Hendi Pratama

Hendi Pratama is an Indonesian linguist, university administrator and stand-up comedian born on May 28, 1985, in Kabupaten Semarang, Central Java. He began his academic career as a temporary teacher at SMK Negeri 7 Semarang in 2007 before joining Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) as an English language lecturer in 2010, later serving as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Languages and Arts from 2018 to 2020 and then as Vice Rector for Planning and Cooperation from 2020 to 2022. Alongside his academic work, Hendi became interested in stand-up comedy in 2015 and has remained an active participant in Semarang's stand-up community, performing at open mic nights held almost every Thursday and occasionally delivering sets in English. In 2022 he auditioned for Stand Up Comedy Indonesia season 10 on Kompas TV, presenting material about being a young vice rector who chose to step back into comedy and ordinary teaching, and advanced with a silver ticket before being eliminated in a later round. He credits his comedy involvement with helping him better understand student psychology in his academic role.