need to doubt the level of humor in Komeng's jokes. He is skilled at playing with words, providing a fresh premise, and wrapping it up nicely with set up and punchline.
"I left the house to campaign, people didn't know me. 'What kind of people are these people, they've put up so many photos, how come they don't know them'. I looked, I used a 3x4 photo (size)," he continued.
photo: kpu.go.id
At the end of his stand up, Komeng said that it turned out it was all just a dream, aka his dream. His mother woke him up with a splash of water, making Komeng wake up and return to the reality of life.
"Eh mother, use it to wake me up. My man is dreaming of becoming a council member," concluded Komeng.
Nurul's "strategy" outside of Komeng, as a board member, was successful in making the audience and artists in the program laugh out loud. Of course, this is not the tactic Komeng is using to nominate him as a member of the 2024 DPD RI now. Even so, his stand up comedy was successful in entertaining netizens.
"Come here because Bang Komeng passed to become a member of the DPD, success always to Bang Komeng," said @naufanaris9924.
"Wow... OMG Bang Komeng didn't expect to be the funniest DPD candidate, and it's time for us to head to the Senayan Building for a more spontaneous Indonesia... Uhhuuyyy..." said @ke_1235.
"From a joke to reality... 2024 will become a member of the West Java DPD. His prayers have been answered," said @abidinsstudio2216.
Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
