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Comedian Jo Koy announces 'Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour' at SM Mall of Asia Arena on June 21

Published Mar 18, 2025 04:45 am

At A Glance

  • 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. 
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Jo Koy (Image by Sndy Kelien Photography)

Comedian Jo Koy announced his All-New Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour, including a stop at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on June 21.

The artist presale began March 10, and tickets went on sale March 14 at SM Tickets. Ticket prices range from PhP1,500 to PhP 7,500 and will be available to purchase at SM Tickets. Visit www.priceless.com/music to find out more.

“I never take for granted that I get to live out my dream on the stage every week, and this new tour is something special that I can’t wait to share with everyone,” says Jo Koy.

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, inspired by his colorful family, has reached all kinds of people and has been translated into sold-out arenas worldwide.

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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 Nov. 24 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 be released in the summer of 2024. He’s had four highly rated specials, including his latest Netflix stand-up special, Live From The Los Angeles Forum, which premiered globally in September 2022. The special followed his 2019 Netflix special, Comin’ In Hot. 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, Jo Koy: In His Elements, on Netflix, in which Koy brings laughs and beats to Manila, spotlighting local culture in a one-of-a-kind show featuring Filipino-American comedians, DJs, and B-boys. 

In 2021, Koy released his first autobiography, Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo, with Harper Collins Publishers to raved reviews. In this funny and moving memoir, Koy uncovers the stories behind his stand-up: the conflict, the drama, and the laughter as he struggles to find his place in the entertainment industry, his home, and around the world. 

In 2019, Jo Koy reached #1 on the Billboard Charts for his stand-up comedy album, Live From Seattle, and in 2018, he was given the prestigious “Stand-Up Comedian Of The Year” award at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. 

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