Hughley co-starred as comedian Simon Stiles opposite Perry’s co-executive producer Matt Albie in “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” Aaron Sorkin’s short-lived dramedy that aired for one season on NBC (2006-2007).“I was on the road [when Perry died] and I instantly flashed right back [to ‘Studio 60’],” Hughley, 60, told The Post. “It was a very late Friday night and my son had turned 18, so I was going to take him out and we were going to hang out all night.“But we were running over [in the shooting schedule] and we got behind,” he said. “And Matthew let me leave — he did something I would never do, he switched the order of things so I could leave early and be with my son.“I didn’t ask him, but he found out about it and did that … and he had to shoot his scenes like 2 or 3 in the morning,” Hughley recalled. “So when I heard he had died I flashed back to that moment.”“Studio 60” was Perry’s first series after “Friends” ended its historic 10-year run on NBC and, with Sorkin on board as the creator/executive producer, and Perry as its star, the expectations were sky-high.The hourlong series chronicled life behind-the-scenes at a network sketch-comedy show and co-starred Bradley Whitford, Amanda Peet, Sarah Paulson and Nate Corddry.

It premiered to over 13 million viewers but then slipped before NBC pulled the plug after 22 episodes.Hughley said that Perry never let the pressure impact his relationship with the cast and crew.“It was a tough situation and Matthew was the lead and it was the first time I understood what being No.

1 on the call sheet meant,” he said. “Matthew led by example. We had to remember all the lines and had to be exact, and though it was a lot of fun and interesting it was also very challenging — and he.

Matthew Perry’s ‘light wasn’t out of his eyes’ despite ‘demons,’ former co-star D.L. Hughley says

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