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Jo Koy
Jo Koy
American Comedian
Born: Jun 2, 1971
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Related authors: George Carlin Groucho Marx Milton Berle Mitch Hedberg Robin Williams Rodney Dangerfield Steven Wright W. C. Fields
I got a big Filipino family. That's what I love about being Pinoy: we all gotta surround ourselves with family; we all gotta laugh and do things together. I love it! It's family first. Jo Koy
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Whenever I talk about my culture, I want to shine a light on it. Even though I'm having fun, I want to make sure it's uplifting. I'm proud of it, and that's always been the foundation of my jokes. Jo Koy
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I always wanted to let people know I was Filipino, but I didn't want to go up on stage and make it so you wouldn't understand my jokes because you're white or black. I always wanted to let people know I was Filipino through my mom. That was always my goal. That way, everyone got it. You don't have to be Filipino to understand my mom. Jo Koy
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Comedy is just an unspoken language. Everybody understands it. Funny is funny. When it's not funny, they'll let you know. Jo Koy
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I learned from my dad's mistakes. I think that's why I'm so into my son. I bring him lunch every day: McDonald's, Taco Bell, whatever junk food a kid likes, I will bring it for him. I've canceled gigs so I could be at moments for him. That wasn't a big thing for my dad. Jo Koy
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I can't stop working! Jo Koy
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A lot of people ask why I don't talk about my dad, and I want to, I just don't have that many stories. When he moved out, he moved to a different state, so it was just my mom and I. Jo Koy
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I have so much history with Just For Laughs. My career took off there. Jo Koy
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HBO was a big thing for stand-up, and when you're a broke kid with absolutely nothing to do on the weekend, there was always video recording your HBO specials. I would just rewind those specials and watch them like they were new again. Jo Koy
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My real name is Joseph Herbert. My dad is white; my mom's Asian, Filipino. And when I started stand-up 22 years ago, I used to go up as Joseph Herbert, and I would just have to defend my name. Every time I went onstage, it was so annoying. People would heckle. Jo Koy
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Las Vegas gave me my career. Jo Koy
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The coolest thing for me is that I've been blessed with a nice following. The people that come to see me are fans, and that happens in Vegas, too. Jo Koy
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My son - oh man, I think, every year, I'm getting 25 to 30 minutes of material from talking about him. He just keeps growing. Jo Koy
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Comedy is not the first choice in Vegas for entertainment. Jo Koy
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I always told myself I'd never be like my mother if I had a kid, but here I am, the same thing. I don't know how this happened. The same type of disciplining, the same kind of forcing him to perform in front of people, not buying him things when I could afford whatever he wanted - it's crazy! Jo Koy
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It's neat seeing people that aren't necessarily part of my demographic who really get the jokes. I love it. Jo Koy
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I always wanted to build something in Vegas, especially off The Strip. I know how it is for locals. They don't like going to The Strip for entertainment or even to eat. Jo Koy
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I didn't realize how many people watched 'The Tonight Show.' Jo Koy
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With Comedy Central, they produced it and did everything - I just had to walk up there and tell the jokes - whereas with Netflix, I was heavily, creatively involved, from the logo to the lighting of the room to selecting the venue to selling the tickets and promoting it. Jo Koy
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Something about Floridians, man - they are good to me. I'm glad my comedy translates to them. Jo Koy
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Just to talk in front of people is scary. And now you gotta learn how to be funny, and now you gotta learn how to make people laugh at what you think is funny. That's not easy. Jo Koy
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I was working at Nordstrom Rack, Borders Books, and I was cleaning yachts on the weekends for private parties and being a busboy. I had to break down the tables and roll the forks up in napkins. And I was still doing standup. Jo Koy
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It's been really stressful being on the road a lot, especially when you're a dad. You miss your son a lot. But you gotta make it work because you get to live a good life. I have to sacrifice. Jo Koy
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I knew when I got out of high school that I was going to be a stand-up comic. Jo Koy
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My dad's my biggest fan. When I went to college, my dad came into my life in full-on dad mode. I was doing comedy, and he was so excited for my comedy, whereas my mom wasn't. So we bonded through comedy. Jo Koy
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Me and my son's mother, we've been divorced for a while,but we've been really great parents. We're good friends. We're very relaxed when it comes to our son's time with one another. We have an open door. Jo Koy
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