What started as a bad headache turned out to be a brain bleed that led to a stroke and a grueling recovery, Foxx told an Atlanta audience in a theater located just a few hundred yards from the hospital that “put [him] back together again.

Foxx's stroke occurred when he was 55 years old. He did not disclose whether he had had an intracerebral or a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which are two types of hemorrhagic strokes related to a ruptured blood vessel in the brain. During these events, the leaked blood puts too much pressure on brain cells and damages them.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to Piedmont Hospital Atlanta for a statement on Foxx’s comedy special and they responded, saying: “Piedmont is delighted to see Jamie Foxx back on stage and in good health. We are grateful to our dedicated care team who played a role in helping him return to entertaining and doing what he loves.”