Jo Koy, a well-known stand-up comedian for nearly 30 years, will lead a comedy movie ‘Easter Sunday’ to give tribute as well to the Filipino-American community.
Filipino-American stand-up comedian Jo Koy to star in ‘Easter Sunday’ comedy movie. (Photo: COLLIDER)
‘Easter Sunday’ for Filipino American Community
Jo Koy is a Filipino-American stand-up comedian for nearly 30 years. Most of his acts are about the different traditions of Filipinos and of course how his family celebrates these. This time around, he will bring the ‘Easter Sunday’ celebration of his family not on the stage but through a film.
The official trailer for ‘Easter Sunday’ was already released and it has already gained more than 15 million views, according to a published article in COLLIDER. Jo Koy will bring his family (not literally but in spirit) in this movie and will give everyone knowledge about the Filipino-American community.
In this movie, you have to expect bickering, yelling, eating, drinking, laughing, and most especially loving. Actually, the trailer started when Jo Koy returns to his demanding but supportive family. His on-screen mother commented how he should have been a lawyer and another scene will tell us why their family has the same ATM pin number.
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Production and Cast of ‘Easter Sunday’
The movie is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar while the script is written by Ken Cheng. In a published article in VARIETY, Jo Koy’s upcoming movie ‘Easter Sunday is produced by Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich. Additionally, it is executive produced by Koy, Jessica Gao, Yang, Cheng, Joe Meloche, Nick Reynolds and Seth William Meier.
The cast includes the following;
- Lydia Gaston
- Tia Carrere
- Brandon Wardell
- Eva Noblezada
- Asif Ali
- Rodney To
- Jimmy O. Yang
- Eugene Cordero
- Lou Diamond Phillips
- Tiffany Haddish
The ‘Easter Sunday’ will screen exclusively in theaters on August 5. Watch the official trailer below.
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