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Full Name Michael Yo Simmons Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program Movies and TV shows The Insider, The Daily 10, Losing Control, From Justin to Kelly, Yo on E! Similar People Jo Koy, Thea Andrews, Claire Schreiner, Keltie Knight, Louis Aguirre Profiles | ||
Michael Yo Interview
Interview- Michael Yo: Actor/Comedian
Michael Yo Simmons (born November 20, 1974) is an American actor, TV Host, Hollywood expert and stand-up comedian. He currently co-hosts The Insider on CBS, as well as Yo Show on Yahoo! TV, which garners an average of 1.5 million views per episode. Yo also appears regularly on the comedy panel of E!'s Chelsea Lately and as a guest host for The Talk on CBS. Yo continues to appear as a Pop Culture expert on HLN's Showbiz Tonight hosted by A.J. Hammer. Michael tours the country as a professional stand-up comedian, appearing at the Improv’s, Stand-Up Live, Palms Hotel, Laugh Factory, Comedy Store, and Comedy Juice among others. His Hot Mess Tour also performs at colleges throughout the country.
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Career
He previously worked as a correspondent for E! News, The Daily 10, Extra and coached Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian as radio DJs for their show Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami on E!.
He started a podcast together with comedian Jo Koy on July 23, 2012 called The Michael Yo and Jo Koy Show.
Personal life
Yo says that being a biracial person who is half Black half Korean, he has "a uniquely relatable and American experience in life". The comedian states "Comedy is not about one-liners and punchlines, it's about story telling and a real connection with the audience."
Filmography
In 2001, he appeared in an episode of Fear Factor in which contestants had to free fall from a hotel window hundreds of feet high.
His silver screen credits include; Losing Control, Cookout 2 and Sofia Coppola’s Bling Ring.