Comedy Buddy (2026)

Name: Comedy Buddy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2026-01-08
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Rachel Amanda, Teuku Rifnu Wikana, Marissa Anita, Myesha Lin, Arif Brata

Comedy Buddy (2026), directed by Aco Tenriyagelli, starring Rachel Amanda and Teuku Rifnu Wikana.

01/08/2026 BR Comedy and Drama 2h 7m

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Sometimes the loudest laughter comes from the deepest wounds.

Synopsis

A rising stand-up comedian who built her career on jokes about her estranged, washed-up father reunites with him to farm new material, only for their uneasy stage collaboration to unearth painful family wounds.

Rahman SaadeCinematography
Aco TenriyagelliDirector, Writer
Khairun Na'imEditing
Ajish DibyoProducer

About the film

Comedy Buddy (Indonesian: Suka Duka Tawa) is a 2025 comedy drama film directed by Aco Tenriyagelli in his directorial debut. It was written by Tenriyagelli and Indriani Agustina. The film stars Rachel Amanda as Tawa, an aspiring stand-up comedian.

The film had its world premiere as the closing film of the 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival on 6 December 2025. It was theatrically released in Indonesia on 8 January 2026.

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The film had its world premiere as the closing film of the 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival on 6 December 2025. It was theatrically released in Indonesia on 8 January 2026.

Premise

Tawa, a rising stand-up comedian, rose to fame by turning her traumatic childhood and the reputation of her estranged father, senior comedian Keset, into stand-up material.

Cast

Rachel Amanda as Tawa

Teuku Rifnu Wikana as Keset, Tawa's absent father

Marissa Anita as Cantik, Tawa's mother

Arif Brata as Rais "Nasi"

Gilang Bhaskara as Fachri

Bintang Emon as Iyas

Enzy Storia as Adin

Abdel Achrian as Santos

Mang Saswi as Japon

Nazyra C. Noer as Anggun

Cameo appearances

Pandji Pragiwaksono as himself

Tara Basro and Ken Danuja as Viraling customers

Production

In October 2025, it was reported that Aco Tenriyagelli would release his feature-length directorial debut film. Tenriyagelli stated that the concept for Comedy Buddy originated from his personal experience of using humor as a coping mechanism for trauma. He identified similar patterns and traits among his peers in the stand-up comedy community.

Release

Comedy Buddy had its world premiere as the closing film of the 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival on 6 December 2025. It was released in Indonesian theatres on 8 January 2026. The film garnered 24,614 admissions on its opening day and concluded its theatrical run with a total of 91,772 admissions. Netflix acquired the film's distribution rights, releasing it on 21 May 2026.

References

External links

Comedy Buddy at IMDb

Text from Comedy Buddy on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Buddy

Trivia

It premiered on January 8, 2026, a Thursday.
It runs 2h07 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Suka Duka Tawa".
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosBION Studios, Spasi Moving Image, Visinema Pictures, Virtuelines Entertainment, KarmaClub, Aktina Film, Komet Studios
CountriesIndonesia
LanguagesIndonesian
StatusReleased

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Rahman Saade Cinematography
Aco Tenriyagelli Director
Khairun Na'im Editing
Ajish Dibyo Producer
Tersi Eva Ranti Producer
Aco Tenriyagelli Writer
Indriani Agustina Writer

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What is Comedy Buddy about?

Comedy Buddy: A rising stand-up comedian who built her career on jokes about her estranged, washed-up father reunites with him to farm new material, only for their uneasy stage collaboration to unearth painful family wounds.

Who directed Comedy Buddy?

Comedy Buddy was directed by Aco Tenriyagelli in 2026.

Who stars in Comedy Buddy?

The cast of Comedy Buddy includes Rachel Amanda, Teuku Rifnu Wikana, Marissa Anita, Myesha Lin and Arif Brata.

How long is Comedy Buddy?

Comedy Buddy runs for 127 minutes, or 2h07.