The mind of Carlos Mencia? - Democratic Underground

commander bunnypants

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Mon Jul-21-08 01:01 PM
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The mind of Carlos Mencia?

meh.

I could not sleep on Saturday night. I stayed up and watched his concert. Some stuff was funny, I like over the top humor. But all in all. I did not find him that funny

Thoughts?

CB

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Guava Jelly

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Mon Jul-21-08 01:06 PM
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1. He isn't funny at all

And he plagiarizes half of his act

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lCixAktGPlg
Mencia Steals from Cosby?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YFCy1syW8Nc
mencia steals yet again

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qoQjzJWUvgk
Carlos Mencia Steals Jokes (LONGER CLIP)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BhkqndYsAyc
Carlos Mencia Steals from "The State"

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redqueen

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:04 PM
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9. Do any of those have Joe Rogan on them?

I like Joe Rogan. <3

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Taverner

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:07 PM
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10. Rogan is great when he calls on the comedians stealing material

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redqueen

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:11 PM
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12. He's great all the time...

and he was just here yesterday... and I missed it. :(

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IndianaJones

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:47 PM
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15. he called out Mencia on stage at a comedy club once. it was awesome. nt.

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redqueen

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:52 PM
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16. Yeah, it really was.

:hi:

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IndianaJones

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Mon Jul-21-08 04:11 PM
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18. he has proof of Dane Cook stealing materail as well, he stole Louis CK's entire act I think. nt.

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democracyindanger

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Mon Jul-21-08 05:34 PM
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20. Rogan's blog has all the details

Here's the video of him confronting Mencia at a Mencia performance:

http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/110

And here's how it all started in 2005:

http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/92

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Common Sense Party

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:43 PM
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14. I've seen some other clips. He's a serial plagiarist, it seems. nt

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Westegg

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Mon Jul-21-08 02:27 PM
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2. Amazed he's famous. Not funny. At all.

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Symarip

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Mon Jul-21-08 02:32 PM
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3. I always wondered why his show seems so familar

I figured that Comedy Central needed to find a Chapelle's Show replacement quick, hence the racial-tinged sketches and whatnot. But I still felt like there was something in Mencia's show that was blatantly ripped off.

Then I saw a repeat of The Man Show.

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Taverner

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Mon Jul-21-08 02:33 PM
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4. He's like Dane Cook with racism mixed in

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Common Sense Party

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:01 PM
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7. That's about right. n/t

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ghostsofgiants

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Mon Jul-21-08 02:58 PM
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5. Fuck Carlos Mencia.

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nomorenomore08

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:01 PM
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8. "If I wanted to see someone say racist shit and then act pious about it..."

Yeah, Pat Buchanan might actually be more entertaining to watch than Mencia, sadly enough. It's just that ol' Pat is pretty funny without even trying... :P

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MrCoffee

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:01 PM
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6. The minds of those he stole from are much funnier.

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mikeytherat

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:10 PM
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11. One of the 50 Most Loathsome People (2006)

http://buffalobeast.com/113/50mostloathsome2006-print.htm

38. Carlos Mencia

Charges: A German-Honduran who pretends to be Mexican so he can engage in jovial slurs about "beaners" and "wetbacks." Repeatedly says "what?" and "no, I'm serious!" during his stand up routines, as if his audience is blown away by his tiresome retreading of age-old ethnic and gender clichés and his bellowing one-note delivery. Imagines himself to be some kind of envelope-pushing genius despite the fact that his entire body of work is a series of variations on the hackneyed "white guys do this, black guys do this" routine that has launched a thousand careers in stand-up mediocrity. What's that you say, Carlos? Asians can't drive? Gee, we've never heard that before. A well-known joke thief, Mencia can't even write his own shitty, hackneyed material.

Exhibit A: His actual name is Ned Holness.

Sentence: Deported to Mexico.

mikey_the_rat

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Taverner

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Mon Jul-21-08 05:12 PM
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19. NED HOLNESS - his real name....HA!!!

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Deja Q

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Mon Jul-21-08 03:26 PM
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13. Youtube his name

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCixAktGPlg

One of MANY examples - he's even phonier than a bad actor.

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Orsino

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Mon Jul-21-08 04:00 PM
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17. Sometimes very funny. Sometimes unfunny.

But it's been a couple of years since I've seen his act.

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