1. Jo Koy's family moved from Spanaway, Washington, to Tacoma, Washington.
12 Facts About Jo Koy
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Jo Koy originally attended Spanaway Lake High School and then Foss High School in Tacoma.
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Jo Koy enrolled in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but dropped out to pursue stand-up comedy.
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In 2019, Augustus Welby, writing for the Beat Magazine in Melbourne, described Jo Koy as having performed comedy for 30 years.
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Jo Koy is said to have begun his stand-up career at a coffee house in Las Vegas, in 1994.
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On February 23,2019, Jo Koy performed two shows on stage at the Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado, for the closing night of Aspen Laugh Festival.
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Jo Koy was a regular guest on the podcast, The Adam Carolla Show.
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On December 21,2023, Jo Koy was announced as host of the 81st Golden Globe Awards.
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Jo Koy was met with criticism for putting blame on his writers during the monologue, coming after a lengthy 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.
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Jo Koy has named Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, and Steve Martin as his comedy influences.
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In 2009, The Jo Koy Foundation hosted its first philanthropic event in "Hilarity for Charity" a stand-up comedy show featuring Koy, along with special surprise comedic guests.
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Jo Koy's mother is a supporter of the Republican Party and Donald Trump; Jo Koy himself has shied away from politics in his comedy routines.