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Carlos Mencia

(1967) Stand-up Comedian United States

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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 · Page 4

I have been recording every single one of my shows since 1994. Every single joke I've ever done is on a hard…

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When white people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're homeless, when black people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're called…

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If you ask me right now, you've seen the last of Mind of Mencia. I don't want to be a one-trick pony.…

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In Texas, if your name is Carlos, you're a Mexican. In Florida, you're a Cuban. In New York, you're a Puerto Rican.…

Cuban

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My choices are made out of love. When I go on stage now, I want to make people happy. I mean, when…

Choices

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I don't think I push boundaries. I find that other people feel that way. To me, it's just about going up there…

Boundaries

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And for all of you at home, you are all welcome to visit my store. You are also welcome to park off…

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Do you think we care about the feelings of Native Americans when we celebrate Columbus Day? That's the day that the white…

Care

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If the worst thing happening to Middle Eastern people is that Carlos Mencia is doing a joke about them being stopped at…

Awesome

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I could always talk about being a Latino and having a Mexican mom and a Honduran dad and being from Honduras. That…

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My ancestry is really weird, because my great grandfather was from the Cayman Islands, and then his father was from England. But…

Ancestry

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When I was younger, I was angry. I was boisterous and loud. I was on top of the mountain, screaming at everybody,…

Angry

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Well, the hard part about doing auditions is that the person reading you the lines, they're not really into it. They're just…

Actor

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Race makes things funny. A black guy driving in NASCAR: not funny. A black guy driving a car sponsored by Tide: not…

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I will make a joke about any of my family members, about me, about my wife, if I really thought that I'm…

Comedy

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The cool thing about going to Vegas is that it's kind of like visiting a bunch of cities all at one time.…

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I'm a teacher and a philosopher by nature... In the end, I'm trying to teach people to live a better life. And…

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What I do is that I really, really try hard to make sure the things that I do comes from a pure…

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My brain is very simple. Like when you break everything down. I see things in a simple way. And that simplicity for…

Brain

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I don't want to spend my time thinking about somebody else, I want to spend my time just being me and embracing…

Being me

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If you're Filipino, you're the beaner of the Asian community 'cause you're just like us. You're indigenous people that got banged by…

Asian

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In all honesty, we don't know what's in the hearts of other men. All I know is that I respect comedy and…

Comedy

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My comedy is about, lift yourself. See reality. Change the reality if you don't like it. But if you can't, then deal…

Change

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I was never one of those fat-victim people. I always have to address how much weight I lost, and people always realize…

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When you have a TV show, and you're selling out 10,000 seats or whatever the hell it is, it's not that it…

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I don't have the time to steal other people's material even if I wanted to. The reason why these rumors got started…

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All this stuff that went down, the joke-stealing accusations, me not wanting to do 'Mind of Mencia' anymore. All these things made…

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It's a pleasure to be doing a show for Comedy Central. Traditional networks would cast me as the head of a household…

Children

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I know that if any other comedian came up to me questioning something I did or said, it would be literally settled…

Comedian

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People live in a place called Tornado Alley - and they're surprised when they get hit by a tornado. I'm sorry when…

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At the end of the day, my career is not going to be judged by one or two or three moments in…

Career

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I don't think Latino; I think like me. If that happens to be Latino, then I guess that's me. But it doesn't…

Comedy

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I'm a spiritual person: I believe that if you read the Bible, you get what you want from it. But, when you…

Beauty

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If you don't like your job, then change it by getting some better skills. Until then, shut up and get my burger…

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The easiest thing to do is put someone in a file of somebody you already know. 'Hey, you remind me of Sam…

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I grew up being very patriotic. My parents really love this country. A big part of what they love is freedom of…

Communication

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The word 'epiphany' gets thrown around, but truly, the first time I stepped on stage, I had that moment of clarity. I…

Clarity

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