Jose Antonio Joey CoCo Diaz born February 19 1963 is a CubanAmerican standup comedian actor and podcast host Born in Cuba and raised in North Bergen New Jersey Diaz began his standup career in 1991 He had roles in the television series My Name is Earl and the films The Longest Yard and Taxi Since 2012 Diaz has hosted the podcast The Church of Whats Happening Now is a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience and produced an autobiographical documentary