![]() And somehow, in a world considered ruthlessly cutthroat, he’s also managed to maintain a reputation as one of the nicest guys in the business. Koy would also prove to be a self-starter, making his own opportunities, from producing his own comedy shows to filming his special when Netflix wouldn’t commit. I was like, ‘This guy’s going to be the most famous dude in the world.’”Īlong the way, there would be many other angels, people who seemed to be placed in Koy’s path at the exact right moment - his story is a perfect example of how one job would lead to another. From day one, I thought he was a superstar. He is always funny, whether it was a sold-out room or just five people in the audience. And through it all, there would be a consistency in quality that most comics would envy.Īs Tiffany Haddish, who has known Koy since they were both starting out, says: “I have never seen him bomb, and I don’t know if I can say that for any other comic. ![]() The irony, of course, is that Koy would go on to become one of the biggest stand-up comedians in the world, selling out stadiums and breaking records with his personable, storytelling style. “He was like an angel, placed there right when I needed him.” “If he hadn’t said that, I probably would have quit,” Koy says. Just work on your jokes.” To this day, Koy wishes he had gotten the man’s name. It was the worst.”ĭefeated, he was seated at the bar when the Lionel Richie impersonator said to him, “You know, you look good up onstage. She killed by calling back my joke that failed. “I said, ‘You ever have that problem where your tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth and you can’t talk anymore?’ And a drunk woman yelled out, ‘Put a condom on it!’ Everyone started clapping for her. When he did manage to get some jokes out they were awkward and immature - “I made a dumb joke about condoms being too small.” At one point, Koy, recalls, he appealed to the audience. I forgot everything I wanted to say,” Koy recalls. He had to follow a Lionel Richie impersonator, who absolutely killed. To look older, he penciled in a moustache over his baby hair with his mom’s mascara, and dressed how he thought an adult would: herring-bone pants, patent leather shoes and a mustard and purple tie. In this hilarious and emotional book, Koy explores the origins of his comedy routine: the struggle, drama, and laughter as he searches for his position in the entertainment business, at home, and across the world.He was still around 17 or 18 when he signed up for a show called “Starmania,” a local version of “Star Search” in which people would perform at local bars in Vegas. In 2021, Koy released his first autobiography, Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo, with Harper Collins Publishers to rave reviews. Manila is the backdrop for a one-of-a-kind comedy performance that highlights local customs with Filipino-American comics, DJs and B-boys. In June 2020, Netflix released Jo Koy: In His Elements, the comedian’s first solo variety show. Koy’s 2019 Netflix special Comin’ In Hot was a huge success, with four previous Comedy Central and Netflix specials that have all been well received. Koy is back on Netflix with his fourth stand-up comedy special, which was filmed in March 2022 at the Forum in Los Angeles. Josep, Jo Koy’s single-cam comedy, has been given a pilot order by ABC. The film is based loosely on Jo’s life and will feature a Filipino family gathering to commemorate Easter Sunday. Jo Koy will next appear on the big screen in Universal Picture’s Easter Sunday, which will be released August 5th, 2022.
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