D.L. Hughley flashes a smile at a charity golf tournament. Credit: Shutterstock / Eugene Powers

While some high-profile stand-up comics eschew politics and polarizing discussios of race — Gabriel Iglesias or Jerry Seinfeld, for example — D.L. Hughley, who performs this weekend in San Antonio, isn’t afraid to go all in.

Speaking during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, the comedian and actor went full blast on GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump for remarking that he didn’t know Vice President Kamala Harris was Black. “I guarantee you Kamala has been Black a lot longer than Trump’s been a Republican,” Hughley quipped.

And after Janet Jackson went viral for airing similarly absurd questions about Harris’ race, Hughley took the singer to task in a tweet mocking her extensive plastic surgery: “It’s a little ironic to question whether someone is Black while you’re breathing through the nose of a white woman!”

Little surprise that after his run with the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys and his performance in The Original Kings of Comedy, CNN tapped the comic to host its D.L. Hughley Breaks the News show. The comedian’s afternoon radio program The DL Hughley Show is nationally syndicated in more than 60 cities thanks in no small part to his ability to riff on the topics of the day — even if he upsets a few people while doing so.

Those unafraid to enjoy standup that delves into current events can catch Hughley at the Alamo City’s Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club during a series of five sets running Friday through Sunday.

Tables $80-$320, 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410, (210) 541-8805, improvtx.com.

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This article appears in Oct 16-29, 2024.

Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...