Tacoma is actually my hometown, but if you live within 40 minutes of Seattle, you say Seattle. Jo Koy More Quotes by Jo Koy More Quotes From Jo Koy I get the worst compliments all the time. 'Oh you're Asian? I love orange chicken.' Jo Koy orangeasiancompliment Just keep following your damn dreams, it just costs a lot of damn money. I'm broke, but I have a dream. Jo Koy brokecostdream I got a big Filipino family. That's what I love about being Pinoy: we all gotta surround ourselves with family; we all gotta laugh and do things together. I love it! It's family first. Jo Koy laughfamilytogetherlove What I enjoy the most about being Filipino is our culture. Jo Koy beingfilipinoenjoyculture 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 it's uplifting. I'm proud of it, and that's always been the foundation of my jokes. Jo Koy shineproudlightculture My mom raised us like we were still in the Philippines. She tried to cure everything at home like a real Filipino woman. You had to die to go to the hospital. My mom cured everything with Vicks VapoRub. I should've died nine times when I was a kid! Jo Koy womandieyouhome 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 youblackmompeople Everyone is where they are at because they worked hard for it. Don't ever hate on someone's hustle. Just figure out how you can get there. Jo Koy someoneyouhustlehate Comedy is just an unspoken language. Everybody understands it. Funny is funny. When it's not funny, they'll let you know. Jo Koy youcomedylanguagefunny Right around 11 or 12, when I saw Eddie Murphy's standup special 'Delirious,' and I taped it on a VHS tape - I think I watched it every single day. I lived and breathed Eddie Murphy for that whole year. Jo Koy daythinksinglespecial 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 daydadfoodson I love being a friend to my son. We go to the mall together. We shop. He picks out my clothes. We hang out. We go to different cities together. We like the same music. I think that's why he appreciates his mom and me so much - we treat him like a friend. Jo Koy memusicloveson I can't stop working! Jo Koy stopworking 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 my mom. It's such a big part of my life. Jo Koy my-lifecrazymemorieslife A lot of people ask why I don't talk about my dad, and I want to, I just don't have that many stories. When he moved out, he moved to a different state, so it was just my mom and I. Jo Koy dadmomwantpeople I'm used to taking risks - my career was a risk. Being a stand-up comic is not something that's normally accepted when your mother is Filipino. Jo Koy riskscareertaking-risksmother 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 mestylelovefunny I have so much history with Just For Laughs. My career took off there. Jo Koy offcareerjusthistory 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 citythinkyoufun New York is always claiming East, and Los Angeles is always claiming West. It's in everything: acting, hip-hop, sports. But I love it. That rivalry makes you work harder. Jo Koy youworklovesports
