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In the standup comedy world, Carlos Mencia has quite a reputation with his peers for stealing material (Joe Rogan famously called him out for it on stage at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles not too long ago). Until now however it's pretty much been petty theft ... can anyone even name a Joe Rogan routine? But now Mencia has graduated to stealing from the classics, which kind of pisses us off. Witness above, as Mensia appears to have lifted Bill Cosby's great "Hi, Mom" football routine almost word-for-word. Lousy bastard.
By the way, it's true, you know: No matter how many endless hours of catch you play with your kid, if he ever grows up to be a professional athlete, the first thing he's going to do when he gets his moment in the national spotlight is to give all credit to mom. That's just the way it is, and we wouldn't change it.
We bring this up, in part, because SI just pulled this on With Leather.
Comedian Carlos Mencia Joke 'Stolen' From Bill Cosby? [You Gotta See This Video]
Joe Rogan vs. Carlos Mencia [YouTube]
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His show is unbearable. I can't understand anyone who enjoys it.
I can name a Joe Rogan routine... the gay weighlifters...
"Dude, you just fucked me in the ass."
"Yeah, but it's not like I'm gay or nothing."
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Will, of course they give credit to Mom. You didn't post a video of a Mom beating her swimmer daughter, did you?
The athletes love mom, the creepy pageant little girls love dad. Duh.
Carlos Mencia is a voice of a new generation, my generation!!
Does anyone actually watch his show. My television actually turns itself off if he comes on the screen.
I always thank Bill Cosby
and pudding pops.
Carlos Mencia would like to tell you a story. He has five children. One, two, three, four, five, FIVE children.
Yeah, this has been around for a couple weeks now. There's also one floating around where Ned, The Carlos' real name, turned a Sam Kinison bit into a sketch for "The Mind of Mencia."
You can see it at www.redban.com
As for Rogan, if you ever get the chance to see him live, you'll walk away thinking he's the shit.
Hell, he stole an his entire routine & backstory from Mexico.
Carlos Mencia will give you a red 'S' and a black eye if you don't stop making fun of him.
Big difference though; Ufford is really white, Cosby is really funny.
Carlos Mencia is the Reader's Digest of comedians. I can listen to his routine and know I'm getting some of the best comedy around. Because it's not his material. I suppose I'm lazy like that.
"You see, the kids, they listen to the rap music which gives them the brain damage. With their hippin', and the hoppin', and the bippin', and the boppin', so they don't know what the jazz...is all about."
Youuuuu cannottt say the worddddd FUCK to people.
I will say this, back in 99 when I saw Mencia do stand up at this radio station gig in FL, it was very, very funny...(possibly due in part to the two 32oz's I drank in the parking lot before the show)
But these days, he's shit...
@Tuffy: what's a Red S? Is that some sexual thing I'm not familiar with? Like, there are Rusty Trombones, Dirty Sanchezes and Red Esses?
I went to a comedy show last summer and Mencia was the last act to go on. Thought I could beat the traffic by leaving before he went on, but I was not alone.
Fuckin' hack.
It gets worse. Mencia's son's best friend: A Cockroach.
Yoooooooooou cannot say filth, flarn, flarn filth flarn in the show...
@Mike Honcho: +1
When your entire act consists of yelling out other people's material, it may be time to give up the ghost. Of course, no one ever pays attention to that guideline.
"Tell Bill to have a Coke and a smile"
--Carlos Mencia
Freddie Prinze is spinning in his grave. And it's not even about his son, which is surprising, really.
Carlos Mencia's children once asked for chocolate cake for breakfast. "Chocolate cake! How ridiculous!", he thought.
"I am not a crook."
--Carlos Mencia
Daaaddy's great - he give us the chocolate cake!
@the.munson:
I think he's terrible (mostly because he sucks dog balls on the Man Show, compared to Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Corolla), but you're not the only person I've heard say that. Maybe I should check out his stand up.
@Lady Andrea: It's from another old Bill Cosby routine. A cop finds Clark Kent changing costumes in a phone booth and reads him the riot act.
Also, Will, Carlos Mencia wants to know how long you can tread water. ha ha ha ha ha.
Carlos Menica brought you into this world, and he can take you out.
Mencia's currently developing this new routine about seven dirty words you can't say on television.
I hear he has a great bit about Mr. T being gay.
I seriously am starting to hate Comedy Central. Please stop showing his show every five seconds. He isn't Chappelle, get over it.
@Shanknuts:
"and what do you want to drink?"
"GRAPEFRUIT JUICE!"
Carlos Mencia wants you to take your lower lip and pull it back over your head.
I don't see what the big deal is.
-Dane Cook
@Weed Against Speed: Dane Cook would like to have a word with you.
@Tuffy: ahhh, yes. Thank you. It's been a loooong time since I've listened to the Cosby vinyl.
From the ages of seven to fifteen, Carlos Mencia thought that his name was Jesus Christ. His brother thought his name was Damnit.
@Juancho:
Tell him I'm not available. Or better yet, say "No speak-a English!"
@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: I hear he also a killer routine on wetbacks vs. Hispanic people
Your last name is Garrelli?
@Tuffy:
Not sure if he'll give you a black eye, though. George Lopez, he is the ass-whoopin' mexican comic.
Meaning he actually is of Mexican heritage. And meaning he whooped Mencia's ass for stealing his act.
My favorite Mencia routine is the "...and it's deep, too!" one.
Hilarious.
You know, when Carlos Mencia comes home, he's gonna shoot you in the face with a bazooka! And I am not gonna stop him this time either! You know Carlos always wanted to kill you. The day you were born, he said, 'Kill it.' I have stopped him from killing you for ELEVEN years, and this is the thanks I get for saving your life!?!
There's a huge difference between the two bits - Cosby did the routine as a real black man, Mencia did the routine as a fake Mexican.
Carlos Mencia's father would fart and blame it on imaginary animals.
Carlos Mencia's new sports blog: Fixedspin
I don't see what the big deal is. I mean, one bit is about a black wide receiver, and the other is about a Guatemalan-German-American quarterback who's dad thinks he's from Mexico. Totally different.
Carlos Mencia number 1, come in!
From what I'm hearing, Mortimer Ichabod is looking to stick a motherfucker for stealing material.
@Doc Medich: Yeah, and in case you genuises didn't notice, one was playing college football and the other was playing in the Super Bowl.
And last time I checked there was a huge difference between college and pro...just ask Ken Dorsey.
Mexicans are all like "heeeey, hoooomey." While white dudes are all like "good afternoon, sir."
That shit never gets old.
Carlos Mencia : funny :: Pac-Man Jones : law-abiding
@Fennis: It's true! We're so lame!
Carlos Mencia learned everything he needed to know about life from watching Picture Pages.
I used to work at a radio station with Joe Rogan. Dude could fix ANYTHING.
Carlos Mencia has a friend who is a jalepeno on a stick.