The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
Richard Pryor. I remember watching his DVDs and laughing at his jokes as a kid, purely based on his physicality and facial expressions. A comedy GOD.
The funniest book I’ve ever read …
My university “love” diary from 2008. I’m a bit biased, but it is truly hilarious, and sad … in a funny way.
The funniest person I know …
My older brother, Joel Marvin Richard Hughes. He’d want me to use his full name.
The funniest heckle I’ve ever had …
I was doing a gig in Atlanta, I was killing it, but the audience were clearly so confused by a black British standup that a woman yelled out: “Hey! What part of black you from?!!”
The funniest item of clothing I’ve owned …
I had a T-shirt that said “100% Wifey Material”. Totally not ashamed.
The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …
I used to have a blond bob, but I got rid of it because It made me look like black Miley Cyrus.
The funniest dream I’ve ever had …
I had a dream that Issa Rae told me I’d put on weight. It wasn’t so much funny as it was sad. In a funny way.
The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny …
The fact that “Is London Hughes pregnant” is the most Googled thing about me. I have never been pregnant. I just put on weight in my stomach sometimes. I call it my wealth gut. Henry the Eighth had one so it’s fine!
London Hughes: To Catch a Dick is at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, Saturday 25 & Sunday 25 August
