Comedian Jo Koy coming to arena in August
Popular Filipino American comedian Jo Koy is coming back to Winnipeg with his Just Being Koy Tour, which hits Canada Life Centre on Aug. 29.
Koy — who played a record-breaking string of sold-out shows at the Club Regent Event Centre in 2017 — has seven 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 went to Manila, spotlighting local culture in a one-of-a-kind show featuring Filipino-American comedians, DJs and B-boys.
Presale tickets (prices TBA) go on sale May 7 at 10 a.m.; password is COMEDY. General tickets sales start May 9 at noon at Ticketmaster.ca.
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