D.L. Hughley Talks Comedy & Why He Makes Us Laugh

D.L. Hughley had a top-billing spot on the comedy tour The Original Kings of Comedy . He was also an original host of BET’s Comic View and star of the ABC sitcom The Hughleys . He’s known for taking risks, overcoming setbacks, and speaking his piece. A 2024 XCEL Summit Award honoree, Hughley is also a Peabody Award-winning radio and television host, commentator, and iconic stand-up comedian. But there is a lesser-known side of him that he shared with fellow XCEL Summit Award Honoree Ed Gordon during a fireside chat. Hughley gets personal, sharing a side never seen before on stage or in the movies. Check out the clip below: !function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.src='javascript:false'; t.style.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js?cid=2b3b1cf8-11b9-409d-a906-ab6746c50467&pid=bd2a75dd-c40d-4e97-9e87-c9236a6c480c',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document); (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=bd2a75dd-c40d-4e97-9e87-c9236a6c480c&cid=2b3b1cf8-11b9-409d-a906-ab6746c50467'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "bd2a75dd-c40d-4e97-9e87-c9236a6c480c", mediaId: "21003880-9a0c-465e-9f1f-bb69bf2ed084" }).render("41e763d27e3e4657a62b4846fecd8e9f"); }); As BLACK ENTERPRISE gears up for the upcoming 10 th anniversary of XCEL Su…