Artists First Signs Comedian & Actress London Hughes
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed comedian and actress London Hughes for representation, Deadline has learned.
In 2019, Hughes became the first British Black woman to be nominated for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s Best Show Award for To Catch a D*ck, which was released on Netflix as her debut comedy special in December 2020.
Exec produced by Kevin Hart, To Catch a D*ck recounts Hughes’ adventures in dating. A film spin-off, Jezebels, is currently being developed with Hartbeat Productions and Semi-Formal.
Hot Mess, her second film in development, is being produced with Will Packer Productions. Currently, Hughes is also in development with Netflix on her first original TV project, Good Sense of Humor, which she will write, star in and produce alongside Clerkenwell and Hartbeat Productions.
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