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The Stress Factory Comedy Club presents Michael Yo

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 11/27/2025

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Stress Factory presents Michael Yo on his Issa Truuue Tour from December 5-7, 2025.  A 2-time Emmy nominee fresh off his third comedy special Snack Daddy, Michael is a comedian, actor and host keeping busy on all of Hollywood’s platforms. He will be doing 5 shows across the weekend at the club.

Michael is a proud father and loving husband with a bottomless pool of material about his family. In stand up, Michael came up under the wings of Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy. In addition to having a twice weekly Las Vegas residency and Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club at THE LINQ and being the featured comedian at Mad Apple by Cirque du Soleil, Michael headlines theaters and clubs all over the country.

He’s a regular on The Joe Rogan Experience and The Adam Carolla Show. He also appeared on season 15 of America’s Got Talent; Michael received a yes from all four judges and made it to the Quarter-Finals.

Performances take place Friday, December 5 at 7:00pm & 9:30pm; Saturday, December 6 at 7:00pm & 9:30pm; and Sunday, December 7 at 7:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. Stress Factory Comedy Club is located at 90 Church Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

As an actor, Michael stars in the Apple TV+ series “Amber Brown,” recurred on “Kevin Can Wait,” shot the Damon Wayan Jr.’s pilot “Happy Together” for CBS and was a principal in Facebook Watch’s first sitcom series, “Starter Pack.”  




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Michael previously hosted SiriusXM’s Pop2K and covered celebrity news on “The Insider,” “Extra” and “E! News.” He also coached Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian as radio DJs for their show “Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami” on E! Michael has co-hosted CBS’ “The Talk” and appeared as a hot topics guest on “The Wendy Williams Show.” 

Michael hosts the “Yo Show” podcast, which often includes conversations with fellow entertainers and influencers. Michael has interviewed Joseph Gordan Levitt, Kevin Hart, The Rock, Dane Cook, Jo Koy, Ne-Yo, Jennifer Aniston, Tone Bell, Donnell Rawlings, Craig Conant, Jim Jeffries, Rick Fox, Anjelah Johnson, Margaret Cho, Sam Morril, Warren G, Erik Griffin, Chris D’Elia, Patton Oswalt, Fran Drescher, Tony Baker, Daphnique Springs, Steve Byrne, Dr Pimple Popper, Ashlee Simpson, Lisa Lampanelli, Karamo Brown, Adam Conover, Tone Bell, David Koechner, Maz Jobrani, Preacher Lawson, Nicole Scherzinger, Serinda Swan, Brennin Hunt and more.

The Yo Show video podcast is published on Michael’s YouTube channel (225K+ subscribers), as well as all major audio podcast platforms. In addition, podcast highlights are shared via Michael’s social media platforms (IG, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok), which reach 350K+ fans.




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