Carlos Mencia
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Ned Arnel "Carlos" Mencía (born October 22, 1967) is a Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of
Early life
Ned Arnel Mencía was born in
Career
Mencia performed at venerated LA stand-up venues such as
Mencia followed up Loco Slam by hosting Funny is Funny! on
By the time his career began to take off in the early 2000s, Mencia was also working as an actor doing guest appearances in the television shows Moesha and The Shield, and starring in the film Outta Time and the animated show The Proud Family.
In 2002, he performed on Comedy Central Presents. In March 2005, Comedy Central announced Mencia's own half-hour comedy show, Mind of Mencia. The show mixed Mencia's stand up comedy with sketch comedy, much like Dave Chappelle's Chappelle's Show. The show achieved moderate success in its first season and was brought back for a second season in the spring of 2006, becoming Comedy Central's second highest-rated program behind South Park. The show's third season premiered in early 2007.[9] The series ended in 2008 after four seasons when Mencia decided against filming a fifth season, explaining "It would have felt repetitive and redundant. There's a lot of different doors that are opening for me...I truly have no idea what's next."[10]
Mencia was sometimes a guest on the
Mencia starred in a
Mencia went on a 2011 stand-up comedy tour, including dates at the Improv in Schaumburg, Illinois, on June 24 and 25, and ending in Las Vegas at Treasure Island on September 16, 2011.[11]
Mencia was a co-founder of the restaurant chain Maggie Rita's, and a co-owner of several locations.[12] By January 2013, Mencia's restaurants had closed amid poor reviews, though one franchised location continued to license the name.[13][14][15]
Controversies
Public reception
In 2006, Maxim named Mencia one of the worst comedians of all time.[16][17] Mike Byoff of Gawker said of Mencia, "Not only does he steal jokes from classic comedians but he's needlessly racist and had no sense of comedic timing whatsoever."[18]
A 2010 article in The Wall Street Journal noted that Mencia, Dane Cook, and Jay Leno were three of the most popular stand-ups that were hated by fellow comedians.[19]
Accusations of plagiarism
In 2005, comedian
Comedian George Lopez also accused Mencia of plagiarizing his material. In an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Lopez accused Mencia of plagiarizing 13 minutes of his material in Mencia's HBO special. He also claimed he had a physical altercation with Mencia over the alleged plagiarism.[23] The only joke that Lopez has publicly specified was stolen and used on Mencia's HBO special was a Taco Bell joke. Comedian Ted Sarnowski countered this claim, stating that the joke he performed on radio in 1988 was later taken and used without permission by Lopez, the radio station's resident comic. Sarnowski claims to have given Mencia permission to use the joke.[24][25][26]
Mencia has also been accused of stealing a routine from Bill Cosby. In his special, No Strings Attached, Mencia performs a bit about a father who spends years training his son for a career as a football player, only to see the son say "I love you, Mom!" at his moment of televised victory. Cosby performed a similar bit in his concert film Bill Cosby: Himself and wrote briefly on the subject in his book Fatherhood. Mencia told the Los Angeles Times that he had never seen the film but regretted the similarities between his and Cosby's jokes.[27]
Mencia addressed the issue of plagiarism in two hour-long interviews with comic Marc Maron on his podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, in May 2010.[28][29] In 2011, Mencia stated in an interview that he had been in therapy due to accusations of plagiarism.[1]
Hurricane Katrina remarks
In February 2009, Mencia was dropped from the
Personal life
Mencia married his wife, Amy, in 2003. They reside in Los Angeles and have one son named Lucas Pablo Mencia.[32][33]
In popular culture
Mencia is parodied in "
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Outta Time | Juancho | |
29 Palms | The Comedian | ||
2005 | The Proud Family Movie | Felix Boulevardez (voice) | TV movie |
2007 | Farce of the Penguins | Juan Sanchez (voice) | |
The Heartbreak Kid | Tito | ||
2010 | Our Family Wedding | Miguel Ramirez | |
2021 | Pil's Adventures | Graubart (voice) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | In Living Color | Valet | Episode: "The Black Man's Guide to Understanding the Black Woman" |
1992 | An Evening at the Improv
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Himself | Episode: "Rita Coolidge, Kevin James, Frank Miles, and more!" |
1994 | Loco Slam | Himself/Host | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
1994–95 | HBO Comedy Half-Hour | Himself | Episode: "Carlos Mencia" & "Carlos Mencia" |
1995–97 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Poncho/Xolotl (voice) | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" & "The Shoemaker and the Elves" |
1999 | Moesha | Himself | Episode: "Life Imitating Art" |
2001 | The Test | Himself/Panelist | Episode: "The Adventurous Test" |
The Bernie Mac Show | Chuy | Episode: "Pilot" & "Now You Got It" | |
2001–05 | The Proud Family | Felix Boulevardez (voice) | Recurring Cast |
2002 | Comedy Central Presents | Himself | Episode: "Carlos Mencia" |
The Shield | Gabo | Episode: "Two Days of Blood" | |
2004 | The Drop | Himself | Episode: "Episode #2.3" |
2005 | Weekends at the D.L. | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.11" & "#1.12" |
2005–08 | Mind of Mencia | Himself/Host | Main Cast |
2006 | Drawn Together | King of Mexico (voice) | Episode: "Captain Hero and the Cool Kids" |
2007 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Himself/Host | Main Host |
MADtv
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Himself | Episode: "Episode #13.5" | |
2009 | Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | Himself | Episode: "When I'm Bad I'm Better: The Groundbreakers" |
2012 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | Episode: "Victoria Rowell/Dot Jones/Carlos Mencia/Linda Blair" |
2013–14 | Gotham Comedy Club | Himself/Host | Episode: "Carlos Mencia" & "Carlos Mencia" |
2018 | Laugh Factory | Himself | Episode: "Carlos Mencia: La Generación de Milenio" |
2021 | Down to Business | Himself | Episode: "Various Artists" |
2022 | Dark Side of Comedy | Himself | Episode: "Greg Giraldo" |
2022– | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | Felix Boulevardez (voice) | Recurring Cast |
Discography
Albums
- Take a Joke America (2001)
- America Rules (2002)
- Unmerciful (2003)
- Spanglish (2006)
Albums and DVDs
- Not for the Easily Offended (2003)
- Down to the Nitty Gritty (2004)
- No Strings Attached (2006)
- The Best of Funny is Funny (2007)
- Performance Enhanced (2008)
- Mind of Mencia Season 1 (2006)
- Mind of Mencia Season 2 (2007)
- Mind of Mencia Season 3 (2007)
- Mind Of Mencia Season 4 (2008)
- Carlos Mencia: New Territory (2011)
References
- ^ a b Keller, Joel (November 27, 2011). "A Comedian's Act Is Leaner But Not Meaner". The New York Times. New York City. p. 27. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ a b c Inskeep, Steve (June 12, 2006). "Conversations on Immigration: Carlos Mencia". NPR. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Carlos Mencia on His Mom Having 12 Kids, Growing Up in Mexican East LA (Part 1), retrieved December 3, 2023
- ^ a b "October 3rd: the Doghouse Comedy Jam". CarlosMencia.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
- ^ Adams, Noah (June 12, 2006). "Don't Miss: Carlos Mencia". NPR. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- Relevant Magazine. Archived from the originalon March 26, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ Rivera, Carla. "East L.A.'s loss is personal." Los Angeles Times. May 22, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved on March 29, 2014. "Its alumni include an array of politicians, actors, comedians, musicians, artists and sports figures, including comic Carlos Mencia and boxer Oscar De La Hoya."
- ^ "Brent Morin and the Whitecraft | TigerBelly 92". YouTube.
- ^ "Comedy Central delves deeper into the 'Mind of Mencia' and orders third season". Comedy Central. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- Baltimore Sun. Archivedfrom the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Mencia Stops In Studio With Eddie & Jobo".
- ^ Sandler, Eric (July 6, 2012). "Three Ninfa's Locations Replaced by Maggie Rita's". Houston Eater.
- Houston Business Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ Shilcutt, Katharine (August 15, 2012). "Maggie Rita's Takes Over Ninfa's". Houston Press. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Sandler, Eric (January 21, 2013). "Adios Maggie Rita's, Remaining 2 Locations Close". Eater. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "The Worst Comedians of All Time" Archived October 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Maxim. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ Schulz, Mike (November 7, 2007). "Controlling the Beast: Carlos Mencia, at the Adler Theatre November 10" Archived December 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. River Cities' Reader.
- ^ Byhoff, Mike (January 18, 2010). "The Most Hated Comedians of All Time" Archived October 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Gawker.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (January 15, 2010 ). "Why Some Comics Aren't Laughing at Jay Leno". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b Rogan, Joe (September 27, 2005). "Carlos Mencia is a weak minded joke thief". JoeRogan.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- Times-Herald Record. Archived from the originalon July 16, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
- ^ Moore, Roger (October 13, 2007). "Carlos Mencia conquers comedy and now eyes the cinema". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- University of Colorado at Denver. Archived from the originalon October 7, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
- ^ Kozlowski, Carl (March 29, 2007). "Carlos Mencia Just Said That". LA CityBeat. Los Angeles, CA: Southland Publishing. Archived from the original on September 20, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2007.
- ^ Mike Masnick, Carl (April 28, 2008). "Carlos Mencia Claims Copyright Infringement On Comedian Who Accuses Mencia Of Stealing Jokes". Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ Rogan, Joe (April 28, 2008). "Joe Rogan vs Carlos Mencia". Archived from the original (Onstage Video) on May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ Welkos, Robert W. (July 24, 2007). "Funny, that was my joke". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "WTF with Marc Maron Podcast: Episode 75 – Carlos Mencia". Wtfpod.libsyn.com. May 24, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ "WTF with Marc Maron Podcast: Episode 76 – Willie Barcena / Steve Trevino / Carlos responds". Wtfpod.libsyn.com. May 27, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- Hearst Corporation. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ "Quote by Carlos Mencia". Archived from the original on March 3, 2015.
- ^ Metz, Nina. "Got a yen for foot cheese? Stop by Carlos Mencia's". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012.
- ^ "Five Things You Don't Know About Carlos Mencia"
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (April 9, 2009). "Carlos Mencia Responds to 'South Park'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Top Moments: Scantily Clad Cops, Bad Pick-Up Lines, and Other Rites of Spring". TV Guide. April 10, 2009. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
External links
Media related to Carlos Mencia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Carlos Mencia at IMDb
- Mind of Mencia Archived March 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at ComedyCentral.com