Jamie Foxx Celebrates with Gayle King After First Stand-Up Performance Since Health Scare: 'We Landed on the Moon'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jamie Foxx and Gayle King.Photo:Gayle King/Instagram

Gayle King/Instagram

Jamie Foxxis marking a huge milestone nearly a year and a half afterhis medical emergency.

The actor wrapped the recording of his stand-up-comedy special for Netflix in Atlanta over the weekend, where he celebrated with his team andCBS Mornings’Gayle King.

After King, 69, asked how he was feeling, theAcademy Awardwinner replied, “It was an excruciating time, to be able to open those wounds every single day for three months,” because “the worry” about how the show will be received “is what gets you.”

“We got a great show in the room, but we don’t know what [the audience] may laugh or what they may not laugh at,” Foxx explained. “Usually, when you do a stand-up special, you go out for a year and you work every little nook and cranny, andthenyou tape it. You don’t just show up in Atlanta and turn the camera on.”

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Also in her behind-the-scenes video, King told the actor she’d “never seen a show where we were laughing and crying at the same time.”

“It’s a personal journey, and I hope I never … I am nevergonna go through thisagain. My next jokes will start out, ‘Knock-knock!’ " he said, which drew laughter from those around him. “I’ll do an hour and a half of knock-knock jokes.”

The video ended with Foxx thanking his his team and adding, “We landed on the moon.”

“Let’s put it away. Let’s sit back and watch it, and then let’s build toward a newer, brighter and healthier future,” he said.

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

Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images

The stand-up special comes afterFoxx suffered a “medical complication"in April 2023 while midway through production on Netflix filmBack in Action,then spent months out of the public eye.

TheRayactor revealed details abouthis “unforgettable one-man show,“last month, sharing on Instagram that it would “[take] the stage to share his journey through a serious health scare, filled with humor, heart, and inspiration.”

“I know prayer works and you could call@iamjamiefoxxExhibit A!” King captioned aphoto and video slideshowof the celebrations, following the taping of the special in Atlanta. “He’s finally talking about it on his own terms and in his own way.”

While details about a release date have not been released yet, King added, “Can’t wait for you to see this comedy special on Netflix … coming soon!”

source: people.com