Pandji Pragiwaksono

Pandji Pragiwaksono Wongsoyudo is an Indonesian stand-up comedian, actor, radio broadcaster, television presenter, book writer, and rap singer.

Early life and education Pandji was born in Singapore, and attended SMP Negeri 29 Jakarta (Jakarta 29 Public Junior High School). He is also an alumnus of Kolese Gonzaga, Jakarta.

He studied product design at the Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, ITB in 1997.

Career He began his career as a radio broadcaster at Hard Rock FM Bandung with Tike Priatnakusumah for two years until 2003, before moving to Jakarta and becoming a Hard Rock broadcaster in Jakarta for another three years. He was also known for his collaboration with Steny Agustaf.

Music In 2009 he released his second album, You'll Never Know When Someone Comes in and Press Play On Your Paused Life. Songs including "Demokrasi Kita" and "Indonesia Free" contain speeches from Mohammad Hatta. Album 32 also features songs such as "GR" featuring Abenk Ranadireksa (Soulvibe), and "For Sahabatku" featuring Davinaraja (the Extralarge) which he wrote as a social critic.

He was also the originator of the idea of a competition Stand Up Comedy Indonesia (SUCI) on Kompas TV. After Kompas TV found his comedy videos on YouTube, Kompas TV invited him to be the host of the competition.

On 8 December he held a special performance under the name INDONESIA: (read: Indonesia colon), a combination of hip hop concerts, stand-up comedy, the launch of the book Berani Mengubah, and the launch of his fourth album, Album 32.

He started as a world tour in 2018 which originally began in Manila, taking in 13 cities, and including China, the Netherlands and Germany.

Politics In 2016, he became the speaker for Anies Baswedan's campaign team for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

Comedy special

Mens Rea (2025) – A Netflix stand-up comedy special that premiered with 10,000 live viewers in August 2025 and became a top-trending title on Netflix Indonesia. The special featured sharp political and social critique, including commentary on government figures and institutional corruption. The release sparked significant legal controversy, with six police reports filed regarding the content, citing provisions of Indonesia's Criminal Code on defamation and offenses against religion.

Filmography Notable films he has appeared in include:

Dibalik 98 (2015) as Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Rudy Habibie (2016) as Peter Manumasa Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 (2017) as Hulusi