Skip to content
MovieCove
Jo Koy

Jo Koy

Actor, writer and producer, also director · Born June 2, 1972 (54) · Tacoma, Washington, USA

Jo Koy (born Joseph Glenn Herbert; June 2, 1971) is a Filipino-American stand-up comedian.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 2, 1972 (54)
From
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Works as
Actor, writer and producer, also director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 42% in 30 days

What are Jo Koy's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 16 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Gentle 13 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady 12 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 16

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual 17 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Warm
13
Absurd
5
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
9

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jo Koy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Jo Koy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jo Koy: Blue in the Face(2026)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Forgotten Island(2026)

    as Datu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Heartstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Jo Koy: Live from Brooklyn(2024)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • The Tiger's Apprentice(2024)

    as Rooster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Leo(2023)

    as Coach Kimura (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Improv: 60 and Still Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer · as Self

  • The Monkey King(2023)

    as Benbo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Haunted Mansion(2023)

    as Daytime Bartender

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Reindeer in Here(2022)

    as Hawk (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Jo Koy: Live from the Los Angeles Forum(2022)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Easter Sunday(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Joe Valencia

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Jo Koy: In His Elements(2020)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Anastasia(2020)

    as Vladimir Lenin

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
  • Jo Koy: Comin' in Hot(2019)

    Producer · Screenplay · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Wake.(2018)

    as Peter Lewis

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Jo Koy: Live from Seattle(2017)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Inglorious Pranksters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • Join or Die with Craig Ferguson(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Family Tools(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Berrick

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
  • Jo Koy: Lights Out(2012)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Kevin Nealon: Now Hear Me Out!(2009)

    as Stage Manager

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Jo Koy: Don't Make Him Angry(2009)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Golden Globe Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Self - Host

  • Leo 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Last Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 26 of them dated from 1944 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Film career

19442026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 28: 15 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting1 of 28: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting9 of 28: 7 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing4 of 28: 2 only producing, 2 with another role

28 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s7 · 5 acting · 3 crew2020s16 · 9 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 25% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jo Koy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed11

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jo Koy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jo Koy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jo Koy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shannon Hartman shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles