Rikki Hughes
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Rikki Hughes (born August 3, 1971) is an American
Reunion (2020).Hughes currently serves as the showrunner for
.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
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
Hughes is a frequent producer for comedian
Most recently, Hughes served as the showrunner for
She is the
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[11]
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Dance 360 | Segment Producer | |
2004 | Baggin' | Segment Producer | |
2005 | The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 2 | Associate Producer | |
2005 | The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 3 | Associate Producer | |
2005 | 2005 BET Comedy Awards | Producer | |
2005 | 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special | Executive Producer | Post Show |
2005 | The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 4: Live from Los Angeles | Producer | |
2006 | The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 5 | Producer | |
2006 | 2006 BET Awards Nominations Live | Producer | |
2006 | BET Awards 2006 | Executive Producer | Results Show |
2007 | Bobby Jones Comedy All Stars: Volume 1 | Executive Producer | |
2007-2008 | Baisden After Dark
|
Co-Executive Producer | 13 episodes |
2008 | Katt Williams: It's Pimpin' Pimpin' | Consulting Producer | |
2008 | Are U Serious?: Best of Shawn Morgan | Co-Executive Producer | |
2006-2009 | Who's Got Jokes? | Co-Executive Producer | 32 episodes |
2010 | Rip the Runway | Supervising Producer | |
2011 | Rip the Runway '11 | Supervising Producer | |
2011 | Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition | Executive Producer | |
2012 | The BET Honors | Producer | |
2012 | Rip the Runway | Supervising Producer | |
2013 | The BET Honors | Supervising Producer | |
2013 | Rip the Runway | Supervising Producer | |
2014 | The American Dream: Hillary Clinton Writing a New Chapter | Executive Producer | |
2015 | The BET Honors | Supervising Producer | |
2016 | ABFF Awards: A Celebration of Hollywood | Co-Executive Producer | |
2016 | The BET Honors | Supervising Producer | |
2016 | Dear Mama | Executive Producer | |
2016 | #DigitalLivesMatter | Executive Producer | |
2016 | Grown & Sexy
|
Executive Producer | |
2016 | All Def Digital's Roast of America | Supervising Producer | |
2016 | All Def Comedy | Executive Producer | |
2016 | Fusion's Snoop Dogg Roast Snoop Dogg Smokeout | Executive Producer | |
2017 | The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium | Supervising Producer | |
2017 | Hood Adjacent with James Davis
|
Executive Producer | 8 episodes |
2017 | Blind Basketball: It's Game Day!!! | Executive Producer | 3 episodes |
2017 | All Def Comedy | Supervising Producer | 6 episodes |
2017 | Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
|
Supervising Producer | |
2017 | Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
|
Supervising Producer | |
2018 | Snitchin | Executive Producer | |
2018 | The Next Big Thing | Executive Producer | |
2019 | Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones | Co-Executive Producer/Producer | |
2019 | Mind of EP | Executive Producer | 4 episodes |
2019 | Epilogue: The Punchline | Co-Executive Producer | |
2020 | 28th Annual Trumpet Awards | Executive Producer | |
2020 | ABFF Honors | Executive Producer | |
2020 | Def Comedy Jam Healing Through Laughter | Producer | |
2020 | A Tribute to Andre Harrell: Mr. Champagne & Bubbles | Executive Producer | |
2020 | VOMO: Vote or Miss Out | Executive Producer | |
2020 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
|
Executive Producer | |
2020 | Our OWN Christmas | Executive Producer | |
2020 | 29th Annual Trumpet Awards | Executive Producer | |
2021 | Living Black! | Executive Producer | |
2021–Present | The Hype | Executive Producer | 8 episodes |
2022 | Dave Chappelle: What's In a Name? | Executive Producer, Director |
Awards and nominations
Since 2018,
She has been nominated for three
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
- ^ a b Ramos, Dino-Ray (7 July 2020). "WME Signs Emmy And Grammy-Winning Producer Rikki Hughes". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b White, Peter (16 March 2021). "Rapper Offset To Produce & Judge Streetwear Competition Series 'The Hype' For HBO Max". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "About Last Night (TV Series 2022) - IMDb". IMDB.
- ^ "Q&A with Comedy Central's 'Hood Adjacent' Executive Producer, Rikki Hughes". The Urban Twist. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b Talbott, Chris (September 2022). "Rising TV Director Rikki Hughes opens doors in Hollywood". University of Washington Magazine. University of Washington. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Carter, Kelley L. (28 July 2017). "Comedy Central's Rikki Hughes is the woman behind the big names". Andscape. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Baggin' (TV Special 2005) - IMDb, retrieved 14 August 2021
- ^ "Stars Celebrate BET's 25th In Los Angeles". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Magic Lemonade". Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Rikki Hughes". IMDb. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Rikki Hughes". Television Academy. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Rikki Hughes". GRAMMY.com. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2021". Television Academy. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (22 June 2021). "Swizz Beatz and D-Nice to Be Honored at Culture Creators Awards Brunch". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2021.