David William "Hughesy" Hughes (born 26 November 1970, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia), an Australian stand-up comedian, and a radio and television presenter. He is currently a co-host on Network Ten's The Project and Before the Game, as well as on the breakfast radio show Hughesy and Kate. He is known for his larrikin personality, drawling Australian accent, and deadpan comedic delivery.

After graduating from high school in 1988, Hughes studied commerce at Deakin University in Warrnambool for two-and-a-half years.

He married Holly Ife, a reporter with the Herald Sun, on 31 December 2006. The two have a son, Rafferty David (born April 2009), and a daughter, Sadie May (born April 2011).

He does not drink, and has not had an alcoholic drink since he was 22.

He is an avid Carlton supporter.

After leaving[?] university, it was seven years before Hughes found work as a stand-up comedian.

He is a regular performer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Some of his efforts have been released on CD (Dave Hughes: Whatever), and on DVD (Dave Hughes Live, as well as his latest, Dave Hughes - Handy).