As one of today’s premiere stand-up comedians, Jo Koyhas come a long way from his modestbeginnings performing in a Las Vegas coffee house. Jo’s uniquely relatable comedy pulls inspiration fromhis colorful family that has reached all kinds of people and has translated into sold-out arenas around theworld.In2022, Koy kicked off his Funny Is Funny World Tour byselling-out the Climate Pledge Arena (over14,000 tickets) in his hometown of Seattleandendedthetourwith a sold-out show atTacoma Dome(over 19,000 tickets). Today, he continues breaking sales records at some of the most prestigious venuesaround the world including Mall of Asia Arena (Manila, PH), The Forum (Los Angeles), Coca-Cola Arena(Dubai), ICC Theatre (Sydney, AU),Madison Square Garden(New York City), andAmerican AirlinesArena(Dallas)to name a few. In 2017, Koy broke a record for the most tickets sold by a single artist at23,000 tickets and 11 sold-out shows at The Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. In response, themayor’s office in Honolulu proclaimed November 24th as“Jo Koy Day.”Koy starred in the2022Universal Picture filmEaster Sunday,set around a family gathering to celebrateEaster Sunday, the comedy is based on Jo Koy's life experiences and stand-up comedy.In 2023, Koyappeared in Disney’sHaunted Mansionand voiced characters in Netflix’s animated films, Monkey KingandLeo.In 2024,he was most recently heard voicingthe character Monkey King in the Paramount+ film,The Tiger’sApprentice.In 2023, it was announced that he inked a two-special deal with Netflix. The first special was filmed thispast November at The Kings Theatre in Brooklyn and will releasein the summer of2024. He’s had 4highlyrated specials including his latestNetflixstand-upspecial,Live From The Los Angeles Forum,whichpremiered globallyonSeptember2022.The specialwasfollow up to his 2019 Netflix special,Comin’ In Hot.Overall,Koyhashadsixhighly rated and successful stand-up specials on Comedy Centraland Netflix. In June 2020, the comedian released his first variety special,Jo Koy: In His ElementsonNetflix in which Koy brings the laughs and beats to Manila, spotlighting local culture ina one-of-a-kindshow featuring Filipino-American comedians, DJs and B-boys.In 2021, Koy released his first autobiography,Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American CombowithHarper Collins Publishers to raved reviews. In this funny and moving memoir,Koy uncovers the storiesbehind his stand-up: the conflict, the drama and the laughter as he struggles to find his place in theentertainment industry, his home and around the world.In 2019, Jo Koy reached #1 on the Billboard Charts for his stand-up comedy album,Live From Seattle,and in 2018, he was given the prestigious “Stand-Up Comedian Of The Year” award at the Just ForLaughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.Currently Jo is performingonhisJo Koy World Tour.For more info on hiscomedy, bookand tour dates,please visit: Jokoy.com.Website:http://jokoy.com/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/JokoyFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/jokoyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/jokoy
