chuy bravo (born jesús melgoza; december 7, 1956 – december 14, 2019) was a mexican-american actor and comedian, best known as the sidekick of host chelsea handler on the talk show "chelsea lately" during its run from 2007 to 2014. he usually provided comedic relief to handler's show, and was the topic of many of her jokes. he also appeared in some pornographic videos.