His meta-analysis of Asian-American and Fil-Am issues is more shallow and low-brow compared to what's being discussed on Reddit/IG/Twitter. validation, maybe? Can't think of the word. I guess it's a kind of affirmation or something.
When I saw him live, I found myself in a constant head-nod like "Yup, that's 100% correct" and "Amen!" discovering a kind of comfort knowing that I wasn't alone with some of the issues I had to deal with growing up. While writing this question I asked myself, "What do I find funny about him?" And I realized it really is just his observations on culture clash and "filipino-isms" and what not. Jokoy and I are the same age and had similar upbringings, which probably also explains why I can often fully relate to his anecdotes, etc. Very well put, and thanks for chiming in. Some are just more famous during their journey than others. I overall think that's a good thing.Įven if a lot of very-online people think it's cringe, we are all on an identity journey. But maybe his standup will change some young Fil(-am) kid's life and inspire them to go into comedy or theater. And that's fine - he's not an academic, and I'm not his main audience anymore. Even if a lot of very-online people think it's cringe, we are all on an identity journey. He's never shit-talked Asians or being Filipino, on the other hand he seems to be incredibly proud of it. His jokes are getting tired to Fil(-ams) (whyyyy are you joking about nursing jobs to an audience of Filipinos in Manila?) but I don't think they've ever been offensive. Mexican and Black communities have been wrestling with this forever. Seems like a Filipinos/Fil-Ams are strung out about it because it's the first time our accent/heritage/stereotypes is on the main stage like this. There's no need to judge, attack nor discriminate against each other for our personal opinions, beliefs and/or perspectives.Įh, he falls in a long line of children-of-immigrant comedians like Gabriel Igelsias, George Lopez, John Leguizamo, Ali Wong, etc etc etc.
Note: Let's keep this a civilized discussion, and take time to really listen to and read each other's perspectives and/or opinions on this matter. Some people find his stuff offensive, as if he were making fun of and/or putting down filipino culture (which I don't think he is). Yet, amongst some fil-ams and filipinos on social media, he gets a bad rep. And for him to get his voice out there to entire stadiums of thousands of people is quite a feat indeed. I'll say one thing though-the cool thing about Jokoy (and probably what I like most about him) is that I can totally relate to him and his experiences. He's still around nowadays, but my favorite stuff from him was Badly Browned (1998) and Husky Boy (1999), which were hilarious. Truthfully, previous to Jokoy, the only Fil-Am comedian I knew was Rex Navarrete, whom I discovered back in 2000-2001. I thought he was pretty funny he did make me laugh a few times, but I wasn't totally rolling at his jokes except for maybe a couple. I actually didn't hear of him until a co-worker of mine (non-filipino) told me about him a few years ago, saying he was "one of my peeps." So I checked him out, first on YouTube and then back in early 2020 at the Great Western Forum in LA. I wanted to get a consensus of what Fil-Ams on this sub think of Jokoy.
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