Jamie Foxx is returning to the world of stand-up comedy with his first Netflix special. It's called Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was... and by the look of things, he's got a lot to say.
It's been roughly two decades since Foxx took the stage to make an audience laugh -- and a year and a half since a medical complication put him in the hospital. With his Netflix special, the Oscar and Grammy winner is on a mission to clear up a few rumors.
Spoiler: He's neither dead nor a clone.
"If I can stay funny, then I can stay alive," he says in the trailer below. "I'm back."
Could this mark a resurgence in Foxx's stand-up comedy efforts? Maybe. Or maybe not. One look at his career and it's easy to see how varied the multihyphenate's creative interests are. Perhaps this special is simply the platform he wanted to use to reconnect with the public and set the record straight.
The good news is audiences won't have to wait too long to see him return to the movie world. He'll be starring alongside Cameron Diaz in the action comedy Back in Action, which is scheduled to hit Netflix on Jan. 17.
Read on to find out when to watch Jamie Foxx's return to stand-up comedy and to find out how a VPN could be useful.
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Jamie Foxx returns to stand-up comedy with the special What Had Happened Was... on Netflix.
Parrish Lewis/NetflixWhen to watch Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...
Jamie Foxx's new stand-up special is set to premiere on Netflix on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Netflix is the exclusive streaming home for this special. The service currently offers subscriptions that cost between $7 and $23 per month in the US. There's an extra member fee of $8 if you're a premium subscriber who wants to share your account with someone outside your household.
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Follow the VPN provider's instructions for installation, and choose a country where What Had Happened Was... will be streaming. We've successfully tested using Netflix and an ExpressVPN server in New York City, so that's one location you could choose to watch this event.
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