Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

A comic with one eye on his audience and another eye on the truth.

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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.

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Creators

Richard Pryor

director

Richard Pryor

writer

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Paul Mooney

writer

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Rocco Urbisci

writer

Cast

Richard Pryor actor Debbie Allen actor Art Evans actor

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Fay Hauser actor Barbara Williams actor

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Carmen McRae actor Paula Kelly actor

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Diahnne Abbott actor Scoey Mitchell actor

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Billy Eckstine actor Tanya Boyd actor Wings Hauser actor

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E'Lon Cox actor Michael Ironside actor J.J. Barry actor Mike Genovese actor

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Marlene Warfield actor Virginia Capers actor Dennis Farina actor Frederick Coffin actor