{"id":266317,"date":"2026-04-13T23:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/266317\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T23:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:18:08","slug":"academy-award-winner-to-film-new-comedy-special-in-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/266317\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy Award-winner to film new comedy special in Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamie Foxx<\/a> is returning to the East Bay theater that launched his career for two live comedy tapings set to stream on Hulu.<\/p>\n

The Grammy- and Academy Award-winning entertainer is scheduled to perform two stand-up shows at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts’ Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland on Thursday-Friday, April 16-17, to record a Hulu special. The local stop will mark a full-circle moment for Foxx, who competed in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition in the same 1,350-seat venue more than three decades ago, a moment he credits with helping him break through in the creative arts.<\/p>\n

“This Hulu special taping isn’t a milestone. It’s alignment. Timing, experience, and location locking in all at once,” the show’s description reads. “Oakland isn’t just hosting the night, it’s stealing it.”<\/p>\n

Tickets are available to purchase online now.<\/p>\n

In celebration of the forthcoming shows, Foxx shared a simple image that reads “Oakland California” to his Instagram account<\/a> on Friday, April 10.<\/p>\n

“Let’s run it\u2026\u00a0hella,” he captioned the post. “#backonmyfunnys-.”<\/p>\n

The Oakland shows are part of Foxx’s ongoing “Back On My Funny” tour, which began last year and officially marked his return to comedy.<\/p>\n

More Information<\/p>\n

Jamie Foxx: 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, April 16-17. Tickets start at $128. Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, 10 10th St., Oakland. hjkarts.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the past few years, Foxx has spent time focusing more heavily on his acting career, with projects like “They Cloned Tyrone<\/a>” (2023), “Not Another Church Movie” (2024) and “Back in Action” (2025).<\/p>\n

He did, however, release a standup special titled “What Had Happened Was \u2026<\/a>” in 2024, which addressed his near-fatal 2023 medical emergency that resulted in a stroke.<\/p>\n

The 58-year-old actor and comedian is slowly easing back into the public eye after the incident, and recently drew attention for praising Michael B. Jordan’s best actor Academy Award<\/a> win for his roles in Oakland native Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

“I can barely breathe right now\u2026 you were absolutely incredible in this film,”\u00a0Foxx wrote on social media, noting that Jordan “deserve(s) two Oscars” for his role as twins Smoke and Stack.<\/p>\n

Jordan previously won best actor at the Academy Awards for his portrayal of Ray Charles in “Ray” (2004).<\/p>\n

This article originally published at Academy Award-winner to film new comedy special in Oakland<\/a>.<\/p>\n