TomTam Group, History Of Comedy Groups Specialists In Order Of Golkar And New Orders

TomTam's comedy group that existed in the late 1970s to 1980s, from the left: Firman, Rosihan Anwar (Ogud), Qomar, Kimung. (Between)

JAKARTA - The popularity of the Golkar Party (Golkar) in the New Order (Orba) era is second to none. The party bearing the banyan tree often won the world in every political contestation. The campaign presentation with the famous Indonesian artist is behind it.

The comedy group TomTam, especially. The comedy group, which is inhabited by comedians beken Ogud, Kimung, Firman, and Qomar, is never absent from entertaining their fans at the Golkar event. Therefore, TomTam is remembered as a comedy group specialist in inserting messages of New Order-style development.

Golkar's debut as the ruling party was brilliant in the 1971 elections. Golkar was able to compete with a series of parties that first existed. From the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Party to the Indonesian National Party (PNI).

Golkar was not afraid. Moreover, Suharto and the military are behind him. The dominant victory was then won by Golkar. The party was able to win the majority vote. Golkar was able to bring his dominant sympathizers to fill the executive and legislative seats. Indonesia is even more complete under the control of the New Order.

Suharto may have played a big role in Golkar's victory. However, Suharto's charisma was not big enough to bring Golkar to win the political contestation in 1971. If examined more deeply, the key to Golkar's victory is the presence of famous artists as campaigners (Jurkam).

The collection of artists is widely known as the program name Aneka Ria Safari (ARS). Actor Eddy Sud is behind it. He is a coordinator who is able to invite fellow artists to collaborate with Golkar.

They were also given a platform to appear in various regions and Television of the Republic of Indonesia (TVRI). ARS then became the key to the success of Golkar's victory in the 1971 elections and upcoming elections.

For artists and singers, his appearance at ARS is a career title. So that the appearance of the show has its own pride. The success of the artist to market commercially his songs will place the artist concerned in an exclusive social status position. For TVRI itself, ARS is one of the most valuable assets that is too valuable to ignore in its broadcast activities.

Through an analysis of the relationship between ARS and related components (the term pop), namely TVRI, viewers, artists, and recording entrepreneurs. It is clear that the nature of the relationship reflects a love relationship. Through ARS Golkar, it provides cheap and lively entertainment services for all viewers regardless of what their respective political affiliations are," said Eduard Depari in his writing in the Suara Pembaruan newspaper (October 31, 1988) as quoted by the lipping of National Conference IV Golkar (1988).

Instead of just recruiting jurkam from artists and singers, Golkar and New Order also recruited comedians. The comedian potential is considered big enough to gain votes. TomTam's comedy group, one of them. The choice of the New Order made Ogud, Kimung, Firman, and Qomar (later joined the Four Sekawan comedy group) reasonable.

TomTam at that time late 1970s to 1980s was known as a comedy group. As a result, Golkar often involved them with every opportunity. Where there is Golkar, there is TomTam. They are considered to be specialists in New Order comedy.

The collaboration lasted a long time. Both sides benefited, a kind of symbiotic mutualism. TomTam was flooded with gig calls, while the New Order was flooded with support. In fact, TomTam is ready to be summoned at every Golkar or New Order event.

All because of the same day TomTam appeared, the audience always managed to make a laugh. Moreover, each of its personnel is able to play their own characteristics brilliantly. The atmosphere that broke out made the New Order even more attracted.

This is because all the people who witnessed TomTam's jokes understand the success of the government in the development program. Therefore, the name of President Suharto is getting more fragrant as the Father of Indonesian Development.

Both TomTam and Dian Group provide a solid belief that there is no other choice but Golkarlah in the future, today was truly able to realize its programs for the people, for the Indonesian people as a whole, and we felt that. That's why we chose Golkar, not because we were told, but because it was our choice.

look at us means seeing Golkar. Golkar has united with our souls, for Golkar wherever we are, we will always be together, and for Golkar we always prepare fresh jokes that are in accordance with the Golkar program, where the Golkar program is a New Order program which means a development program, "concluded Rendi MS in his writing in Media Karya Magazine entitled Dian Group and TomTam: Golkar Comers Who Never Absen (1986).