Live from Seattle was the first big production Jo Koy did with Netflix. But it was never supposed to happen. The reason? Netflix, apparently didn’t want it. The comedian ended up paying for everything out of his own pocket. He rented the theater. He sold the tickets. He got the director paid. The director then paid for the production. That logo you see behind him cost $15,000 alone. “I didn't have that money,” he stresses. Head to the link in bio now to read our September 2022 cover story starring #JoKoy.⁠ Produced and styled by @paolochua Sittings by @pauljohncana Photographs by @cyruspanganiban Grooming by Arlene Hernaez for Team Muriel Vega Perez Special thanks to Nixon Sy and Live Nation Philippines