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Carlos Mencia

(1967) Stand-up Comedian United States

157 quotes in 634 categories

A tornado warning in Tornado Alley illustrates Carlos Mencia’s point that people often ignore obvious danger until it hits. He reflects on his shift from a loud, angry youth to a calmer, Taoist outlook, and he admits that his comedy is driven by money, ratings, and a desire to make people happy. He also stresses treating hecklers with kindness.

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Carlos Mencia is a stand-up comedian from the United States.

Quick Facts About Carlos Mencia

Born: October 22, 1967
Nationality: United States
Profession: Stand-up Comedian

About Carlos Mencia

Carlos Mencía, born Ned Arnel Mencia, is a Honduran‑American comedian, writer and actor. He is known for political humor that touches on race relations, Latin American culture, criminal justice and social class. From 2005 to 2008 he hosted the Comedy Central series Mind of Mencia. After the show ended, several comedians accused him of plagiarism and stealing jokes.

Quotes by Carlos Mencia

I am an extremist.

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My birth name is Ned Mencia.

Birth

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It's not hard to lose weight.

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I grew up Mexican.

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I hate being judged.

Being

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I know I'm funny.

Comedy

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Do not encourage my behaviour.

Behaviour

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I have 11 sisters and 6 brothers.

Brother

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Hurricane Katrina was caused by political correctness. I said it!

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I worked as a comedian for 23 years, 51 weeks a year.

Comedian

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If you ain't laughing, you ain't living, baby.

Baby

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One of the better moments in life is when you get your own car.

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When I tell a joke, I immediately know whether it's funny or not.

Comedy

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Know your religion, know who you are and don't be ashamed.

Ashamed

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I believe that my part to play in this world is stand-up.

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Why are we rebuilding New Orleans? Whose idea was this, Aquaman?

Ideas

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Just because my name is Carlos Mencia, don't think my show is going to be about the difference between Mexicans and white…

Mexicans

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I am a product... I'm a comedian. I'm not curing cancer. In the end, I tell jokes. I make people laugh.

Comedian

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Here, let's go to my dressing room, and I promise, I'll only put it in for a second.

Dressing

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I don't want to go on stage with anger. And that's why I worked so hard to look within and change myself…

Anger

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The problem with the world is there's too many stupid people and nobody to eat them.

People

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I was a very cocky and unlikable young comic. But I came from the hood, and that's what I learned.

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Chicago is pretty much my favorite city to perform in. For some reason, people from the Chicago area have an amazing attitude.

Amazing

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We don't grow as human beings from good things happening. We grow from failures.

Failure

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I'm just trying to be funny, trying to make people laugh, and trying to make the world a better place through some…

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I was born in Honduras, and everything there is really chill, and people don't worry about having to get something overnighted by…

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Nobody calls me a racist when I do redneck jokes. Jeff Foxworthy can do as many 'You might be a redneck jokes'…

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Before I got into stand-up, I was a really quiet guy who had all these thoughts, all these things I wanted to…

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I am a product... I'm a comedian. I'm not curing cancer. In the end, I tell jokes. I make people laugh. I…

Cancer

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The weight loss came about because a buddy of mine who was diagnosed with diabetes because of his obesity told me that…

Diabetes

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At the end of the day, I don't think I am going to be judged by what happened in the 90's and…

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When a black person has no electricity, no water, they call it the ghetto. When white people have no electricity and no…

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When I go onstage, I don't know what I'm going to say. I don't know what's going to come out of my…

Hanging out

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When you are younger, you pretend to believe, but you are proving it to everyone and to yourself. The change comes when…

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When I was young and didn't have money, I liked gambling because winning and losing was fun for the rush of it.…

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Great soul of Gandhi, cover your ears. You will not want to hear this! Listen, you inbred piece of Ku Klux Krap!…

Daytona

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If I were to say that I grew up in East Los Angeles in the projects, poor, I assumed that everybody understood…

Comedy

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I was born in Honduras, that's where I was born. I live in California, where no matter what you say, you're Mexican.…

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Is it my fault that there is a stereotype that black people are not good swimmers? I know that's a joke, but…

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I had one guy say, 'I watched your show and didn't agree with what you said.' And I'm like, 'It's a joke.…

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