Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.
Richard Pryor
Debbie Allen
Art Evans
Fay Hauser
Barbara Williams
Carmen McRae
Paula Kelly
Diahnne Abbott
Scoey Mitchell
Billy Eckstine
Tanya Boyd
Wings Hauser
E'Lon Cox
Michael Ironside
J.J. Barry
Mike Genovese
Marlene Warfield
Virginia Capers
Dennis Farina
Frederick Coffin
Richard Grossman
Ken Foree