Dionne 'London' Hughes

London Hughes She wrote and starred in Laughter Shock, a comedy for the BBC which piloted in 2010.

Early life London Dionne Micha Stacey Stephanie Estina Knibbs-Hughes was born in Thornton Heath, South London in England. Her mother is of Jamaican and Cuban ancestry, while her father is of Puerto Rican, Spanish and Nigerian ancestry. Her great grandfather was Enos Knibbs, a cricket umpire. When she was younger, she spent most of her spare time working on new routines with a dance crew. Her family moved to Brighton when she was aged 14. As a comedian, she initially used the stage name "Miss London", changing it to "Miss London Hughes" and eventually to "London Hughes" to avoid confusion with the regional beauty pageant Miss London.

Hughes won the 2009 Funny Women Award at the Comedy Store (London), She has appeared on children's television such as Series 1–5 of CITV's weekend breakfast show, Scrambled! Pre-recorded, Scrambled! is a mixture of chat, games and comedy sketches with the presenters interlinking between shows in the CITV schedule.

Hughes has also featured on the Drunk Women Solving Crime podcast with writer/comedian hosts Hannah George, Catie Wilkins and Taylor Glenn, as well as on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, RHLSTP.

She was a contestant on ITV's All Star Musical 2019 and also appeared on The Stand Up Sketch Show on ITV2 and BBC Two's Mock the Week.

In 2018, Hughes was working on developing a comedian travel show that would feature herself and Whoopi Goldberg. However, despite Goldberg having agreed to do the show, no TV channel was interested and the show did not get made.

Hughes' first Edinburgh Festival Fringe show was London Hughes: Superstar (it's just nobody's realised it), in 2017. In 2019, she performed London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck to critical acclaim, becoming the first black nominee in the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Comedy Show. The routine was adapted into a 2020 Netflix special.

Hughes is scheduled to star in an upcoming Perfect Strangers reboot for HBO Max alongside Robin Thede.

Filmography Year Title Role 2014 Space Ark Candy 2014–2018 Scrambled! Presenter 2015 I Live with Models Beautician Venus vs. Mars Tamara 2016 Fleabag Sex Shop Worker 2016–2018 Damned Phone Caller 2017 Celebs Go Dating Regular (as herself) The Rebel Bank Customer Advisor 2019 All Star Musical Contestant (as herself) Mock the Week Guest (as herself) The Stand Up Sketch Show Guest (as herself) 2020 London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck Herself The Netflix Afterparty Regular Guest 2021 History of Swear Words Herself The Last Leg Guest (as herself) 2021–2022 To Tell the Truth Herself 2022 The Russell Howard Hour Herself 2023 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Guest (as herself) Sumotherhood Rowanda2025Bat-FamAlicia Pennyworth (voice)