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 Copy Share Image
I was a kid, and I would watch standup comics do the 'Tonight Show,' and if Johnny Carson liked you, he'd wave you over… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
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… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
I always wanted to let people know I was Filipino, but I didn't want to go up on stage and make it so you… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
Everything I put on stage is real; that's what my life is. My emotions - I wear them on my sleeve. I'm definitely putting… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
Just keep following your damn dreams, it just costs a lot of damn money. I'm broke, but I have a dream. — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
Whether it was a shoe store or working the front desk of a hotel, I was always interacting with people. I'd get that look… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
I get the worst compliments all the time. 'Oh you're Asian? I love orange chicken.' — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
You could have a room full of the best comedians in the world and, for some reason, Chris Farley would take the cake. He… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
For every stand-up comedian, Just for Laughs is our Super Bowl. Every comic in the world goes to Just for Laughs in Montreal. And… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
If I find something funny or something that kind of cracks me up, I'll get up on stage. I don't care what situation I'm… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
I was working at Nordstrom Rack, Borders Books, and I was cleaning yachts on the weekends for private parties and being a busboy. I… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
Right around 11 or 12, when I saw Eddie Murphy's standup special 'Delirious,' and I taped it on a VHS tape - I think… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
Whenever I talk about my culture, I want to shine a light on it. Even though I'm having fun, I want to make sure… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
Tacoma is actually my hometown, but if you live within 40 minutes of Seattle, you say Seattle. — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
