If you’re unfamiliar with London Hughes, that’s about to change. The British comedian has three Netflix roles in the works in December and January, including a co-hosting gig on The Netflix Afterparty alongside David Spade and Fortune Feimster, appearances on History of Swear Words starring Nicolas Cage, and her hour-long Netflix stand-up-special debut, which premieres later this month. Titled To Catch a D*ck, the special, produced by Kevin Hart and directed by Kristian Mercado (Sam Jay’s 3 in the Morning), centers on the comedian exploring a concept that is a true mystery to her: “why the world is full of desirable, brilliant but single women — who definitely don’t need a man but wouldn’t mind the option.â€
As the trailer reveals, this mystery also extends to Hughes’s thoughts on the comedy world itself. “Male comics get treated like gods. You don’t have to be good-looking, you don’t even have to have money, but women will fuck you if you’re funny,†she says, pointing out that it’s not at all like that for her: “My dating history looks like a Who’s Who of Uber drivers.†Hughes originally performed To Catch a D*ck at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she was the first Black woman to receive a nomination for Best Show. The taped Netflix version makes its debut on Tuesday, December 22.