Prior to acting, Hughes worked as an assistant editor on various short films, including
Shed and
Trauma, as a production co-ordinator on the film
The Zombie King and as a production manager for the mini-series
Legends of Old. Hughes was a member of the comedy sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop, alongside
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Adam Scott-Rowley and Edward Easton. They have created and starred in a number of short films and comedy sketches and were
nominated for Best Newcomer at the
Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2014 and the
Chortle Awards in 2015. Hughes also provided the voiceover for a
Sour Patch Kids advert. In 2015, Hughes made her solo acting debut in the
BBC black comedy series
Inside No. 9, portraying a caller in the episode "
Cold Comfort". Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared as various characters in the
Comedy Central series
Drunk History. In 2018, Hughes portrayed Laura in an episode of the
Sky Atlantic comedy
Sally4Ever and Miriam in the television sitcom
Zapped. In 2019, Hughes appeared as a supermarket checkout assistant in the first series of the
Netflix black-comedy drama
After Life. Her character was later established as Coleen, who returns as a regular character in the third series as a new hire at the
Tambury Gazette. Hughes also made guest appearances in
Years and Years,
The End of the F***ing World and
Tourist Trap before portraying Hetty in the online comedy series
Content, a sitcom following the employees of a digital agency. Hughes also appeared in an episode of the
Channel 4 series
The Joy of Missing Out, and the short films
Petrichor and
Pedwar, the latter of which she co-wrote. In 2022, she had a recurring role as Jennifer in the
BBC One comedy
The Other One and appeared in the
Channel 4 series
Everyone Else Burns later in the year. ==Filmography==