FINDING PARADISE, HEALTH, & LAUGHTER WITH
MICHAEL YO
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—By Sarah Jenkins The glittering metropolis
that is Las Vegas has long served as a soce ur of artistic inspiration. For two-time Emmy nominated comedian,act,or andtalshk hostw MichaelYo,Las Vegas offers a wealth of material for his standup segments. »ppearing frequently at the Comedy Cellar at the Rio Hotel and Casino, Yo says he lovesthediversiofty charactersheencounterson aday-todaybasislivnginLasVegas. In early 20, Yo was one of the first people to be hospitalized with COVID in Los »ngeles, a period during which he almost died. »fter being in the ICU for eight days, him and his wife did some eev r aluating about life and priortes, and ultimatelydecidedtoelr ocatetoLakeLasVegas tobeclosertofam,ily whichofferedavibranten tertainment outlet alternative to Los Angeles.
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“Me and my family love Lake Las Vegas,” Yo says. “It’s like waking up in a tropical resort everyday. People are nice, great community, and lots of activities for the family.” When I caught Yo over the phone, he was in Utah, having just wrapped shooting an upcoming sh,ow “»mber own”, Br which is set to air on »ppleTV+.Writenanddiect r edbyBonieHunt, thecomedyseriescentersonafamilynavigating different chapters of their lives. Family dynamics assubjectmatterisn’tnewtoYo;hetackledsim ilar themes in his debut »mazon Prime comedy special“MichaelYo:Blasian”.»sacomedian,Yo tacklesthebeauan ty dcomplexitesofmulti-gen erationalelr ationshipswithauniqe,wityake. In December 201, he is set to shot a new standup special, and says he will heavily incorporatetheow lowsofhisCOVIbat D tlebrought forward new meaning and inspiration t his life. Healsoheavcr ily editshisfamas ily thebackbone of everything he does, as well as the soce ur of endless comedic material. Yo says this comedy specialwiltakeoffrightwhere“Blasian”leftoff. “Italabo k life…m my ut sty andupislikeaeal r -life sitcom of my life,” he says. “»lmost dying from COVID…nhav I ow elike,aten-minutejokeabout it,whereit’sthelowestpoint mylfe,butsince was I oneofthefirstpeople[hospitalized],there’s beenalotfgreatthingsthathavehappened.” He pauses to eflect r . “That’s what I love about comedy;near my -deatexh perienceissonow me thing that enlightens people, gives people my point of view of what I went oughhr , and it can makepeoplelaughatthesametime.” You can follow Michael Yo @Michaelyo on instagram
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