The stand-up world is very, very hard. There is a lot of competition, and there are not that many venues, and there are not that many opportunities. You have really got to stand out. Jo Koy Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Right around 11 or 12, when I saw Eddie Murphy’s standup special ‘Delirious,’ and I taped it on a VHS tape – I think I watched it every single day. I lived and breathed Eddie Murphy for that whole year. Jo Koy Read Quote
I’m a Mariners fan! I’m from Seattle, so I’m all about the Mariners and the Seahawks. Jo Koy Read Quote
I’m used to taking risks – my career was a risk. Being a stand-up comic is not something that’s normally accepted when your mother is Filipino. Jo Koy Read Quote
It’s so crazy: my mom and dad divorced when I was 11, and my fondest memories are in the Philippines and being raised by my mom. It’s such a big part of my life. Jo Koy Read Quote
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 Read Quote
