About The D.L. Hughley Show

D.L. Hughley is one of the most popular and highly recognized standup comedians on the road today has also made quite an impression in the television, film and radio arenas.First and foremost a standup comedian, he stars in his 5th stand-up comedy special “Reset” which is currently airing on Showtime. In addition, D.L’s first humorous book title, I Want You to Shut the F*ck Up, is out in bookstores. DL also created and starred in the satirical documentary special for Comedy Central “D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List” and is a part of the groundbreaking “Black and Brown Comedy Get Down” tour.

Known for being astute and politically savvy in true comedian style, D.L. served as host of his own late night talk show on CNN “D.L. Hughley Breaks the News.” D.L. was mostly recently heard on the New York airwaves, as host of the morning show on WRKS-FM. DL also serves as a weekly contributor to the nationally syndicated radio show, “The Tom Joyner Morning Show.”

DL’s tapped into his playful side participating in the 16th season of the hit ABC show “Dancing with the Stars,” alongside partner Cheryl Burke.

As the star and producer of his namesake television show that ran on ABC and UPN “The Hughleys,” D.L. is also well known as one of the standout comedians on the hit comedy docu-film The Original Kings of Comedy. A veteran of numerous talk show appearances D.L. switched the tables in 2005, hosting his own talk show on Comedy Central “Weekends at the DL.” He is a regular on the late night talk show circuit, including always-memorable appearances on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” He is frequently requested as guest host on such shows as, “The View” and “Live with Kelly.”

D.L.’s first love always has been, and always will be, standup comedy. “From the minute I first walked onstage and picked up a microphone,” he says, “I knew that it was what I was meant to do.”

As the host of “The D.L. Hughley Show,”– a daily themed, music intensive afternoon drive radio program from 3-7 pm ET– Hughley, takes listeners on a no holds ride of humor and reality in the afternoons, stating, “I’m fast, funny, and topical. I make people laugh a lot and think a little. Some people want to push the envelope – I try to see if I can singe it a little.”

The number of people who want to enter the United States has gotten higher and so has the application wait time. It used to be about a six month wait but now it’s a two year wait. Is this Trump’s way of keeping people out that might vote against him? Don’t Miss Out! Follow The […]

Pregnancy scares are scary, hence the name “scare.” When a woman thinks she might be pregnant she often thinks everything she does is a pregnancy symptom. Women also tend to freak out about money because kids are not cheap! And honestly during a pregnancy scare a woman  often needs a drink, which isn’t a great […]

Women start acting a little strangely when they’re waiting for a proposal. This could happen after you’ve been together for a while or if you’ve been talking about the future more. When a woman is waiting for a proposal she will attach meaning to everything, practice their reaction, and try out addressing their man’s mother […]

Studies show that wearing a hearing aid or undergoing cataract surgery can help lower a person’s chances of developing dementia. A persons risk for dementia decreases by 50% after cataract surgery and 75% after using hearing aids. Scientists believe this is because better hearing and vision allows people to remain in touch with and aware […]

The White House is a mess. The President is “beefing with a porn star” and the First Lady is “beefing with a rapper!” Jesus fix it! Melania is mad because T.I used a stripper who has been called a Melania lookalike in a video. But, it’s not like we haven’t actually seen her bare butt […]

Dating can be tough. It can be even tougher for women when they hit a certain age or when they aren’t open to exploring outside of their dating criteria. In this episode of Brunch Therapy with Jasmine Sanders, Sanders reveals how one bad kiss with a White man steered her away from interracial dating. According […]

DL says that the same people who gave us Jesus gave us the N word. This listener is sick of hearing him say that because it’s flat out wrong! The listener informs him that Christianity originated in Africa and the oldest painting of Jesus was found in Egypt. Don’t Miss Out! Follow The D.L. Hughley […]

Kanye will be meeting with Donald Trump to talk about prison reform. And D.L says “Donald Trump is to private prisons what Colin Kaepernick is to Nike.” Prisons have been raking in the cash since Trump was elected. West publicly said “slavery was a choice,” but he must not realize that prison is the new […]

Sinbad is always working! He “live on the road” and does stand up, sitcoms, movies and radio, he stays busy because he loves “gigging!” Stand up might be his favorite simply because “it’s the only place they can’t sensor you!” Being on stage is so freeing and he says, “you live and die on the […]

Oleebo calls The Hate U Give, “a powerful movie,” that accurately shows what Black people are dealing with today. In the film a teenage girl named Star is the only witness to the shooting of her unarmed friend my a white police officer. The film follows her struggle to decide weather or not she should […]