Joey "CoCo" Diaz
Stand-up comedian

Joey "CoCo" Diaz

Also known as Joey Diaz and Joey Coco Diaz

Who Joey "CoCo" Diaz is

Joey "CoCo" Diaz is a Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor and podcast host, born in Cuba and in the United States from the age of three. He headlines sold-out tours, has acted in films and hosts the podcast Uncle Joey's Joint, after years as host of The Church of What's Happening Now. His memoir Tremendous, written with Erica Florentine and published by BenBella Books in May 2023, became a New York Times bestseller. His stand-up album Sociably Unacceptable came out on Comedy Dynamics in 2017, and in March 2026, the last full month of SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel, he was its 30th most-played act.

At a glance

Stand-up specials
It's Either You or the Priest
Albums
Sociably Unacceptable and The Testicle Testaments #1 to #5
Podcasts
Uncle Joey's Joint, The Church of What's Happening Now and Beauty and Da Beast
Books
Tremendous
On screen
BASEketball, Analyze That, Spider-Man 2 and 7 more
Next on stage
15 October 2026 — Comedy Mothership, Austin, TX
Official site
joeydiaz.net ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Books and writing

Comedians like Joey "CoCo" Diaz

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Their stand-up

Diaz performed his first stand-up set on 18 June 1991 at Comedy Works in Denver and moved to Los Angeles in 1995; a 1998 CBS pilot, Bronx County, led to his first film role, as a referee in BASEketball.

His 2012 special It's Either You or the Priest went to number one on iTunes, and he launched The Church of What's Happening Now on 2 September 2012 and Uncle Joey's Joint on 5 October 2020.

Career timeline

  1. 1998BASEketball (referee, film, 1998) On screen
  2. 2002Analyze That (film, 2002) On screen
  3. 2004Spider-Man 2 (film, 2004) On screen
  4. 2004Taxi (film, 2004) On screen
  5. 2005The Longest Yard (film, 2005) On screen
  6. 2007My Name Is Earl (four episodes, 2007) On screen
  7. 2010Beauty and Da Beast (co-host, with Felicia Michaels, 2010–2012) Podcast or book
  8. 2012It's Either You or the Priest (2012) Special
  9. 2012Where I Got My Balls From (documentary, 2012) On screen
  10. 2012The Testicle Testaments #1 to #5 (2012) Album
  11. 2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) On screen
  12. 2013Grudge Match (Robert De Niro's coach, film, 2013) On screen
  13. 2014Maron (2014) On screen
  14. 2017Sociably Unacceptable (Comedy Dynamics, 2017) Album
  15. 2023Tremendous (book, 2023, with Erica Florentine) Book

Questions and answers

Where is Joey "CoCo" Diaz performing next?

Thursday 15 October 2026, 7:00 PM (Joey Diaz and Friends) at Comedy Mothership, Austin, TX — sold out, then 3 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

It's Either You or the Priest.

What podcasts do they host?

Uncle Joey's Joint, The Church of What's Happening Now and Beauty and Da Beast.

Have they written a book?

Yes:Tremendous.

What TV shows and films are they in?

BASEketball, Analyze That, Spider-Man 2, Taxi, The Longest Yard and My Name Is Earl, among 10 credits.

Who are some comedians like them?

Cameron Esposito (also in Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Adam Sandler (also in The Longest Yard), Andy Kaufman (also in Taxi), Billy Gardell (also in My Name Is Earl) and Brent Morin (also in Brooklyn Nine-Nine).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026