#185 | JR De Guzman | Filipino pride, comedy, and why Asi...

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JR De Guzman is a musician and comedian from the Philippines and California. He began performing comedy as a music teacher in a classroom before taking his talents to bigger stages. He has entertained all over the world, having performed for Stand-Up Tokyo and Tokyo Comedy bar in Japan, the Jokers Ball in Indonesia, the Badaboom Comedy series in Amsterdam and countless other international shows. He was the winner of Stand-up NBC in 2016 and was named as a prestigious “New Face” at Just for laughs 2017, one of Variety’s Ten Comics to Watch in 2022, and one of Billboard’s Top 10 Musical Comics in 2025. His quarter hour special on the Comedy Lineup iso streaming on Netflix, and his debut hour special “I’m your Son Papa” is now available on YouTube. In this episode we talk about his childhood in California, his love for basketball, how he got into music and comedy, his Filipino heritage, starting his social media, Hawai’i, and so much more.Find JR here: https://www.instagram.com/jrdguz/Buy our merch on:Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/Support us on:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod

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This episode was published on July 17, 2025.

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JR De Guzman is a musician and comedian from the Philippines and California. He began performing comedy as a music teacher in a classroom before taking his talents to bigger stages. He has entertained all over the world, having performed for...

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