There's nothing more fun than seeing the things that you dreamed about when you were a kid come true. I'm headlining an iconic theater in New York City during the New York Comedy Festival. When you're starting off as a… — 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 wouldn't understand my jokes because you're white or black. I always wanted to let people know I was Filipino through my mom. That was always my goal. That way, everyone got it. You don't have to… — Jo Koy Copy Share
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 because I'm half-white and half-Filipino. They could tell I was something, but they really couldn't tell what I was. — Jo Koy Copy Share
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 they presented me with the Stand-Up Comedian of the Year award for 2018. This is my Oscar; this is my Emmy. That's my baby now. — Jo Koy Copy Share
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
