Jo Koy Performs First Stand-Up Set Since Bombing at the Golden Globes: ‘This is Therapy’

variety.com:

Anne McCarthy On an icy, 19-degree night in St. Louis, comedian Jo Koy was nowhere to be found. Amid a Midwestern snowstorm, his flight from Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing in Kansas City.

While waiting for the comic to arrive, a screen read: “No heckling. You are interrupting the show for everyone. Just don’t do it.

Hecklers will be removed from the venue.” Twenty-five minutes after the 8pm start time for his “Joy Koy World Tour,” the 3,100-seat Stifel Theatre announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience.

We are dealing with some inclement weather. The artist will be arriving shortly.” At 9pm, the Tacoma, WA native, Koy, 52, came onstage and was met with thunderous applause of support and a standing ovation. “Holy shit, right?,” said Koy of the applause. “This big hug that you gave me is all I need, swear to god.