14 Comments on “Advice Column”

1. colson Says:
   January 12th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

   Dear Mr Achmad Esquire,

   My youngest son wants to become a stand up comedian. Of course he rather would have liked to be a ukulele player and singer, but for obvious reasons I will not allow it.

   I now humbly ask you, being THE expert in this profession, for some advice on where my son should have his training and education to become the best stand up comedian outside of Indonesia?

   Yours sincerely,

   Colson.

2. Achmad Sudarsono Says:
   January 12th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

   Colson,

   I’m not an expert in the stand-up comedy field. I aspire, ultimately, to tell only The Truth. My Ukuele playing, Cabaret singing, and poems, are just a means to an ends.

   For your son, though, I’d suggest just absorbing every good comedy resource available. Monty Python, the Goon Show, Jackass, even gross-out humour from America, as well as Shakespeare. I’d suggest, just letting him go, comedy’s brutal. Stand-up comedy is the most brutal. Being funny, on cue, to heckling audiences.

   I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy, most of whom are Bule.

   Bottom line, I think is that life is the best training for stand-up comedy. I know that doesn’t help much. But trained comedians end up like the stand up comedian in the Borat Movie: Unfunny, earnest, crap.

   Final word: I don’t know how to train funny. It is or it isn’t.

   Sorry I can’t be of more help.

3. Andrew Says:
   January 16th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

   Is this you, Achmad….errr, Achmed?

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go

4. Achmad Sudarsono Says:
   January 18th, 2008 at 8:47 am

   I am very much alive, Friend.

5. Odinius Says:
   February 13th, 2008 at 10:42 am

   Great stuff. Merdeka!

6. Bethany Timberlake Says:
   April 11th, 2008 at 6:45 am

   WOW…….you are a great columnist person!
   And you are very, very funny too!

7. Achmad Sudarsono Says:
   April 11th, 2008 at 8:27 am

   Bethany,

   Many thanks, but my main calling in life is the Ukuele. If you’d like some advice, I’d be happy to give it. Sometimes I also do plastic surgery, but only as a hobby and normally on uneducated poor people.

8. Kirsten Says:
   November 6th, 2008 at 11:29 am

   LOL! I love your advice!! But, I have to disagree with you on the Mr. Toaster game. We have hours of fun playing that game at home!

9. anddy Says:
   February 19th, 2009 at 8:24 am

   Wow,

   You really make me laugh Thanks for pretty much making my day, even thought, it is almost over! You have a great talent CONGRATS <3

   Best of luck

   Andy

10. Achmad Sudarsono Says:
    February 19th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    Mr. Andys Yth.,

    It all come from the Pancasila…

    Stay Seksi

    x o

    Achmad

11. schmerly Says:
    February 19th, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    @ Assmad..

    Sometimes I also do plastic surgery, but only as a hobby and normally on uneducated poor people.

    So your using these poor people for your experiments yea? what kind of a creacher are you.

    I think your probably just a backstreet abortionist.

12. Achmad Sudarsono Says:
    February 20th, 2009 at 8:27 am

    Pak/Ibu Schmerly Yth,

    I don’t know what sort of creacher I am, but I know plenty of screechers !

    Va Va Voom !

    Merdeka !

13. schmerly Says:
    February 21st, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    Yes the usual moronic reply from the head moron himself Assmad Sudarsono.
    You should study the Pancasila you may learn something.

14. Achmad Sudarsono Says:
    February 21st, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    Thank You, Seksi Schmerly Yth @

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