Ricky Velez Makes Trouble

<p>For the last several years of his career, comedian Ricky Velez has been <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/pete-davidsons-best-friend-ricky-velez-speaks-out-says-he-truly-hates-attention" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">best known as Pete Davidson’s best friend</a>, both in real life on on-screen in <a href="https://amzn.to/3n9QV8B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘The King of Staten Island.’</a> Now, he is grabbing the spotlight for himself in his new hour-long HBO special called ‘Here’s Everything.’ It’s his first time ever performing stand-up on TV and, as the title suggests, he holds nothing back. In this episode, Velez talks about how growing up half-Irish, half-Puerto Rican in Queens made racism a foreign concept, how his gig as a contributor on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/larry-wilmore-looks-back/id1456474041?i=1000509202293" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Larry Wilmore’s ‘Nightly Show’</a> led to beef with <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bill-nye-is-on-f-cking-fire/id1456474041?i=1000448159521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Nye the Science Guy</a>, and what he’s learned about fame and unwanted attention from SNL’s Davidson.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Ricky Velez on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickyvelez" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rickyvelez</a></p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a></p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/priv