 Terry (Martin Lawrence) is an up and coming comedian, but believes politics will get him the big breaks and more time at the popular Dukie s Comedy Club. Just so happens that Terry is  sleeping  with Ruby Lynn Sinclair (Jedda Jones), the wife of club owner Dukie Sinclair (John Witherspoon). What follows is a night of comedy, romance, comedy, action, comedy, and Terry achieving his initial goal: getting $67 dollars to pay his phone bill.