Extravaganza (TV series)
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Extravaganza is a two hour bi-weekly comedy variety show taped in Jakarta
, Indonesia
which has been broadcast by Trans TV
on Saturday and Monday night since its debut on April 5, 2004. It's the most popular comedy variety show in Indonesia
It also stars four finalists of Kampus Extravaganza, a show to find new characters ('extras') for Extravaganza. They are T.J., Sentot*, Omesh and Ammho*. There are also newer members like Cathy Sharon and Luna Maya
Notes: *(*)No longer starred in Extravaganza
, etc.
The show owed its success to its apparent creativity and originality, a new, fresh kind of comedy show in Indonesia. This, however is debatable since the format of the show appeared to be strongly based on foreign comedy shows, most prominently the American Saturday Night Live
(SNL). Most of the comedic scenario the show used obviously based (sometimes even almost identical, word for word) from jokes circulating in the Internet and common Indonesian jokes, showing actually little in the way of creativity or originality.
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
which has been broadcast by Trans TV
Trans TV
Trans TV is an Indonesian national television station based in South Jakarta. Owned by Chairul Tanjung, it began broadcasting on 15 December 2001 based in Jakarta. On 15 December 2006 based in Jakarta due to its half ownership by Trans Corporation, a company that also owned Trans 7...
on Saturday and Monday night since its debut on April 5, 2004. It's the most popular comedy variety show in Indonesia
Cast
- Tora SudiroTora SudiroTora Sudiro is an Indonesian actor. His popular TV comedy show, Extravaganza, is broadcast by Trans TV. He has also appeared in Indonesian TV dramas such as 2006's Dunia Tanpa Koma...
- Indra BirowoIndra BirowoIndra Birowo is an actor and comedian introduced to television program Extravaganza.Indra as third brother child from Wargandi Suryo and Farida Yusuf pairs. His education is finished in Kolose Kanisius Senior High School, Jakarta....
- Rony Dozer Karli
- Virnie Ismail
- Ronal Surapradja
- Tike Priatnakusumah
- Aming
- Tinka Dasia*
- Mieke Amalia*
- Sogi Indra Dhuaja
- And other new characters: Edric Tjandra, Lia Ananta*, Ence, and Farid Shigeta*.
It also stars four finalists of Kampus Extravaganza, a show to find new characters ('extras') for Extravaganza. They are T.J., Sentot*, Omesh and Ammho*. There are also newer members like Cathy Sharon and Luna Maya
Luna Maya
Luna Maya Sugeng is an Indonesian soap opera actress, and movie star. She started her career as an advertising and catwalk model.- Life and career :...
Notes: *(*)No longer starred in Extravaganza
Show
Every shows of Extravaganza will be have guest, for example: Cinta Laura Kiehl, UnguUngu
Ungu are a Pop-Rock band formed in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1996 with Makki as the only remaining original member. The group comprises vocalist/guitarist Pasha, guitarist Enda & Onci, bassist Makki, keyboardist Gatz and drummer Rowman....
, etc.
The show owed its success to its apparent creativity and originality, a new, fresh kind of comedy show in Indonesia. This, however is debatable since the format of the show appeared to be strongly based on foreign comedy shows, most prominently the American Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
(SNL). Most of the comedic scenario the show used obviously based (sometimes even almost identical, word for word) from jokes circulating in the Internet and common Indonesian jokes, showing actually little in the way of creativity or originality.
Segment in Extravaganza
Some segment on Extravaganza such as:- Sketsa Komedi (Comedy Sketch) - Comedy story like the real-story. Usually based on true life-story, animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, west-cartoon, Indonesia fighting, dongeng (folk-tale), or even pre-historic era. - Gerimis - Ceriwis ala Extravaganza with the tagline Yoo,,,Miss,,,
- Legenda Extravaganza (Extravaganza Legend)
- Bincang-bincang Extravaganza - Talkshow segment with Tike Priyatnakusumah
- Extranews - News segment presented by Edric Tjandra, Indra Birowo or Shogi. Edric always presented the news with perfunctory Chinese Language.
- Sinden Gosip - Infotainment segment presented by Tike and TJ which brought with Javanese song.
- Berpacu dengan Muladi - Berpacu Dalam Melodi ala Extravaganza. (Music Quiz)
- Teka-Teki Selebritis
- Makelar (Lima Kelip Terpopular) - Music segment which presented some Indonesian music video clip that had been parodied by the Extravaganza cast.
- Termelet-melet - Liked gerimis but the real-show that been parodied is Termehek-Mehek.
- Mauneh (Manusia Unik dan Aneh) - one segment that introduced people with some unique and strange look.
- Bedak (Berdua Dalam Kamar)
Trivia
- Aming, Indra Birowo, and Tora Sudiro appears at Indonesian movie "Janji Joni"
- Indra Birowo and Ence starred in the movie "Setannya Kok Beneran"