Listen to win all week with Jordan Afternoons to see Comedian Jo Koy Announces His Jo Koy- Just Being Koy Tour and will be at Peoria Civic Center Theater
As one of today’s premiere stand-up comedians, Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest beginnings
performing in a Las Vegas coffee house. Jo’s uniquely relatable comedy pulls inspiration from his colorful
family that has reached all kinds of people and has translated into sold-out arenas around the world.
In 2022, Koy kicked off his Funny Is Funny World Tour by selling-out the Climate Pledge Arena (over 14,000
tickets) in his hometown of Seattle and ended the tour with a sold-out show at Tacoma Dome (over 19,000
tickets). Today, he continues breaking sales records at some of the most prestigious venues around the world
including Mall of Asia Arena (Manila, PH), The Forum (Los Angeles), Coca-Cola Arena (Dubai), ICC Theatre
(Sydney, AU), Madison Square Garden (New York City), and American Airlines Arena (Dallas) to name a few.
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.”
Koy starred in the 2022 Universal Picture film Easter Sunday, set around a family gathering to celebrate Easter
Sunday, the comedy is based on Jo Koy’s life experiences and stand-up comedy. In 2023, Koy appeared in
Disney’s Haunted Mansion and voiced characters in Netflix’s animated films, Monkey King and Leo. In 2024,
he was most recently heard voicing the character Monkey King in the Paramount+ film, The Tiger’s Apprentice.
In 2023, it was announced that he inked a two-special deal with Netflix. The first special was filmed this past
November at The Kings Theatre in Brooklyn and will release in the summer of 2024. He’s had 4 highly rated
specials including his latest Netflix stand-up special, Live From The Los Angeles Forum, which premiered
globally on September 2022. The special was follow up to his 2019 Netflix special, Comin’ In Hot. Overall, Koy
has had six highly rated and successful stand-up specials on Comedy Central and Netflix. In June 2020, the
comedian released his first variety special.
