He was killing it.Īt the end of his quick set, as the applause went on and on, Leno invited Jo Koy to the couch. Then he launched into his orange chicken joke, which had them hollering in laughter. You guys are looking at me like, ‘What flavor is that?’” Jo Koy laughed and clapped and kicked off his set by telling the studio audience, “OK, I am Asian so stop looking at me like a Math problem. I spotted the Philippine flag sewn onto his jacket. He walked on stage, this bald guy rubbing his hands together in excitement. The first time I saw Jo Koy was while watching “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on cable in 2005. He had another show scheduled in Cebu in two days. 15, 2020, and just four days before, he did two back-to-back shows at Solaire-the live taping of “Jo Koy: In His Elements,” his third Netflix special. Not that he didn’t have enough time on stage that week. “I don’t want to leave,” the comedian told the happy crowd at SM Mall of Asia Arena. Today, the comedian tours around the world on his Just Kidding World Tour with all new material.What should have been a 45-minute set had already stretched to two hours but he was having so much fun, he still didn’t want to go. Other appearances include: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Last Call With Carson Daly, with Chris Hardwick, Lights Out With David Spade, The Breakfast Club, Beat Bobby Flay, Celebrity Page TV, VH1, World's Funniest Fails and Sean In The Wild. Koy has appeared on over 140 episodes of Chelsea Lately as a season regular round table guest. Listeners can dive in each week as Koy welcomes friends and fellow comedians to share their hilarious insights on life. He can also be heard on his weekly podcast, The Koy Pond with Jo Koy by Starburns Audio. Koy is on a mission to educate the masses on how to raise a millennial, the intricacies of Filipino traditions, and more! In 2019, the comedian reached #1 on the Billboard Charts for his stand-up comedy album, Live From Seattle. His 2019 Netflix special, Comin' In Hot is currently streaming world-wide. He has had four highly rated and successful comedy specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. He was given the prestigious "Stand-Up Comedian Of The Year" award at the 2018 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He recently became the only comedian to sell 17,000+ tickets, over 30 shows (in one year) at the Brea Improv. In 2019, Koy sold-out 5 shows at the San Diego Civic Theatre, the most consecutive sold-out shows for a comedian. He then broke the attendance record at Club Regent Event Centre in Winnipeg with 4 sold-out shows. In response, the mayor's office in Honolulu proclaimed November 24th as "Jo Koy Day." The comedian continued his record breaking streak by being the only comedian to sell out 6 shows at The Warfield in San Francisco. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu with 11 sold-out shows and over 23,000 tickets sold. In 2017, Koy broke a record for the most tickets sold by a single artist at The Neal S. The comedian, who pulls inspiration from his family, specifically his son, sells-out arenas and theaters across the world. As one of today's premiere stand-up comics Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing at a Las Vegas coffee house.
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