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D.L. HUGHLEY
We know what you’re thinking: “D.
L. Hughley, D.L. Hughley--yeah, I know the name, but I must have
the wrong guy; The D.l. Hughley I’m thinking of wouldn’t
be playing a comedy club. I’m probably confused, but the
guy I’m thinking of is one of the best and most successful
comedians of this generation. D.L. Hughley? Yeah, wasn’t
he one of the “Kings Of Comedy” --along with Bernie
Mac, Cedric The Entertainer and Steve Harvey-- a juggernaut that
played huge arenas and wound up (apart from them blue collar fellers),
the highest grossing comedy tour ever, captured on celluloid by
director Spike Lee for the acclaimed, wildly-successful concert
film, “The Original Kings Of Comedy.” Wait, wait,
wait. D.L. Hughley? Didn’t he have his own network sitcom
for a few years--heck, wasn’t it called “The Hughleys”?
And speaking of his own TV shows using his own name, didn’t
he host a late-night talk show on Comedy Central, “Weekends
At The D.L.” And when Comedy Central assembled a list of
the “100 Greatest Stand-Ups Of All Time” (and aired
it as a special), D.L. placed 54th…on the list of 100 Greatest
Stand-Ups Of All Time. Not too shabby. And if it’s the D.L.
Hughley I’m thinking of, this guy’s no slouch as an
actor, either, even if his name’s not in the title. For
example, he was one of the best things about Aaron Sorkin’s
post-“West Wing” TV series “Studio 60 On The
Sunset Strip.” And he’s been in an array of films,
including “Scary Movie 3” and “Soul Plane.”
Yes, yes, yes--it’s that D.L. Hughley (do you know another
one?), and we’re thrilled that he’ll be performing
at Cap City this weekend. With TBA |
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