In interviews, Jo has made it no secret that he first turned to comedy to cope with his parents’ painful divorce as a kid. “Do you see any clowns in our family, Josep?” the now L.A.-based comic quoted his mom, mimicking her Pinoy accent and all in his hit Netflix special Jo Koy: Live from Seattle. Jo pokes fun at his mom and more — such as being a father to a teen son — in his special as well as live shows. And Jo assures that his mom loves being the “inspiration” of his jokes. My life changed.”On doing the Netflix special and becoming popular internationally:“Financially, it was a lot of money (laughs).

Source: Philippine Star November 04, 2017 16:30 UTC