Jo Koy
Jo Koy was born in Tacoma, Washington, United States on June 2nd, 1971 and is the Comedian. At the age of 52, Jo Koy biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Joseph Glenn Herbert (born June 2, 1971), also known as Jo Koy, is an American stand-up comedian.
He was a frequent panelist on E!
Chelsea Lately on Late Night, a late night show Chelsea Lately.Jo has gained a large following of followers from his semi-regular appearances on The Adam Carolla Show, in which he performs numerous P.F. impressions. Bung Lu Su Su, Chang's greeter.
Early life
When Jo Koy married Koy's Filipina mother, he was born to a white American father stationed in the Philippines. His family moved from Spanaway, Washington, to Tacoma, Washington, and then to Las Vegas shortly after he finished high school in Tacoma. He attended Spanaway Lake High School and then transferred to Foss High School in Tacoma. They travelled to Las Vegas to be near his elderly grandmother. Jo Koy was enrolled in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but she left to pursue stand-up comedy.
Jo Koy's stage name comes from a nickname his family gave him as a kid. On September 22, 2019, it was revealed during his stand-up routine in Phoenix, Arizona, that back in 1989, he was telling his cousin about making a stage name when his aunt called him to dinner, shouting "Jo Koe eat!" when his aunt called him to come to dinner. In Tagalog, "Ko" means "my," so Jo Ko means "my Jo"). He mistook it and thought it was "Koy" and decided it was a good name and has used it for as long as he has.
Personal life
Joseph Herbert Jr., Koy's youngest son, was born on April 21, 2003, as a result of his previous association with Angie King. Koy and his son live in Los Angeles, California, in the San Fernando Valley area.
Koy and Chelsea Handler's official Instagram post of their friendship on September 27, 2021. On Handler's Instagram, they revealed their split in July 2022, which was in June.
Career
Jo Koy credits his mother for his comedic and acting talents. He frequently tells stories about her in his comedy shows. She encouraged him to participate in school talent shows and to hold impromptu performances for his family and friends. This led to performances at a Las Vegas coffee house and inspired a move to Los Angeles.
The young comic began his stand-up career in 1994 at a comedy club in Las Vegas. Soon he moved from open mic night to a regular spot on the show Catch a Rising Star at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. After performing at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, he rented the Huntridge Theater and went door to door to sell tickets to his comedy shows.
A talent coordinator from Los Angeles spotted Koy and landed him his first television appearance on BET's ComicView. He has appeared in two seasons of Comic View.
The comedian has gone on to star in other TV stand-up specials like Jamie Foxx Presents: Laffapalooza!. Jo Koy has won the Showtime at the Apollo, performed in front of troops in the USO Tour, can be seen on various VH1 I Love the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, Tru TV's World's Dumbest and New Millennium episodes, Amp'd Mobile phone commercials and received a second invite to the Montreal comedy festival Just For Laughs, the series for which he was awarded Canada’s prestigious Gemini Award. Jo Koy was also a regular guest at Chelsea Handler’s roundtable discussion on E!'s Chelsea Lately. Jo Koy has also appeared on Carlos Mencia’s Punisher Tour performing stand-up comedy in front of fans filling 10,000-seat arenas across the country.
In 2005, Jo Koy performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He became one of a select few comics to receive a standing ovation on the show.
He started a podcast together with comedian and TV host Michael Yo on July 23, 2012, called The Michael Yo and Jo Koy Show.
Koy has also appeared on over 100 episodes of Chelsea Lately as a season regular roundtable guest. 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!, Last Call with Carson Daly and Jamie Foxx: Laffapalooza.
Today, the comedian tours 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 comedy special, Jo Koy: Live from Seattle is a Netflix Original was released on March 28, 2017 worldwide. Koy released another Netflix special titled Jo Koy: Comin' In Hot on June 12, 2019. On February 23, 2019, Koy performed two shows on stage at the Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, CO for the closing night of Aspen Laugh Festival.
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).
