Tornados vs. Earthquakes - Jo Koy

Jo Koy reflects on a trip to Louisville and describes the moment he shared with his son during an L.A. earthquake. (Contains strong language.)

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Original airdate: April 1, 2012

About Jo Koy: Lights Out:
Jo Koy imitates three generations of his family, reveals why sleep is a near-death experience and explains why all parents should have pulled out.

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[NattyIce]

I live in Kentucky, so I can confidently say that his tornado warning siren impression is 1000% spot on.

[tracylrsw]

No lie, my cats sat up and their hair stood up when he made the tornado warning sound! They were looking out of the windows ready for a showdown. They don't respond like that when they hear real cats on tv. Hilarious!

[hmayani]

I haven't laughed so hard in a while. The tornado warning sounding like 2 cats f***ing and his Son's reaction w/ everything in slo-mo, fantastic. Really original and relatable.

[angelamillard]

My 3 year old son talked nonstop on a 6 hour drive to see family! I loved the kid story part!

[emilyb]

I remember as a teenager, my dad (lifelong midwesterner) and one of his cousins (lifelong Californian) had a good natured rivalry about whether earthquakes or tornadoes are scarier. Conclusion: whatever you’re not used to is scarier.

[BigGahmBoss]

This is the first time I've seen him do a set that's NOT about his mom, and I actually enjoyed myself

[blugreen]

The Midwestern thing ever is when the tornado siren goes off, and everybody goes outside to see what's going on. 😂

[jordansjul]

His accent is spot on 😂😂😂 so many people cannot do a real southern accent, and bad ones drive me crazy, but he nailed it!

[PerfectlyImperfct]

"Who invited tornado?? He's blowing everybody!" Omfg 😂😂😂😂

[LycanLink]

The blue light reflecting off Jo's bald head makes him look like Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender. 🤭

[krazieKs]

Lost the father of my children- partner in life- best friend since 15- late June and found out I’m pregnant the day after with our 3rd baby this is honestly the first day I haven’t felt sick as heck . Thank you for the laughs

[aphrodite]

😂😂😂 "He's blowing everybody"

[nicholasdrake]

Kentucky boy here, the accent is almost spot on I love it.

[CuthbertS]

That "Baby. No Baby" act killed me 😂

[nuwaisaacs]

😂the relationship between him His mom and son, is the best

[davidscbirdsall]

2:30 Jo’s imitation of how we talk tornadoes in the South is a very good rendition of how we in Louisiana talk to hurricanes.

[POPTeacherMrRuss]

his physical comedy is so good and its flawlessly and effortlessly included

[mariafogarty]

Mr Jo Koy, you are bloody amazing.
I have never laughed so much in all my life. You are awesome Jo.
I can't stop watching you.
You make me cry through laughing so so much, thanks Joseph.
🥰🤗👏👏👏❤

[alisamariaangelsanddemons]

I’m so glad I clicked on this…I never heard of him before…he flippin hilarious 😆🤣🤣

[janeacusar]

I used to live in Georgia and moved to Kentucky before I moved back to California again, and dhang those tornado alarm scares the heck out of me. They are super loud for the whole town to hear. And it is to be taken seriously because the clouds are really black and thick as heck. However, it seems like most people who are so used to it are so prepared of what to do or probably know where to hide. I would panic and lay blanket on the tub so me and my son can hide in it. What's difficult for me at that time when in Georgia was I was almost due to give birth and my stomach was so huge that I literally would take the whole tub. Luckily my oldest son was only 5 then and he can just squeeze in. We rented a house off post with just one tub. My ex hubby at that time was in Iraq so it was just me and my son. So it was really scary for me. I felt the same thing when in Kentucky. When me and my kids moved back to Cali, I have this feeling of relief not hearing the alarm /siren and not having to see those scary black clouds in the sky. It looked creepy in person.