Fact-Checking Michael Yo's Stand-up Jokes About His Wife and Marriage
Q1: Who is Michael Yo's wife, and what does she do?
A1: Michael Yo is married to Claire Schreiner. She is a former Division I athlete, the winner of Miss Wyoming USA 2010, and an accomplished television production coordinator who has worked for outlets such as NFL Network. Today, she co-manages their family enterprises.
Q2: When did Michael Yo and Claire Schreiner get married?
A2: The couple married on February 14, 2014, following an eight-month engagement. Yo originally proposed at Schreiner's family home in Casper, Wyoming, in June 2013.
Q3: How many children do Michael Yo and his wife have?
A3: They share two children: a son named Oliver (born in 2017) and a daughter named Chloe (born in 2019). Both children frequently appear in Yo’s personal social media updates and inspire his family-focused stand-up material.
Q4: Did Michael Yo really write a farewell letter to his wife during his illness?
A4: Yes. While hospitalized in an intensive care unit for eight days with severe COVID-19 in February 2020, Yo wrote a detailed farewell message to Claire and their children, believing he might not survive the illness. He later shared details of this letter in national interviews following his recovery.