Quotes by Jo Koy - Page 2

My real name is Joseph Herbert. My dad is white; my mom's Asian, Filipino. And when I started stand-up 22 years ago, I used to go up as Joseph Herbert, and I would just have to defend my name. Every time I went onstage, it was so annoying. People would heckle.
Jo Koy / Stand-Up Comic
Dad
Mom
Annoying
Asian
Filipino
Used
White
Years Ago
Time Mom Dad
Started
Time Dad People
Name
Defend
Every Time
Time Dad Mom
Herbert
Joseph
Onstage
Real Name
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I love storytellers. When I was growing up, my inspirations were watching Eddie Murphy, Dennis Wolfberg, and Louie Anderson. These guys were great at telling stories, and I made that my own style, talking about things that happened to me and trying to make them funny.
Jo Koy / Stand-Up Comic
Funny
Growing Up
Murphy
My Own
Stories
Talking
Love Great Me
Funny Love Great
Anderson
Eddie
Eddie Murphy
Guys
Inspirations
Storytellers
Telling
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I learned from my dad's mistakes. I think that's why I'm so into my son. I bring him lunch every day: McDonald's, Taco Bell, whatever junk food a kid likes, I will bring it for him. I've canceled gigs so I could be at moments for him. That wasn't a big thing for my dad.
Jo Koy / Stand-Up Comic
Dad
Gigs
Junk
Junk Food
Likes
Lunch
Moments
Son
Mistakes
Bell
Big Thing
Bring
Every Day
Whatever
Learned
Mcdonald
Taco
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With Comedy Central, they produced it and did everything - I just had to walk up there and tell the jokes - whereas with Netflix, I was heavily, creatively involved, from the logo to the lighting of the room to selecting the venue to selling the tickets and promoting it.
Jo Koy / Stand-Up Comic
Comedy
Involved
Lighting
Selling
Tickets
Did
Central
Comedy Central
Creatively
Walk
Room
Produced
Selecting
Tell
Venue
Whereas
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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 comedian, you don't think that's ever going to happen.
Jo Koy / Stand-Up Comic
New York
Comedian
Comedy
Iconic
New York City
Seeing
Theater
Dreamed
Festival
York
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I always told myself I'd never be like my mother if I had a kid, but here I am, the same thing. I don't know how this happened. The same type of disciplining, the same kind of forcing him to perform in front of people, not buying him things when I could afford whatever he wanted - it's crazy!
Jo Koy / Stand-Up Comic
Buying
Type
Afford
Myself Mother Always
Perform
Forcing
Front
Same Thing
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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 be Filipino to understand my mom.
Jo Koy / Stand-Up Comic
Filipino
Stage
White
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