London Hughes
- 35 years old
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
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London Hughes discusses the comedy landscape, her memoir and acceptance
"I think this book was my opportunity for me to be like, 'This is who I am, and if you don't know me when you read this book, then you will know me.'"
Leah Sinclair, The Bookseller, 29th May 2023Screen Gems lands untitled London Hughes comedy
The film follows a woman who is transported to 19th century England where she becomes entangled in and upends the love affairs of the community with her modern sensibilities.
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 25th February 202221 of the funniest women in Britain
Podcasters, journalists, comics, writers... The British women who know how to have a laugh.
Dominic Maxwell , Ben Dowell , Jane Mulkerrins, Monique Rivalland, The Times, 6th February 2022Top cast join Adam Deacon film Sumotherhood
Jennifer Saunders, Peter Serafinowicz, London Hughes and Ed Sheeran have joined the cast of Adam Deacon's action comedy Sumotherhood, as production on the film gets underway in London.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2022Film stars revealed for Netflix show Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés
Richard E. Grant, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Four Weddings And A Funeral star Andie MacDowell and A Nightmare On Elm Street actor Robert Englund are among the film stars dissecting movie tropes in Netflix's upcoming Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2021London Hughes skewers TV execs
'I'm cute as hell, I'm funny as F---, why wouldn't audiences get me?'
Variety, 27th August 2021London Hughes told she was "'too risky" for UK TV
The comedian London Hughes said she had to move to Los Angeles to become a star because a systematically racist UK television industry told her it was a "risk" to put a black female comic on air. She told the Edinburgh TV Festival: "It's shocking how far behind America the UK is on diversity. George Floyd shouldn't have to die for Alison Hammond to get a slot on This Morning." She was repeatedly rejected as a guest panellist by the Channel 4 show 8 Out Of 10 Cats.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 26th August 2021London Hughes takes aim at Black To Front
Alternative MacTaggart lecturer London Hughes has said Channel 4 is to change the title of its Black To Front day following her criticism of the event.
Max Goldbart, Broadcast, 4th August 2021London Hughes & Steve Coogan in Edinburgh TV Fest
The Edinburgh TV Festival (August 23-26) has unveiled further program speakers for 2021 including comedian, writer and actor London Hughes, who will be this year's Alternative MacTaggart speaker. Steve Coogan will be at the fest to host a This Time with Alan Partridge Masterclass with Charlene White.
Tom Grater, Deadline, 3rd August 2021Deborah Frances-White on gaslit women leaving UK
Female creatives in Britain such as Gina Yashere and London Hughes are less likely to be allowed to create original dramas and comedies than men. So they are heading off across the Atlantic.
Deborah Frances-White, The Guardian, 14th July 2021