Wira Setianagara

Wira Setianagara, also performing as Wira Nagara, is an Indonesian stand-up comedian, novelist and musician born on November 21, 1992, in Batang, Central Java. A graduate in Agrotechnology from Universitas Jenderal Soedirman in Purwokerto, he joined the Stand Up Indo Purwokerto community in 2013 and became a finalist in Street Comedy IV, a nationwide competition held in Jakarta in 2014. In 2015 he advanced to the top sixteen of Stand Up Comedy Indonesia season 5 on Kompas TV after auditioning in Yogyakarta, earning the nickname "Budak Sajak" from fellow contestants, before being eliminated in the top ten round following a battle segment against comedian Rahmet. Wira is known for a distinctive delivery built around sajak, or rhyming verse, performed in the Ngapak dialect of Javanese associated with the Banyumas and Purwokerto region. He has published two novels under the name Wira Nagara, Distilasi Alkena (2016) and Disforia Inersia (2018), and has also released music, including the 2022 album Sanding Kala. He continues to perform at Central Java and Yogyakarta comedy events, including Semarang's Open Mic Jateng-DIY nights, and co-hosts the comedy podcast Mandan Kenthir alongside Sadana Agung, Yusril Fahriza and Bryan Barcelona.