Jo Koy Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo Pre-order an Autographed copy of Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo and submit a question to Jo Koy for the live broadcast! Cover of Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo by Jo Koy. By: Walter Ang - @inquirerdotne.
A funny, sad, at times pathetic but also kick-ass tale of how a half-Filipino, half-white kid whose mom thought (and still thinks) his career goal was to become a clown became a success. Not an overnight success, because that would have made for a really short read, but an All-American success who could give Jo Koy’s immigrant mom the kind of life she hoped for when she came to this country, and his son the kind of life he wished he’d had as a kid. With all the details of what it felt like to get the doors closed in the comic’s face, to grind it out on the road with his arsenal of dick jokes, and how his career finally took off once Koy embraced the craziness of his family, which he always thought was uniquely Filipino but turns out is as universal as it gets.
Jo Koy Mixed Plate Book
Fil-Am comedian Jo Koy recently released his book Mixed Plate. The book offers and All-American combo story. 'A funny, sad, at times pathetic but also kick-ass tale of how a half-Filipino, half-white kid whose mom thought (and still thinks) his career goal was to a become clown became a success.' Mixed Plate illuminates the burning drive and unique humor that make Jo Koy one of today’s most successful comedians. As the star of multiple Netflix and Comedy Central specials, Jo Koy is a significant player in the comedy world. But as he makes clear in his memoir, Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo (Dey Street/HarperCollins, March 23), it took more than two decades of relentless work and sacrifice, as well as plenty of introspection, to get there.
In this book, Jo Koy takes you behind the mic and behind the curtain. From growing up with a mom who made him dance like Michael Jackson at the Knights of Columbus, to some real dark stuff, the stuff most don’t talk about often enough as immigrants. Mental health, poverty, drinking. And show you the path to Koy’s American Dream. Which was paved with a lot of failure, department store raffle tickets to win free color televisions, bad jokes, old VHS tapes, a motorcycle his mom probably still hates, the only college final he aced (it wasn’t math), and getting his first laugh on stage.
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In this book, the comedian get serious about his craft. Koy compares himself to Hawaii’s favorite lunch—the mixed plate. Little bit of this, a little bit of that. His book Mixed Plate is all this too.
Mixed Plate illuminates the burning drive and unique humor that make Jo Koy one of today’s most successful comedians.
Pre-order the book HERE, it will be released on March 23, 2021.
As one of today’s premiere stand-up comics Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing at a Las Vegas coffee house. The comedian, who pulls inspiration from his family, specifically his son, sells-out arenas and theaters across the world.
In 2017, Koy broke a record for the most tickets sold by a single artist at 23,000 tickets and 11 sold-out shows at The Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. In response, the mayor’s office in Honolulu proclaimed November 24th as “Jo Koy Day.” The comedian continued his record breaking streak by being the only comedian to sell out 6 shows at The Warfield in San Francisco. He then broke the attendance record at Club Regent Event Centre in Winnipeg with 4 sold-out shows. In 2019, Koy sold-out 5 shows at the San Diego Civic Theatre, the most consecutive sold-out shows for a comedian. He recently became the only comedian to sell 17,000+ tickets, over 30 shows (in one year) at the Brea Improv.
He was given the prestigious “Stand-Up Comedian Of The Year” award at the 2018 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He has had four highly rated and successful comedy specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. His 2019 Netflix special, Comin’ In Hot is currently streaming world-wide. Koy is on a mission to educate the masses on how to raise a millennial, the intricacies of Filipino traditions, and more!
In 2019, the comedian reached #1 on the Billboard Charts for his stand-up comedy album, Live From Seattle. H e can also be heard on his weekly podcast, The Koy Pond with Jo Koy by Starburns Audio. Listeners can dive in each week as Koy welcomes friends and fellow comedians to share their hilarious insights on life.
Koy has appeared on over 140 episodes of Chelsea Lately as a season regular roundtable guest. Other appearances include: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Call with Carson Daly, Lights Out with David Spade, @Midnight with Chris Hardwick, Beat Bobby Flay, The Breakfast Club, Celebrity Page TV, World’s Funniest Fails and Sean In The Wild.
Today, the comedian tours around the world on his Just Kidding World Tour with ALL NEW material.