Celebrating the Filipino Community in Canada
You’d think it was Taylor Swift’s concert judging from the line-ups outside, but nah: Jo Koy and Tay-tay are Never.Ever.Getting.Back.Together. Remember the icy stare she lasered Jo Koy with at the Golden Globes? At almost 20,000 seats, one would be hard-pressed to fill Scotiabank Arena in Toronto to full capacity. And yet, at Jo Koy’s […]
As the first Filipino emcee at the Golden Globe Awards, Jo Koy‘s hosting gig on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 quickly turned bittersweet for Filipinos as his jokes made the star-studded audience squirm in their seats and hide their faces. Throw in Taylor Swift’s staring-into-Blank-Space expression while sipping champagne, and the Swifties have pretty much declared […]
Amidst jokes about COVID, toilet paper shortage, stinky masks, his sleep apnea condition, Blockbuster videos and vintage hand-held cameras, Filipino-American Jo Koy’s “Live from the Los Angeles Forum” comedy routine shone brightest when he turned serious about racism. At almost the hour mark of his Netflix special–cue to 00:56–Jo Koy pauses mid-sentence, turns his back […]