Jo Koy Takes Down Asian Hate

<p>What’s the difference between challenging stereotypes and perpetuating those same stereotypes? That’s just one of the many questions international comedy superstar Jo Koy tries to get to the bottom of on this week’s episode. Koy talks about putting the jokes aside to deal with the harsh realities of his childhood as a half-Filipino, half-white kid in his <a href="https://amzn.to/3tYl8ZX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new memoir ‘Mixed Plate</a>’ and breaks down how he forged his own comedy path, refusing to take no as an answer from Netflix and gaining Steven Spielberg, who’s producing a new movie based on his life, as a fan. He also tells stories about turning down the chance to be <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chelsea-handler-faces-her-white-privilege/id1456474041?i=1000479030071" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chelsea Handler</a>’s sidekick and shares his reaction to mentor Jay Leno’s <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jay-leno-apologizes-for-making-offensive-jokes-about-koreans-eating-dog-meat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recent apology</a> for decades of anti-Asian jokes.</p><p><br></p><p>Buy ‘Mixed Plate’ on <a href="https://amzn.to/3tYl8ZX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Jo Koy on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Jokoy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Jokoy</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jokoy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jokoy</a></p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a></p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; f