Jo Koy Parents: Meet Josie And John
Jo Koy Parents: Meet Josie And John: Born on June 2, 1971, Joseph Glenn Herbert Sr., known professionally as Jo Koy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor.
He has named Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, and Steve Martin as his comedy influences
Jo Koy Parents: Meet Josie And John
Jo Koy is the son of John C. Herbert (father) and Josie Harrison (mother). His father was in the United States Air Force and was stationed in the Philippines when he married Koy’s Filipina mother.
Koy attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas but dropped out to pursue stand-up comedy. He credits his mother for his comedic and acting talents and frequently tells stories about her in his comedy shows.
Jo Koy started his career in 1994 at a comedy club in Las Vegas and moved from open mic night to a regular spot on the show “Catch a Rising Star” at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
After ending his performance at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, he rented the Huntridge Theater and went door to door to sell tickets to his comedy shows
During one of his performances, a talent coordinator spotted Koy and landed him his first television appearance on BET’s ComicView. He has appeared in two seasons of Comic View.
Koy has starred in TV stand-up specials like Jamie Foxx Presents: Laffapalooza! He has won the Showtime at the Apollo, and performed in front of troops in the USO Tour.
Koy was also a regular guest at Chelsea Handler’s roundtable discussion on E!’s Chelsea Lately and has appeared on over 100 episodes as a season regular roundtable guest
Koy appeared on Carlos Mencia’s Punisher Tour performing stand-up comedy. In July 2012, he started a podcast with comedian, Michael Yo called “The Michael Yo and Jo Koy Show”
His other appearances include: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, @Midnight with Chris Hardwick, VH1, World’s Funniest Fails, The Joy Behar Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Last Call with Carson Daly.
Koy has toured across the US and can be heard as a weekly guest on the podcast, The Adam Carolla Show. He joined the PodcastOne family and hosts the weekly podcast, The Koy Pond.
Koy has done two highly rated and successful comedy specials on Comedy Central: “Don’t Make Him Angry” and “Lights Out”. His third, “Jo Koy: Live from Seattle” was released by Netflix on March 28, 2017
On June 12, 2019, he released another Netflix special titled Jo Koy: Comin’ In Hot. On June 12, 2020, Netflix released Jo Koy: In His Elements, a comedy special featuring Filipino American comedians, DJs, and B-boys
On July 28, 2022, Koy, alongside film producer Dan Lin appeared in the Rise for Comedy festival, where they raised a $75,000 donation to the nonprofit Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA).[9]
In December 2023, Koy was announced as host of the 81st Golden Globe Awards. His monologue was met with criticism from viewers and critics with many describing his jokes as “painful”, “unfunny”, and “cringeworthy”.
The 81st Golden Globe Awards was held on the evening of Sunday, January 7, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The awards honored the best in film and American television productions of 2023.
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