Claim: In Ludruk, a simple and straightforward comedy, actors would almost always use the Surabaya dialect of Javanese language (language of the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java).
Evidence: Despite the fact that many different dialects are employed in one performance, as a whole, ludruk is a simple and straightforward comedy, making ludruk easily understood by everyone. The actors would almost always use the Surabaya dialect of Javanese language, although sometimes there can be occasional guest stars from other areas, such as Jombang, Malang, Madura, Madiun, who each would use their own dialect. Javanese (/dʒɑːvəˈniːz/; ꦧꦱꦗꦮ, Basa Jawa, باسا جاوا, Javanese pronunciation: [bɔsɔ d͡ʒɔwɔ; colloquially known as ꦕꦫꦗꦮ, Cara Jawa, Javanese pronunciation: [t͡ʃɔrɔ d͡ʒɔwɔ) is the language of the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia.