One Night Stand: Rick Aviles

Fresh off playing Willie Lopez, the mugger who murders Patrick Swayze in the 1990 blockbuster Ghost, Rick Aviles steps up for a half-hour of stand-up. Stripped of his Hollywood villainy, Aviles brings his street-smart New York persona to the mic, proving his chops as a working comic during the highest-profile era of his career.

Filmed at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, the performance aired as part of the third season of HBO’s One Night Stand showcase. Running just under thirty minutes, the broadcast captures a veteran of the Greenwich Village comedy scene capitalizing on a sudden wave of cinematic recognition.