“Jamie Foxx actually died,” reads a voiceover within the trailer for Foxx’s new Netflix particular, earlier than the comic triumphantly walks out onstage and proclaims, “I’m again!”
Streaming Dec. 10, the extremely anticipated comedy hour, titled “What Had Happened Was…,” sees Foxx telling the reality behind his 2023 medical emergency that left him hospitalized and preventing for his life. In the particular, Foxx discusses his deep gratitude to those that prayed for his restoration — and he addresses the web hypothesis surrounding his well being.
“I’m so glad to see y’all right here. I’m so glad to be right here. What had occurred was…” Foxx says within the temporary clip previewing the particular, which was filmed in Atlanta in October.
In April 2023, the Oscar and Grammy winner was sidelined by a sudden, severe medical complication and hospitalized in Atlanta. An official trigger for the emergency has but to be disclosed, although Foxx has alluded to the severity of his situation within the months since. Most just lately, he revealed that it began with a “dangerous headache,” however then he was “gone for 20 days” and awoke with no reminiscence of what occurred.
Earlier in 2024, whereas being honored by the African American Film Critics Association, Foxx revealed that he would lastly inform the world what occurred to him, however he deliberate to “do it in a humorous method.”
“We’re gonna get again to the stand-up type of roots,” mentioned Foxx, whose final comedy particular was in 2003.
“What Had Happened Was…” is government produced by Foxx, Marcus King, Datari Turner, James Longman, Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan and Hamish Hamilton, who additionally directs. Foxxhole and Done + Dusted are the manufacturing corporations.
Watch the trailer for “What Had Happened Was…” beneath.
