Joe Corzo

🌉 Coming back to the Bay. One night. One mic. A lot of life lived in between. Comedy, stories & some truth I haven’t said out loud yet. 📍 Tommy T’s Comedy Club 🗓 Monday, May 25 ⏰ 7PM Tickets are up. Link in bio or scan the flyer. Would love to see familiar faces & anyone who’s been on their own journey too. 🙏🏽👑 Appreciate the Love & Support Always.

15 years ago this August I walked into The Cheesecake Factory for the very first time. I was unemployed, fresh out of the gym, hungry and honestly didn’t really have the means… but I had a birthday gift card from my cousin sitting in my wallet. I had never been to Cheesecake before. I remember walking in feeling underdressed because the place looked like a Vegas restaurant 😅 I went straight to the To-Go section asked what was good, and ended up discovering the Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake 🍰 still fire to this day. While waiting I randomly asked: “Are you guys hiring?” Fun fact… I was part of the LAST batch of paper applications before everything went digital 📝😂 At the time there was supposedly a 6-month waitlist but after interviewing with the GM Maxamillion I got hired within about a week. Back then I had just started stand-up comedy and needed nights off to chase the dream. Cheesecake supported me from Day 1. And if you remember the old uniform days 😂 all white everything… tie… white “shoes for crews”… whole Cheesecake angel vibes 😭 I originally told myself I’d only stay a year… Well… 15 years later 😅 Through stand-up, moving to LA, acting, family tragedy, COVID, the strike, career highs and lows… Cheesecake has always been there for me. When I transferred to Sherman Oaks to pursue acting, my GM Becky played a huge role in helping guide and support me during some really pivotal years of my life and career. I’ll always appreciate that. After my life radically changed in 2023 and my walk with Jesus truly began, my perspective changed too. I realized Cheesecake had supported EVERY version of me: The struggling comic… The broke dreamer… The grieving uncle… The actor during the strike… The guy still figuring life out. “How can I give back?” That led me to applying as a Certified Classroom Facilitator for the Glendale location alongside my awesome partner Alana. Truly grateful for every GM, manager, mentor, coworkers and friends I’ve met along the way. Cheesecake has really been family. Now it’s my turn to help usher in the next generation of that family! All Glory to the Highest 🙏🏽👑⚔️

Not by chance. Not by luck. A lot changed in me before anything changed for me. This one’s different. Not just jokes… the real story. 🎤 Where You Been? 📍 Tommy T’s Comedy Club 📅 May 25th Monday Memorial Day ⏰7pm 🎟️ TommyTs.com If you’ve ever been through something… pull up.

Not by chance. Not by luck. Every door, every role, every moment God’s hand in it all. Faith built this foundation. Discipline keeps it moving. From stand-up stages to network sets. From vision to real credits. Truth is… I used to downplay these moments. I thought they were small compared to where I “should” be. But God had to shift my perspective. Every opportunity is provision. Every step is part of the process. I’m grateful now in a way I wasn’t before. Grateful for every opportunity… but I know there’s more. I’ve put in the work. I’m staying ready. This is only the beginning. All glory to Him. 🙏🏽👑❤️⚔️📖🎬🎥 Thank you all for your continued Love and Support!

Some people have asked me if I can still act now that I walk with Christ. The truth is I gave Him the right to take it all. Not just my struggles… but my career, my plans, my identity. I brought acting to Him and said “If this isn’t from You take it. I’ll walk away.” And I meant that. Because He laid down His life for me… so there was nothing I wouldn’t lay down for Him. But when I truly surrendered it fully, not halfway. He didn’t take it away. He gave it back… refined. Now it’s no longer something I chase or build my worth on. It’s something I steward. And what’s wild is since walking with Him I’ve seen more fruit than I ever did on my own. What was supposed to be co-star roles turned into recurring opportunities. Doors I couldn’t force… opened. At one point my nephew was visiting me the same time I booked Matlock. He got to come to set… meet the legendary Kathy Bates… and she was so kind to him along with the entire crew. That moment alone couldn’t have orchestrated that. I’m not some huge name. Who was I to even ask for something like that? But I know the One whose Name is above all name..and I’m walking under His favor. So now I move differently. If a door opens, I trust it’s Him. If it closes, I don’t fight it keep moving. For a season I stepped back so some thought I fell off. But I didn’t stop acting… I just stopped doing it for the wrong reasons. So yes I still act. But now it’s His. He deserves the Glory! 🙏🏽👑❤️⚔️🎬🎥 Thank you to everyone who showed love and support during my absence. Sending messages and videos of you all spotting me on the whatever show you were watching at the time. More to come God willing 😉

For a long time I was carrying things I didn’t really talk about. I couldn’t trust. I couldn’t commit. I didn’t feel worthy. I was afraid. I was ashamed. On the outside life could look fine but inside I felt lost. I was trying to figure everything out on my own and I turned to everything but Him. Eventually I hit a point where I had nothing left. On December 28, 2023 my life wasn’t just falling apart… in an instant everything I put my identity in was being taken from me. After many of attempts of trying to find solace but failing repeatedly, I felt nudged to call the last person I would’ve thought to call… my grandmother. During that brief but life saving conversation she prayed for me and told me something simple “Call out to Jesus” She usually says God… or Mary… or Peter or Paul. But that day she said Jesus. So I did. With nothing left and nowhere else to turn i fell to the floor alone in my apartment full of shame and I cried out to Him. What happened next changed my life. Jesus revealed Himself to me in that moment. If I had any shame before, my shame was at a thousand realizing He is actually real. I remember repeating how sorry I was for all the offenses I had done against Him. But even then… His compassion and love He had for me brought a peace beyond measure and something in my heart began to change. A few days later on January 3, 2024 I experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit. God began renewing my mind and teaching me what it really means to walk with Him. which led to June 8, 2024 I was baptized in water publicly declaring that my old life was buried and my life now belongs to Christ. This doesn’t mean I became perfect overnight. I’m still learning, still growing, still walking this out day by day. over the last couple years I’ve watched Him change my life in ways I never thought were possible… it all started when I called out for Him. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17 If you feel unworthy, afraid or ashamed… there is hope. Jesus still saves. Jesus still restores. Jesus still changes lives. All glory to Him. 🙏🏽👑❤️⚔️

The official poster for our upcoming short film HOME FOR DINNER done by the very talented, local San Diego artist @hemartstudios Look forward to more soon! ‐------------------------------------------------------------------ Through an act of kindness, a mother saves her son's life from a weary hitman. Home for Dinner is about family (and Mexican culture), nostalgia and regret. A very special thanks to all of our backers who helped make this possible! Starring @therealjoetime and @carmelitamaldonado711 Written, Directed & Edited by: Marco WestWood Gonzalez Executive Produced by: Rodolfo Amigo & @denvermarcus Co-produced by @thereal_aissathalia Director of Photography @danielwyland Original Score by @kevinthebat Original Music by @iamcocojaymusic Post-Sound by @infirmarystudios #homefordinner #westwoodfilms #shortfilm #crimethriller #family

Two years ago I met my little sister for the first time. She lives in Guatemala. Within the last 20 years my dad and I still spoke but we weren’t very close. He lived there while I was here and over the years the distance became more than just geography. There were things in my heart I thought I had already forgiven but when you carry something long enough you sometimes realize later it hadn’t fully healed. After giving my life to Christ something in me started changing. Slowly God began revealing places in my heart that still needed grace, humility and real forgiveness. Not just saying the words but truly letting Him heal them. That journey eventually led me to Guatemala. And that’s where I met my little sister for the first time. She was ten years old and only spoke Spanish. But the moment we met… it was love instantly. No awkwardness, no distance. Just family. We laughed, we played and somehow we understood each other even without many words. It was one of those moments where you realize God has been working behind the scenes long before you ever saw it. In that moment I wasn’t just meeting my sister. I was witnessing restoration. The last couple years since giving my life to Christ have been full of moments like that unexpected healing, reconciliation and God revealing things in my heart I didn’t even know were still there. Following Jesus hasn’t meant life became perfect. But it has meant watching Him restore parts of my story I once thought were finished. And two years ago in Guatemala I got a glimpse of just how beautiful that restoration can be. All Glory be to God 🙏🏽👑❤️

Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Christmas gives us an opportunity to embrace the profound message of hope & salvation brought by Jesus Christ. Beyond the festivities & presents it’s a reminder that love triumphs over darkness. As we celebrate with our loved ones exchanging gifts let’s remember the greatest gift of all which is God’s boundless love incarnated in the humble manger. This season may our hearts resonate with the transformative power of Christ’s teachings fostering a spirit of unity & compassion. All Glory be to Jesus Christ! 🙏🏽👑❤️ Merry Christmas to you & yours! 🎄🎁 Much love! Peace.

🍁🍁🍁 Big shoutout to Mi Hermano @valley_james_valley capturing these killer shots! 📸 🔥🎞️ My first time diving into the world of film cameras, and the results are fire! I trusted in your vision & you executed! Hit up @valleys_fotos for your next shoot. He’s Talented, Passionate & Extremely Professional 🫡Can’t wait for more shoots ahead! God bless homie. #Joetime #FilmPhoto #Autumn #CaliforniaDreamin #Blessed #Morivated #Focused #Grateful #NextLevel

🍾 After an intense 118+ days of standing in solidarity with my fellow writers and actors the WGA & Sag-aftra strike 🪧 against AMPT has finally come to tentative agreement. ✍🏾 It’s been a rollercoaster of uncertainty these past few years on my acting experience going from a pandemic to a strike, but it was a necessary journey. 💪🏽 This experience has revealed the true strength, resilience, and tenacity within our artist family. Our passion for what we believe in has shone brightly. 🎭 ⛰️The challenge of not knowing when it would end and not being able to make ends meet in the traditional way was real. But I found solace in honing my craft and connecting with incredible people I might never have met otherwise due to our busy schedules. 🙌🏽 Regardless of the hardships, I’ve discovered so much about myself and my ability to endure. It’s been a transformative journey. ✊🏽🎬🎥🤎 #Solidarity #Resilience #WGA #SagStrong #AMPTAgreement #ArtistLife #BackInBuisness

Last night was definitely one for the books! @roguemachinetneate in a show of soldarity and support for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) workers and for the Motion Picture & Television Fund, Rogue Machine proudly hosted the one night only play reading entertainment event, “Thank You Five: A Star-Studded Benefit for the Union Behind the Entertainment.” At the Matrix Theatre. The short plays are written by some of theatre’s finest talent, and read/performed by Hollywood stars. Writers include Halley Feiffer, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Vince Melocchi, John Pollono, Tim Venable and more. The cast includes Ahmed Best, Jon Bernthal, Joshua Bitton, Merrin Dungey, Diane Farr, Isidora Goreshter, Cameron Monaghan, John Ortiz, John C. Reilly, Andre Royo, Desean K. Terry, Shaun Caulin Young, Constance Zimmer and others. “In the midst of one of longest strikes the entertainment industry has ever endured, and during what feels to be the darkest of days, theatre is a place where people go to hear stories told, to laugh, to feel, and to see their experiences illuminated. We, as a group of artists, have decided to gather together to give some light and relief to members of one of our sister unions that has been greatly affected by this work stoppage - the members of IATSE, explains presenters Isidora Goreshter and Joshua Bitton.