{"id":2342553,"date":"2026-03-23T19:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2342553"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:21:07","slug":"review-inside-the-night-jo-koy-and-fluffy-made-comedy-history-at-sofi-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/review-inside-the-night-jo-koy-and-fluffy-made-comedy-history-at-sofi-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Inside the night Jo Koy and Fluffy made comedy history at SoFi Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Comedians Jo Koy and Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias are used to delivering big laughs on large stages. But in the world of major L.A. venues, there\u2019s big, there\u2019s massive, and then there\u2019s SoFi Stadium.<\/a> <\/p>\n

The show starring both comedians was billed as a record-breaking feat for stand-up <\/a>when they sold out the 70,000-seater. Though the pressure to fill up the stadium was off, it still remained to be seen how the two comics would make their most dedicated fans laugh from more than a football field away. By that criteria, Saturday night was definitely a win.<\/p>\n

Kicking off the early portion of the show at 7 p.m., fans were already filling the seats as opening acts from Iglesias\u2019 camp, including Matt Golightly, Joey Guila, Alfred Robles, Martin Moreno (who celebrated his 58th birthday on stage) and ventriloquist funnyman Jeff Dunham got the crowd warmed up for about an hour before Iglesias took the stage first.<\/p>\n

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Comedians Jo Koy and Fluffy perform Saturday at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n

(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

It was almost 8 p.m. when Iglesias emerged following a video skit playing on the jumbo screens and the stadium\u2019s massive halo scoreboard with his funny misadventures of a routine doughnut run at Randy\u2019s Donuts that turned into the plot of \u201cSons of Anarchy\u201d spinoff \u201cMayans M.C.\u201d featuring lead actors Emilio Rivera, a.k.a. Miguel Golindo, and Clayton Cardenas, known for playing Angel Reyes. Reyes caused the first major eruption of noise in the crowd by pressing a detonation device that triggered columns of smoke that filled the stage as Fluffy made his entrance in a white flat cap and custom Los Angeles button-up to greet the sold-out stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for being here, all I have to say is we did it!\u201d Iglesias proclaimed as the crowd cheered.<\/p>\n

Pointing and waving to fans in the nosebleeds, he took time to embrace the moment that topped his previous triumph of performing at Dodger Stadium.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Fluffy takes the stage at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. <\/p>\n

(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

Though the stage couldn\u2019t have been bigger, both comedians used their ability to make a large event feel intimate by drawing the crowd in through storytelling and making them feel like they were part of a conversation. Iglesias set the tone of his set right away by telling us about the chisme<\/i> (a.k.a. salacious gossip) surrounding his newly married stepson that weaved into stories about his travels all over the world including his controversial stop at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Iglesias also took a pause to relate one other historic fact about the two stadiums in L.A. he\u2019s now been able to sell out.<\/p>\n

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Santino Villalovos of Tracy, Calif., shows his Fluffy tattoo during the Jo Koy and Fluffy show at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n

(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

\u201cThe two biggest shows in comedy were Dodger Stadium and SoFi Stadium. … And what did they both have in common? They both featured a Mexican,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Even though he thought about retiring as a comedian after filling up Dodger Stadium (twice) to film his special \u201cStadium Fluffy,\u201d Iglesias said the SoFi show inspired him to keep pushing himself. And alongside Koy he knew they could do it.<\/p>\n

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Fans react to special guest Jamie Foxx during Jo Koy\u2019s performance at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Saturday.<\/p>\n

(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

\u201cJo I know you\u2019re in the back, thank you for trusting me man, we did it brother. And I\u2019ll say it in front of an entire stadium, love you. Things like this for me is a huge deal because it inspired me and gave me another reason to keep doing what I love to do. And tomorrow I\u2019m gonna be in the same situation I was after Dodger Stadium \u2014 what am I gonna do now? But until then I\u2019m enjoy the hell outta tonight and I still have more stories to share with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fluffy\u2019s most controversial (and true) bit of the night was breaking the news to his fans that his name is mentioned in the Epstein files, which sent collective shock through the stands. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never been to the island, I\u2019ve never been on the plane and I have never met Jeffrey Epstein,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n

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Fans light up SoFi Stadium during Fluffy\u2019s set on Saturday.<\/p>\n

(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

The comedian said that according to reports in the Epstein files, the late convicted pedophile apparently tried to buy tickets to his show at an Improv in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2014 but was told by his assistant via email that both his shows were sold out. <\/p>\n

\u201cJeffrey Epstein, one of the most diabolical human beings to ever walk the face of the earth. Had the ability to connect with politicians, with influencers, with celebrities. He put people in very compromising positions. He got people on planes. He put people on islands. He was involved in trafficking. He was able to accomplish all these evil, crazy things, but at the end of the day, he still couldn\u2019t get tickets to see my show,\u201d Iglesias said.<\/p>\n

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Jo Koy reveals himself with the Jabbawockeez at SoFi Stadium. <\/p>\n

(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

After a brief intermission, things transitioned to Jo Koy\u2019s portion of the show featuring warm-up sets from TikTok skitmaster King Bach and longtime friend and stand-up star Tiffany Haddish, who came to the stage looking ready for the red carpet with a flowing silk dress, hair blowing in the man-made wind to deliver her brand of high-energy stories about becoming a real estate tycoon in South-Central.<\/p>\n

When it was Koy\u2019s turn to enter the stadium, he slipped in undercover, dressed as one of the Jabbawockeez \u2014 the legendary masked hip-hop dance troupe that danced onstage to a medley of West Coast hip-hop dressed in red with acrobatic swagger. At the end of a brief routine, Koy unmasked himself as one of the dancers, eliciting cheers from the crowd as his son helped him change onstage into his regular attire, Dodgers hat and a jean jacket.<\/p>\n

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Jo Koy performs at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Saturday.<\/p>\n

(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

Always a man of the people, his set also reminded us that he\u2019s also a man of the pets, specifically dogs, launching into a long bit that felt worthy of a slightly more adult version of a Pixar movie. But beyond jokes and stories, Koy kept coming back to the idea that laughter, more than fame, marketing or money, is what helped the comedians\u2019 big plans for SoFi come together.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis place is full, all the way to the top, people laughing and having a good time. I know there\u2019s a lotta s\u2014 going happening in the world right now but guess what, we don\u2019t wanna hear it right now. We came to have a good f\u2014 time. I\u2019m not here to debate s\u2014, everybody\u2019s in here, everything they said wasn\u2019t supposed to happen happened. Look around, every f\u2014 color of the rainbow is in SoFi Stadium tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jamie Foxx, left, sings with Jo Koy at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n

(Christina House \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n

The vibe of the set was all about escaping the problems of everyday life. For most of the night that was taken care of by comedy. And sometimes that escapism was aided by the power of R&B. Twice during the night Koy shocked the crowd with special guest sing-alongs, first with Babyface coming out to serenade the crowd with a brief yet un-relenting hit fest he wrote and\/or sang including \u201cCan We Talk,\u201d the \u201890s hit he wrote for Tevin Campbell, and the Boyz II Men anthems \u201cI\u2019ll Make Love to You\u201d and \u201cEnd of the Road.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second surprise came courtesy of Jamie Foxx, who popped out in shades and 10-gallon hat to sing the Ray Charles homage-driven hook of Kanye West\u2019s \u201cGold Digger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from any historic accolades, Saturday night was the culmination of a show that was a year in the making and a victory lap for the careers of two comics who\u2019ve been in the game for decades. It was also a moment where comedy\u2019s past met its stadium-size future in the L.A. comedy world. Though it\u2019s hard to say when the next big comedian will have enough fans to fill a stadium in L.A., Saturday didn\u2019t feel like it was the last time comedy fans will show up to fill SoFi for a pair of comedians who put in the work to make themselves a team worth rooting for. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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