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UPDATED, 7:44 PM: D.L. Hughley posted a video on social media tonight saying that he has been diagnosed with coronavirus and was being released from a Nashville hospital. The comic and activist, who had passed out during a stand-up set the night before, said he initially was being treated for “severe exhaustion and…

Comedy Central has greenlighted a new comedic documentary from Peabody Award-winning comedian-activist D.L. Hughley. How Not to Get Shot and Other Advice from White People is based on his New York Times bestseller of the same name. The hourlong docu-comedy, which Hughley also will executive produce, follows him into…

D.L. Hughley has a lot on his mind. The actor and comedian, who's known for sharing his unfiltered opinions on social media, now has a late-night platform, and he's not holding back. The DL Hughley Show launched March 18 on TV One. The nightly series features Hughley and co-host Jasmine Sanders using humor to tackle…

D.L. Hughley wants Terry Crews to be the first guest on his new late-night show for TV One to talk about his #MeToo experience. Hughley came to TCA on Wednesday to talk about The D.L. Hughley Show, launching in March. Asked who he would like to be his first guest, he did not hesitate: “First person I’d like to talk…

Terry Crews fired back at comedian D.L. Hughley during a Twitter exchange Sunday about sexual assault, specifically how men "with all those muscles" should react if touched inappropriately.

Refresh For Updates Bill Maher’s use of the N-word on Real Time With Bill Maher last night has drawn condemnation from HBO, an apology from the host, comparisons to Kathy Griffin’s bloody Trump photo, and even a “what I should have said” response from Maher’s guest last night, Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse. Chance the Rap…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS has made a major cast change on the multi-camera comedy pilot Brothered Up. Comedy veteran D. L. Hughley has been set as the co-lead opposite Adhir Kalyan in the buddy cop sitcom from CBS TV Studios. He replaces Romany Malco who was originally cast in the role. The decision was made after the pilot’s…

Refresh for updates Alec Baldwin says the country is lost, his brother Stephen has a different take, Chris Rock offers a time-change reminder (era-change, actually), and Scott Baio is proud to be among the “deplorables.” Celebrities, pundits and politicians began processing their reactions to President Donald Trump’s…

Comedians D.L. Hughley and Michael Ian Black have signed on to host the TBS original series from Mark Burnett’s One Three Media and London-based Monkey. Trust Me, I’m A Game Show Host has a bit of a twist in which the two hosts duel to deceive contestants. “This is a game show where a host is legitimately trying to…

Some 36 hours after he closed a deal to direct TNT’s untitled Allan Loeb pilot, Gregory Hoblit has exited the cop drama starring Steven Weber and D.L Hughley over a clash with creator-executive producer Loeb. Emmy winner Hoblit, who has directed the pilots for such series as L.A. Law and  NYPD Blue, made the deal…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip co-stars Steven Weber and D.L. Hughley are reuniting on TNT. Weber and Hughley have  been tapped as the two leads of TNT’s untitled pilot from Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps writer Allan Loeb. In other TNT pilot casting, Arjay Smith has landed a lead role opposite Eric M…