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'''Akilah Hughes''' (born August 31, 1989) is an American writer, comedian, [[YouTuber]] and [[podcast]]er |
'''Akilah Hughes''' (born August 31, 1989) is an American writer, comedian, [[YouTuber]] and [[podcast]]er. She has been a digital correspondent for [[MTV]], [[HBO]], Fusion, [[Comedy Central]] and more. She began her career on a [[YouTube]] channel, "It's Akilah, Obviously!", which has amassed more than 150,000 subscribers. In October 2019, she began to co-host the daily news podcast "What a Day" with Gideon Resnick on [[Crooked Media]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/crooked-media-expands-daily-podcasts-what-a-day-1248963|title=Crooked Media Expands Into Daily Podcasts With 'What a Day'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
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Hughes was born in [[Edgewood, Kentucky]] and attended Boone County High School in Florence, KY.<ref name="auto"/> She attended [[Berea College]] in Berea, Kentucky, where she graduated in 2010 with a B.A. in Broadcasting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6167342/bio|title=Akilah Hughes|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> In 2012, Hughes moved to New York City to pursue comedy. She attended the [[Upright Citizens Brigade]] on scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosaescandon/2019/03/14/29-year-old-akilah-hughes-turned-youtube-into-a-career/|title=29-Year-Old Akilah Hughes Turned YouTube Into A Career|last=Escandon|first=Rosa|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> |
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== Education == |
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In 2019, Hughes became a fellow in the founding cohort of the [[USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism|USC Annenberg]] Innovation Lab's Civic Media Fellowship, which is supported in part by the [[MacArthur Foundation|John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annenberglab.com/celebrate-founding-fellows/|title=Celebrating our Founding Fellows|date=2019-08-29|website=Annenberg Innovation Lab|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> |
In 2019, Hughes became a fellow in the founding cohort of the [[USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism|USC Annenberg]] Innovation Lab's Civic Media Fellowship, which is supported in part by the [[MacArthur Foundation|John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.annenberglab.com/celebrate-founding-fellows/|title=Celebrating our Founding Fellows|date=2019-08-29|website=Annenberg Innovation Lab|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> |
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=== YouTube === |
=== YouTube === |
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In 2013, Hughes' YouTube channel "It's Akilah, Obviously!" first went viral with her comedy video titled "Meet Your First Black Girlfriend".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/09/8480298/akilah-hughes-obviously-book-interview|title=YouTube Star Akilah Hughes Tells Us How To Be Very Online & Stay Sane|last=Nicolaou|first=Elena|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> In |
In 2013, Hughes' YouTube channel "It's Akilah, Obviously!" first went viral with her comedy video titled "Meet Your First Black Girlfriend".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/09/8480298/akilah-hughes-obviously-book-interview|title=YouTube Star Akilah Hughes Tells Us How To Be Very Online & Stay Sane|last=Nicolaou|first=Elena|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> In April 2020, [[Comedy Central]]'s YouTube channel released three [[sketch comedy|sketches]] starring Hughes and [[Milana Vayntrub]] as part of a new digital sketch series called ''Making Fun With Akilah and Milana''.<ref name="cc">{{cite web |last1=Kelly-Clyne |first1=Luke |title=You’ve Never Seen Patty-Cake Played Like This |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/akilah-hughes-and-milana-vayntrub-pattycake-sketch.html |website=Vulture |accessdate=16 June 2020 |language=en-us |date=10 April 2020}}</ref> |
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In April 2020, [[Comedy Central]]'s YouTube channel released three [[sketch comedy|sketches]] starring Hughes and [[Milana Vayntrub]] as part of a new digital sketch series called ''Making Fun With Akilah and Milana''.<ref name="cc">{{cite web |last1=Kelly-Clyne |first1=Luke |title=You’ve Never Seen Patty-Cake Played Like This |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/akilah-hughes-and-milana-vayntrub-pattycake-sketch.html |website=Vulture |accessdate=16 June 2020 |language=en-us |date=10 April 2020}}</ref> |
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=== Television === |
=== Television === |
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During the [[2018 United States elections|U.S. midterm elections of 2018]], [[HBO]] ran 4 episodes of [[Crooked Media]]'s ''[[Pod Save America]]'' with Hughes as a correspondent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/11/03/chance-the-rapper-steph-curry-and-akilah-hughes-want-you-to-vote|title=Chance the Rapper, Steph Curry and Akilah Hughes want you to vote|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref> |
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During the [[2018 United States elections|U.S. midterm elections of 2018]], [[HBO]] ran a series (produced by [[A24 (company)|A24]]) of 4 episodes of [[Crooked Media]]'s ''[[Pod Save America]]'' throughout October and November. In each episode Hughes played a correspondent in a segment titled ''Democracy or Else''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/11/03/chance-the-rapper-steph-curry-and-akilah-hughes-want-you-to-vote|title=Chance the Rapper, Steph Curry and Akilah Hughes want you to vote|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref> explaining canvassing and other civil actions to take to encourage voting, with guests like [[Stephen Curry|Steph Curry]], and [[Chance the Rapper]]. |
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Hughes also guest starred on [[Bob's Burgers (season 10)|Bob's Burgers Season 10]] episode 17 titled "Just the Trip" as Nat's ([[Jillian Bell]]) love interest, Theresa. It originally aired March 22, 2020.<ref>{{Citation|title=Just the Trip|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt11282148/|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> |
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=== Writing === |
=== Writing === |
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In 2015, Hughes was awarded a fellowship from the [[Sundance Institute|Sundance]] Episodic Story Lab, with a half-hour comedy pilot titled ''Unlikely'', co-written with [[Lyle Friedman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/sundance-institute-2015-episodic-story-lab-projects-1201541615/|title=Sundance Institute Announces 2015 Episodic Story Lab Projects|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2015-09-22|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> |
In 2015, Hughes was awarded a fellowship from the [[Sundance Institute|Sundance]] Episodic Story Lab, with a half-hour comedy pilot titled ''Unlikely'', co-written with [[Lyle Friedman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/sundance-institute-2015-episodic-story-lab-projects-1201541615/|title=Sundance Institute Announces 2015 Episodic Story Lab Projects|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2015-09-22|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> |
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On September 24, 2019, Hughes' debut book, ''Obviously: Stories From My Timeline'' was published by [[Penguin Random House]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/books/2019/03/22/akilah-hughes-obviously-book-preview/|title=Akilah Hughes on telling 'Stories From My Timeline' in upcoming book 'Obviously'|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> |
On September 24, 2019, Hughes' debut book, ''Obviously: Stories From My Timeline'' was published by [[Penguin Random House]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/books/2019/03/22/akilah-hughes-obviously-book-preview/|title=Akilah Hughes on telling 'Stories From My Timeline' in upcoming book 'Obviously'|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> |
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=== Hosting === |
=== Hosting === |
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In 2016, Hughes moderated the [[Democratic Party presidential debates and forums, 2016#January 11, 2016 – Des Moines, Iowa|2016 Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum]] |
In 2016, Hughes co-moderated the [[Democratic Party presidential debates and forums, 2016#January 11, 2016 – Des Moines, Iowa|2016 Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum]] on [[Fusion (TV channel)|Fusion]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fusion-announces-moderators-of-brown-black-forum_n_5672c09ce4b0dfd4bcc0b77c|title=Fusion Announces Moderators Of 'Brown & Black' Presidential Forum|last=Robinson|first=Judah|date=2015-12-17|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> |
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In 2017, Hughes hosted the first season of ''GK Now'', a daily culinary news show for Genius Kitchen (now [[Food.com]]) for [[Scripps Networks Interactive|Scripps Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/scripps-networks-genius-kitchen-food-com-1202563297/|title=Scripps Networks Launches ‘Genius Kitchen’ Online Food Network, Folding Food.com Recipes Into the Mix|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2017-09-19|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> |
In 2017, Hughes hosted the first season of ''GK Now'', a daily culinary news show for Genius Kitchen (now [[Food.com]]) for [[Scripps Networks Interactive|Scripps Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/scripps-networks-genius-kitchen-food-com-1202563297/|title=Scripps Networks Launches ‘Genius Kitchen’ Online Food Network, Folding Food.com Recipes Into the Mix|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2017-09-19|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref> |
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In October 2019, "What a Day", a daily news podcast from [[Crooked Media]] Hughes and political journalist Gideon Resnick host the show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/10/21/akilah-hughes-crooked-media-what-a-day/|title=Akilah Hughes and Gideon Resnick Host What A Day from Crooked Media|last=|first=|date=|website=www.tubefilter.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> "What a Day" is released every morning Monday through Friday and covers the biggest news of the day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuadudley/2019/12/20/meet-akilah-hughes-the-daily-news-podcast-host-who-makes-you-feel-good-about-your-day/|title=Meet Akilah Hughes: The Daily News Podcast Host Who Makes You Feel Good About Your Day|last=Dudley|first=Joshua|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Born | Akilah Hughes August 31, 1989 Kenton County, Kentucky, U.S. |
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Akilah Hughes (born August 31, 1989) is an American writer, comedian, YouTuber and podcaster. She has been a digital correspondent for MTV, HBO, Fusion, Comedy Central and more. She began her career on a YouTube channel, "It's Akilah, Obviously!", which has amassed more than 150,000 subscribers. In October 2019, she began to co-host the daily news podcast "What a Day" with Gideon Resnick on Crooked Media.[1]
Education
In 2019, Hughes became a fellow in the founding cohort of the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab's Civic Media Fellowship, which is supported in part by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.[2]
Career
YouTube
In 2013, Hughes' YouTube channel "It's Akilah, Obviously!" first went viral with her comedy video titled "Meet Your First Black Girlfriend".[3] In April 2020, Comedy Central's YouTube channel released three sketches starring Hughes and Milana Vayntrub as part of a new digital sketch series called Making Fun With Akilah and Milana.[4]
Television
During the U.S. midterm elections of 2018, HBO ran 4 episodes of Crooked Media's Pod Save America with Hughes as a correspondent.[5]
Writing
In 2015, Hughes was awarded a fellowship from the Sundance Episodic Story Lab, with a half-hour comedy pilot titled Unlikely, co-written with Lyle Friedman.[6]
On September 24, 2019, Hughes' debut book, Obviously: Stories From My Timeline was published by Penguin Random House.[7]
Hosting
In 2016, Hughes co-moderated the 2016 Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum on Fusion.[8]
In 2017, Hughes hosted the first season of GK Now, a daily culinary news show for Genius Kitchen (now Food.com) for Scripps Network.[9]
References
- ^ "Crooked Media Expands Into Daily Podcasts With 'What a Day'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Celebrating our Founding Fellows". Annenberg Innovation Lab. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ Nicolaou, Elena. "YouTube Star Akilah Hughes Tells Us How To Be Very Online & Stay Sane". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ Kelly-Clyne, Luke (10 April 2020). "You've Never Seen Patty-Cake Played Like This". Vulture. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Chance the Rapper, Steph Curry and Akilah Hughes want you to vote". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2015-09-22). "Sundance Institute Announces 2015 Episodic Story Lab Projects". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Akilah Hughes on telling 'Stories From My Timeline' in upcoming book 'Obviously'". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ Robinson, Judah (2015-12-17). "Fusion Announces Moderators Of 'Brown & Black' Presidential Forum". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (2017-09-19). "Scripps Networks Launches 'Genius Kitchen' Online Food Network, Folding Food.com Recipes Into the Mix". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-06.