Rikki Hughes

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Hughes in 2018.

Rikki Hughes (born August 3, 1971) is an American television producer and showrunner. [1] She is best known for producing a number of comedy specials, award shows, television series, and independent features such as the BET 25th Anniversary Special (2005), It's Pimpin' Pimpin' (2008), Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? (2006-2009), The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas [2] (2017), Equanimity (2017), The Bird Revelation (2017), Sticks and Stones (2019), 8:46 (2020), and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion (2020).

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Hughes currently serves as the showrunner for HBO Max's streetwear design competition series The Hype (2021–present) [3] with Migos' Offset and also executive produced HBO Max's 2022 game show About Last Night, [4] hosted by Ayesha Curry and NBA star Stephen Curry.

Career

Early career

Upon graduating from the University of Washington [5] in 1992, Hughes had planned to attend medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles, but changed trajectories after getting a job as assistant tour manager for Warren G. [6] She stayed in the music industry for several years, eventually running the international department for Priority Records until she decided in 2001 to start a career in television production. [6] [7]

Television

After leaving the music business, Hughes started off as a segment producer for Dance 360 and Baggin. [8] By the end of 2005, she had been credited as a producer for FOX's The Big Black Comedy Show, Volumes 2–4, the BET Comedy Awards, and 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special. [9] In 2007, Hughes produced Bobby Jones Comedy All Stars: Volume 1 and Baisden After Dark , which she followed up with Katt Williams' It's Pimpin' Pimpin' and Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? .

Hughes' earlier work with BET in 2005 and 2006 led to her role as BET's go-to-producer throughout the 2010s for their television specials including Rip the Runway , BET Hip-Hop Awards , and BET Honors .

Following the conclusion of her work with BET in 2016, Hughes produced the ABFF Awards: A Celebration of Hollywood, Grown & Sexy , Fusion TV's All Def Digital's Roast of America, and Fusion's Snoop Dogg Roast Snoop Dogg Smokeout. In 2017, she produced six episodes of All Def Comedy , Comedy Central's series Hood Adjacent with James Davis , and Blind Basketball. Hughes produced the miniseries Snitchin in 2018 and BET's music competition series The Next Big Thing in 2019. In 2020, she produced the ABFF Awards , Def Comedy Jam Healing Through Laugher, Tribute to Andre Harrell: Mr. Champagne & Bubbles, VOMO: Vote or Miss Out , which was organized by former first lady Michelle Obama, Our OWN Christmas, and IHeartRadio's Living Black!

Hughes is a frequent producer for comedian Dave Chappelle. In 2017, she produced The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium , The Bird Revelation , and Equanimity . In 2019, Hughes produced Chappelle's Netflix specials Sticks and Stones , followed by 8:46 in 2020.

Most recently, Hughes served as the showrunner for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion on HBO Max and currently is the showrunner for HBO Max's streetwear design competition series The Hype, [3] which premiered on August 12, 2021.

She is the executive producer and owner of Magic Lemonade Productions, a production company that specializes in television, film and new media. [10] In 2021, Hughes and her Magic Lemonade team took over production for Bounce TV's The Trumpet Awards and the reimagining of The Essence Awards.

Film

Hughes executive produced the 2016 comedy film #DigitalLivesMatter, which starred D.C. Young Fly.

Personal life

Hughes is based in Los Angeles and Atlanta. [10]

Filmography

Year [11] TitleCredited asNotes
2004 Dance 360 Segment Producer
2004Baggin'Segment Producer
2005 The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 2 Associate Producer
2005 The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 3 Associate Producer
20052005 BET Comedy AwardsProducer
200525 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary SpecialExecutive ProducerPost Show
2005 The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 4: Live from Los Angeles Producer
2006 The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 5 Producer
20062006 BET Awards Nominations LiveProducer
2006BET Awards 2006Executive ProducerResults Show
2007Bobby Jones Comedy All Stars: Volume 1Executive Producer
2007-2008 Baisden After Dark Co-Executive Producer13 episodes
2008 Katt Williams: It's Pimpin' Pimpin' Consulting Producer
2008Are U Serious?: Best of Shawn MorganCo-Executive Producer
2006-2009 Who's Got Jokes? Co-Executive Producer32 episodes
2010 Rip the Runway Supervising Producer
2011 Rip the Runway '11 Supervising Producer
2011Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz AmbitionExecutive Producer
2012 The BET Honors Producer
2012 Rip the Runway Supervising Producer
2013 The BET Honors Supervising Producer
2013 Rip the Runway Supervising Producer
2014The American Dream: Hillary Clinton Writing a New ChapterExecutive Producer
2015 The BET Honors Supervising Producer
2016ABFF Awards: A Celebration of HollywoodCo-Executive Producer
2016 The BET Honors Supervising Producer
2016 Dear Mama Executive Producer
2016 #DigitalLivesMatter Executive Producer
2016 Grown & Sexy Executive Producer
2016All Def Digital's Roast of AmericaSupervising Producer
2016 All Def Comedy Executive Producer
2016Fusion's Snoop Dogg Roast Snoop Dogg SmokeoutExecutive Producer
2017 The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium Supervising Producer
2017 Hood Adjacent with James Davis Executive Producer8 episodes
2017Blind Basketball: It's Game Day!!!Executive Producer3 episodes
2017 All Def Comedy Supervising Producer6 episodes
2017 Dave Chappelle: Equanimity Supervising Producer
2017 Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation Supervising Producer
2018SnitchinExecutive Producer
2018 The Next Big Thing Executive Producer
2019 Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Co-Executive Producer/Producer
2019Mind of EPExecutive Producer4 episodes
2019 Epilogue: The Punchline Co-Executive Producer
202028th Annual Trumpet AwardsExecutive Producer
2020ABFF HonorsExecutive Producer
2020Def Comedy Jam Healing Through LaughterProducer
2020A Tribute to Andre Harrell: Mr. Champagne & BubblesExecutive Producer
2020 VOMO: Vote or Miss Out Executive Producer
2020 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion Executive Producer
2020Our OWN ChristmasExecutive Producer
202029th Annual Trumpet AwardsExecutive Producer
2021Living Black!Executive Producer
2021–PresentThe HypeExecutive Producer8 episodes
2022 Dave Chappelle: What's In a Name? Executive Producer, Director

Awards and nominations

Since 2018, [10] Hughes has won two Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and is the first African-American woman in Emmy history to win the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). [1] In 2018, she won her first Emmy Award for Equanimity and won her second Emmy Award in 2020 for Sticks & Stones. [12] Hughes won each of her three Grammy Awards back-to-back in the category of Best Comedy Album for Equanimity and The Bird Revelation at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2018 and for Sticks & Stones at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2019. [13]

She has been nominated for three NAACP Image Awards as well as a Producers Guild of America Award. In 2021, she has been nominated for another Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for her work with Dave Chappelle for 8:46. [14]

In 2021, Hughes was honored by Culture Creators at their fifth annual "Innovators & Leaders" Awards Brunch, where she was a recipient of their Icon Award for her accomplishments throughout the entertainment industry. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 Ramos, Dino-Ray (7 July 2020). "WME Signs Emmy And Grammy-Winning Producer Rikki Hughes". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Winners & Nominees". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 White, Peter (16 March 2021). "Rapper Offset To Produce & Judge Streetwear Competition Series 'The Hype' For HBO Max". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "About Last Night (TV Series 2022) - IMDb". IMDB.
  5. ↑ "Q&A with Comedy Central's 'Hood Adjacent' Executive Producer, Rikki Hughes". The Urban Twist. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. 1 2 Talbott, Chris (September 2022). "Rising TV Director Rikki Hughes opens doors in Hollywood". University of Washington Magazine. University of Washington. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Carter, Kelley L. (28 July 2017). "Comedy Central's Rikki Hughes is the woman behind the big names". Andscape . Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Baggin' (TV Special 2005) - IMDb , retrieved 14 August 2021
  9. ↑ "Stars Celebrate BET's 25th In Los Angeles". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 "Magic Lemonade" . Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rikki Hughes". IMDb. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rikki Hughes". Television Academy. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rikki Hughes". GRAMMY.com. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Nominees / Winners 2021". Television Academy. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  15. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (22 June 2021). "Swizz Beatz and D-Nice to Be Honored at Culture Creators Awards Brunch". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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