Mpok Citra
Stand-up comedian from Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ
About Mpok Citra
Mpok Citra, whose real name is Citra Sari, is an Indonesian stand-up comedian from Bekasi performing under an "emak-emak" (working mother) persona. She has long supported her five children largely on her own by selling pecel (an Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce) door to door around Pulo Gebang and Cakung in East Jakarta, work that remains her main livelihood even after gaining recognition as a comedian. She rose to public attention after taking first place in Kompas TV's "Super Playground", a short-format competition for experienced stand-up performers, and went on to become the first woman to win the stand-up comedy competition organized by Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI), themed "MPR RI Rumah Kebangsaan" and associated with MPR speaker Bambang Soesatyo, taking the top prize of 20 million rupiah. Her material draws directly on her working-class daily life, including a bit about offering pecel to a man she assumed was Arab, who went to a mosque instead. Despite her newfound recognition, she has continued selling pecel around East Jakarta, and has described the changes success has brought, such as being able to buy her children a birthday cake or fly on a plane for the first time.
Guest appearances (2)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Mpok Citra.
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40:04KIKY SAPUTRI MAEN KE ISTANA MPOK CITRA PLASENTA ( SILA KE LIMA EPS.1 )
Kiky Saputri
927.5K views
1:08KIKY SAPUTRI MAEN KE ISTANA MPOK CITRA PLASENTA ( Sila Ke Lima Eps.1 )
Kiky Saputri
23.3K viewsChannels on this page: Kiky Saputri
Frequently asked questions
What is Mpok Citra's real name?
Mpok Citra's real name is Citra Sari, and she is a stand-up comedian from Bekasi in Indonesia.
What stage persona does Mpok Citra use?
On stage she plays an "emak-emak" character, the Indonesian figure of the working mother, and her jokes come straight out of her working-class routine.
Did Mpok Citra keep selling pecel after her comedy success?
Yes. Selling pecel, an Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce, door to door around Pulo Gebang and Cakung in East Jakarta stayed her main livelihood even after she gained recognition as a comedian.
What competitions has Mpok Citra won?
She took first place in Super Playground, a Kompas TV short-format contest for experienced stand-up performers, and became the first woman to win the stand-up competition organized by Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI).
What was the prize in the MPR RI stand-up competition?
Mpok Citra won the top prize of 20 million rupiah in that contest, which was themed "MPR RI Rumah Kebangsaan" and associated with MPR speaker Bambang Soesatyo.
What is Mpok Citra's comedy about?
Her routines grow out of her days as a door-to-door pecel seller, including a bit about offering pecel to a man she took to be Arab, who walked into a mosque instead.
