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This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2017.
Iñigo Dominic Lazaro Pascual is a Filipino actor, singer and songwriter. He is popularly known for his 2016 hit single, "Dahil Sa'yo", the first number one song on Billboard Philippines' then-new Philippine Top 20 chart which also won "Song of the Year" at the 30th Awit Awards, the Philippine version of the Grammys. He is the son of actor Piolo Pascual.
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This is a timeline documenting events and facts about English-speaking stand-up comedy in the year 2019. Comics like Gabriel Iglesisas' and Ken Jeong. There is more stand up comics but this list only documents shows and movies in which stand-up comedy might be performed.
Jo Koy: Comin' in Hot is a 2019 Netflix stand-up comedy special by American comic Jo Koy, his second Netflix stand-up special for Netflix after Jo Koy: Live from Seattle. In Comin' in Hot, directed by Shannon Hartman in the Blaisdell Center's arena in Hawaii, Jo Koy talks about cultural differences, fatherhood and more.
This is a timeline documenting events and facts about English-speaking stand-up comedy in the year 2022.
References
- ↑ "REVIEW: JO KOY, "LIVE FROM SEATTLE" ON NETFLIX". The Comic's Comic. 31 March 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Jo Koy Can Go Home Again For Netflix's 'Live From Seattle'". Decider. 30 March 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ↑ Jo Koy: Live from Seattle. Netflix.
