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The set perks up the moment Tucker stops doing standard relationship bits and admits he owed the government millions of dollars. Making light of his well-publicized tax troubles, he quips that he should never have taken advice from Wesley Snipes, turning his sudden financial reckoning into an easy self-own.

Filmed at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, the performance was Tucker’s first standalone comedy special, arriving after years of near-total absence from Hollywood following the Rush Hour movies. Between his early nineties Def Comedy Jam appearances and this 2015 Netflix release, his stand-up had never been captured in long form. Phil Joanou directs, mostly staying out of the way of Tucker’s pacing and high-register physical delivery.

The standout sequence is an extended memory of his friendship with Michael Jackson. Imitating Jackson’s soft-spoken speaking voice and singing impromptu falsetto riffs, Tucker details bizarre car rides and visits to Barry Gibb’s house without relying on the usual supermarket-tabloid angles.