Ephy Pae

Ephy Pae, born Siprianto Jody Paul Pae on September 16, 1991, in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, is an Indonesian stand-up comedian and actor. He moved to Jakarta in 2014 in search of work and took a job as a security guard at a cafe and a car dealership in North Jakarta, where exposure to stand-up nights at the cafe led him to join the Stand Up Indo North Jakarta community chapter. In 2015 he became runner-up on the first season of Stand Up Comedy Academy on Indosiar. He has continued performing stand-up under the name Ephy Pae, often billed as Ephy Sekuriti in reference to his former security job, while also building a screen career in films including Humba Dreams (2019) and Mekah I'm Coming, web series such as Imperfect the Series and Mantan tapi Menikah, and television titles including the sitcom OB OK and the sinetron Siapa Suruh Datang Jakarta.