Jamie Foxx Teases Return to Stand-Up Comedy After Medical Scare: 'I Got Some Jokes and a Story to Tell'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jamie Foxx on Jan. 10, 2024.Photo:Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesJamie Foxxis ready to bring the funny!On Wednesday, Foxx, 56, posted a video from one of his past stand-up specials toInstagramthat shows him doing an impression of the late musicianPrince. In the caption to his post, Foxx shared that he plans to return to performing comedy live. The video, taken from his 2002 HBO specialI Might Need Security, shows Foxx joking about what the theme song to the 1970s sitcomThe Brady Bunchwould sound like if Prince sang the tune.“PRINCE singing the Brady Bunch theme song was a moment… I’m planning on bringing more moments,” Foxx wrote in a caption to the video. “Going to get on somebody’s stage somewhere near you. I got some jokes, and a story to tell…“Foxx, known for his prowess as an actor and musician, first rose to fame as a comedian; he was a cast member on the early ’90s sketch showIn Living Colorand releasedthree comedyspecials between 1993 and 2003. Foxx also released five studio albums as a musician between 1994 and 2015 on top of his success in film and television.That 2002 special featured Foxx spending an extended period of time at his piano onstage in Oakland, California, displaying a number of impressions of howvarious musicians would performThe Brady Bunch’s theme.Jamie Foxx performing standup comedy in 2004.Jesse Grant/WireImageTheDjango Unchainedstar was a major fan of Prince, whodied at 57 in 2016. During an appearance onThe Howard Stern Showin 2017, Foxx recalled that he was “in awe of” the musician while speaking to the first time he met Prince on New Year’s Eve in 1998 in Las Vegas. “All my cool went out the window - I started naming the albums, I’m f—cking up the titles,” Foxx recalled. “He was so cool, and he knew I was shook.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Foxx has not performed stand-up comedy in a number of years in lieu of his success as a film actor. He won anAcademy Awardfor his performance as Ray Charles in 2004’sRayand appeared in four movies throughout 2023, including Netflix’sThey Cloned Tyrone,God Is a Bullet, the dog-themed comedyStraysand Prime Video’sThe Burial.Jamie Foxx on Dec. 17, 2023.Eric Charbonneau/Getty ImagesFoxx has a number of movies currently in the works, including a new Netflix movie titledBack in Action, in which he costars withCameron Diazin her return to acting. The pair were midway through production on the movie in April 2023 when Foxx suffered a “medical complication” and spent a number of months out of the public eye. The pair were seen filming the movie again in January, and Netflix has teased that the movie will release in 2024.

Jamie Foxx on Jan. 10, 2024.Photo:Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Jamie Foxxis ready to bring the funny!On Wednesday, Foxx, 56, posted a video from one of his past stand-up specials toInstagramthat shows him doing an impression of the late musicianPrince. In the caption to his post, Foxx shared that he plans to return to performing comedy live. The video, taken from his 2002 HBO specialI Might Need Security, shows Foxx joking about what the theme song to the 1970s sitcomThe Brady Bunchwould sound like if Prince sang the tune.“PRINCE singing the Brady Bunch theme song was a moment… I’m planning on bringing more moments,” Foxx wrote in a caption to the video. “Going to get on somebody’s stage somewhere near you. I got some jokes, and a story to tell…“Foxx, known for his prowess as an actor and musician, first rose to fame as a comedian; he was a cast member on the early ’90s sketch showIn Living Colorand releasedthree comedyspecials between 1993 and 2003. Foxx also released five studio albums as a musician between 1994 and 2015 on top of his success in film and television.That 2002 special featured Foxx spending an extended period of time at his piano onstage in Oakland, California, displaying a number of impressions of howvarious musicians would performThe Brady Bunch’s theme.Jamie Foxx performing standup comedy in 2004.Jesse Grant/WireImageTheDjango Unchainedstar was a major fan of Prince, whodied at 57 in 2016. During an appearance onThe Howard Stern Showin 2017, Foxx recalled that he was “in awe of” the musician while speaking to the first time he met Prince on New Year’s Eve in 1998 in Las Vegas. “All my cool went out the window - I started naming the albums, I’m f—cking up the titles,” Foxx recalled. “He was so cool, and he knew I was shook.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Foxx has not performed stand-up comedy in a number of years in lieu of his success as a film actor. He won anAcademy Awardfor his performance as Ray Charles in 2004’sRayand appeared in four movies throughout 2023, including Netflix’sThey Cloned Tyrone,God Is a Bullet, the dog-themed comedyStraysand Prime Video’sThe Burial.Jamie Foxx on Dec. 17, 2023.Eric Charbonneau/Getty ImagesFoxx has a number of movies currently in the works, including a new Netflix movie titledBack in Action, in which he costars withCameron Diazin her return to acting. The pair were midway through production on the movie in April 2023 when Foxx suffered a “medical complication” and spent a number of months out of the public eye. The pair were seen filming the movie again in January, and Netflix has teased that the movie will release in 2024.

Jamie Foxxis ready to bring the funny!

On Wednesday, Foxx, 56, posted a video from one of his past stand-up specials toInstagramthat shows him doing an impression of the late musicianPrince. In the caption to his post, Foxx shared that he plans to return to performing comedy live. The video, taken from his 2002 HBO specialI Might Need Security, shows Foxx joking about what the theme song to the 1970s sitcomThe Brady Bunchwould sound like if Prince sang the tune.

“PRINCE singing the Brady Bunch theme song was a moment… I’m planning on bringing more moments,” Foxx wrote in a caption to the video. “Going to get on somebody’s stage somewhere near you. I got some jokes, and a story to tell…”

Foxx, known for his prowess as an actor and musician, first rose to fame as a comedian; he was a cast member on the early ’90s sketch showIn Living Colorand releasedthree comedyspecials between 1993 and 2003. Foxx also released five studio albums as a musician between 1994 and 2015 on top of his success in film and television.

That 2002 special featured Foxx spending an extended period of time at his piano onstage in Oakland, California, displaying a number of impressions of howvarious musicians would performThe Brady Bunch’s theme.

Jamie Foxx performing standup comedy in 2004.Jesse Grant/WireImage

Jesse Grant/WireImage

TheDjango Unchainedstar was a major fan of Prince, whodied at 57 in 2016. During an appearance onThe Howard Stern Showin 2017, Foxx recalled that he was “in awe of” the musician while speaking to the first time he met Prince on New Year’s Eve in 1998 in Las Vegas. “All my cool went out the window - I started naming the albums, I’m f—cking up the titles,” Foxx recalled. “He was so cool, and he knew I was shook.”

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Foxx has not performed stand-up comedy in a number of years in lieu of his success as a film actor. He won anAcademy Awardfor his performance as Ray Charles in 2004’sRayand appeared in four movies throughout 2023, including Netflix’sThey Cloned Tyrone,God Is a Bullet, the dog-themed comedyStraysand Prime Video’sThe Burial.

Jamie Foxx on Dec. 17, 2023.Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images

Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images

Foxx has a number of movies currently in the works, including a new Netflix movie titledBack in Action, in which he costars withCameron Diazin her return to acting. The pair were midway through production on the movie in April 2023 when Foxx suffered a “medical complication” and spent a number of months out of the public eye. The pair were seen filming the movie again in January, and Netflix has teased that the movie will release in 2024.

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