Bert gave Jay permission to tell the Tracy Morgan story? After the talent show Buscando Estrellas named him the "International Comedy Grand Champion," he became a household name appearing on such shows as "In Living Color," "The Arsenio Hall Show," "Moesha," and "An Evening at the Improv.". Carlos was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, to Roberto Holness and Magdelena Mencía. After two HBO specials and hour-long special with Comedy Central Presents, he hosted his variety show, Mind of Mencia, one of the most popular comedy shows of the mid-2000s. On-stage Confrontation With Joe Rogan Mencia's career took a turn for the worst as accusations of joke-stealing piled higher and higher. Laughter is the best medicine and we need heavy doses right now. He wasn't going to do a bit. The artistry of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report is excellent, and I laud Comedy Central for nurturing those babies. Carlos Mencia is one of those comedians who quickly became a household name and just as swiftly vanished from the public eye. i think the worst is him stealing the football story from the Cos’. Rogan is the stand-up comic who got his TV start as the handyman on "NewsRadio" and went on to host NBC's "Fear Factor" from 2001 to 2006. The Bill Cosby “hi mom” joke. Getting on Carlos for not being pure Mexican (His mother is by the way) is funny, but sorry he beat you to the punch and has a routine about why he changed his name from Ned so that he wouldn’t get beat up in East LA. Personally, I think Ari and George Lopez created the joke independently of each other. The proper thing to do is just apologize and do what you can to stop it from happening again. Carlos heard it from either one of them or SNL, or maybe even Ann Coultier. The bad blood between Carlos and Joe Rogan boiled over when Joe confronted Mencia during his live set on February 10, 2007. Up with the Benevolent Jester! But I feel that those shows are just the beginning of a renaisance in Humor in this country. (BTW, this is probably the best evidence yet that Ann Coulter is a character and she doesn’t believe half of what she says.). Again I will bet money that Bill Cosby wasn’t the first to think about football players saying HI MOM, people laughed NOT because they had never thought of it before, but because they too have sat around on Sunday thinking the same thing. That's why Joe Rogan's campaign against Carlos Mencia for plagiarism is so unusual in the history of stand-up humor. The newness comes in when they are on stage and react to an audience. The controversy reached a boiling point when comedian Joe Rogan confronted Mencia on stage at The Comedy Store in LA in 2007, accusing him of stealing … In the 2010 Showtime documentary I Am Comic, Mencia goes so far as to admit, without question, not only that he steals jokes, but that he will always steal funny material. Carlos went on some sub par local radio show and talked shit about rogan and Joe went on Opie and Anthony and responded. He wasn't going to do a bit. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Joe Rogan was the most outspoken about this, lampooning Carlos with accusations of stealing material from the likes of George Lopez, Bob Levy, Bobby Lee, and Ari Shaffir. Joe Rogan‘s been pissed that joke thieves seem to get off without any backlash. Joe Rogan description of the night. Juvenile level race jokes and picking on handicapped people. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the StandUpComedy community. If you don’t believe me ask your grandfathers and great grandfathers. He has also released several albums, including Take a Joke America, America Rules, Unmerciful, and Spanglish, among others. This on-stage debate with Carlos Mencia is pretty brutal. Shwartzeneger’s suggestion of building a wall. The internets strike again, and another vortex opened between the black hole of the Comedy Store and the groundswell of humanity that is absorbing the mainstream out of existance. All the answers were just “all of them” um okay??? If he’s gonna be hated so much and be accused for stealing so much then it should be pretty easy to find the so called stolen jokes right? When Ari made the joke, it was topical. basically joe called him out for stealing jokes. For a while, it seemed like Mencia was only ascending further into stardom. See the 25 Funniest Comedians Jokes get stolen all the time. Mencia was the hot comic on that network at the time, and he was bringing Comedy Store comics on to the show for sketches or as writers. So if anyone actually has a specific joke that he stole other than the Bill Cosby joke please share. So, when Joe called out Carlos, it wasn't just about stealing jokes and making a comedian accountable for his actions. Joe Rogan was the most outspoken about this, lampooning Carlos with accusations of stealing material from the likes of George Lopez, Bob Levy, Bobby Lee, and Ari Shaffir. B. On-stage Confrontation With Joe Rogan Here is Jay Mohr doing the bit as his own.. (2010). He has been quietly working and touring since his last special in 2011, so by now there may be a few things you didn't know about Carlos Mencia. And worse yet it has been done been done everyone. Basically mencia is a big pos. If Carlos is stealing from Ari, wouldn’t he be up on Ari’s act? Eventually, he is granted a microphone to air his grievances. So what happened to Carlos Mencia? Nah man I mean, like being in Australia this wasn't exzactly big news for us or as big as it might of been for Americans..we.hear more if Waleed Aly takes a shit and wipes his arse four times instead of five than 'carlos mencia' that's what I'm referring to.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gdugSUFbzws. Amy Schumer is probably more of a joke theif imo. Yea, Carlos stole jokes, Joe called him out on stage at the store infront of Carlos and the crowd. Ari created the joke in 2004, as a response to Gov. Which honestly yeah pretty clearly stolen but Mencia does it way better. In a separate incident, George Lopez mentioned on Howard Stern's show that he recognized his material in Mencia's HBO Special. Bobby Lee and Bert Kreischer were discussing the Carlos Mencia controversy. Presently, he lives a quiet life in Los Angeles with his wife, Amy, and his son Lucas Pablo Mencia. Let’s watch it. He has been confronted on numerous occasions, and has yet to make peace with the comedy community at large. Coupled with his mother's last name, the world became acquainted with Carlos Mencia. The funny thing is that if Rogan never got into this beef with Mencia and had Redban record it, he probably wouldn't have the career he has today. a justified call out obviously, but this was young Joe Rogan, not calm interviewer Joe Rogan. Joe was able to re-invent himself as the joke thief avenging/new "truth" guy in stand up after this whole incident, right around the time he coincidentally started smoking weed with Eddie Bravo. Finally, on stage at the Comedy Club in L.A., Joe Rogan’s good friend Ari Shafir confronts Mencia about stealing one of his joke verbatim. His parents' efforts seemed futile in the end when, as a 19-year-old, Carlos dealt with drugs and burglarized a house upon his move back to LA. George Lopez has also been credited with it. But honestly that’s the only joke yet everyone on YouTube comments won’t shut up about him stealing. Just a thought. What Led The End Of Carlos Mencía's Comedy Career: Seven Facts You Need To Know About Him. Lists of fun facts, hilarious stories, and things you didn't know about the real flesh & blood human beings behind the mics, lights, and cameras. Check out this post on Media Matters. The video or audio I want to hear is the 10 plus minutes of similar material between George Lopez and Carlos Mencia that’s referenced in the video. If so which comedians did all those jokes come from? By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. At any rate, he has a history of stealing. Bobby said no, tell me. And now, he’s doing something about it. Now that would be damming evidence. Cookies help us deliver our Services. I kinda like it that Mencia steals jokes in order to legitimize that persona. There are certainly no shortage of interesting stories about Carlos Mencia over the years he has been in and out of the public eye. I stopped watching his show after just a few shows into the first season because his “edgy” humor was just tired and his best material was stuff he stole. Carlos was performing in The Comedy Store when Joe rushed on-stage and had a heated altercation with Carlos, where they shared verbal barbs. We need something more than just amusing. If you watch the Tigerbelly clip Bert is more honest about how it affected him and his friendship with Jay. I'm sure you can find compilations of the material he took floating around. I’ve even tried looking up old Internet forums to see specially what jokes he has stolen and yup nothing but the Bill Cosby one. Whether he can turn things around and improve industry relationships has yet to be seen. While not nearly as bad as having a career in tatters after accusations of plagiarism, getting uninvited to a party hosted by arguably the most open-invitation event in America had to sting a little. That said, I do believe Carlos could well be a thief. This is like that episode the office when Angela goes around asking everyone to tell the story of how Dwight saved Jim from Roy. People saynit was because he was on pills but he is sober now and still seems like one on the pod with Theo from months back. Carlos was sent to live in Los Angeles, California, with his aunt and uncle when he was three months old by his parents. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.” Accusers present included Ari Shaffir (Comedy Central's This is Not Happening),  Steve Rannazzisi (FX's The League), and Jimmy Kimmel's longtime warm-up comic, Don Barris. But honestly that’s the only joke yet everyone on YouTube comments won’t shut up about him stealing. Rogan and Stanhope had "The Man Show" on CC for a couple seasons before it got shelved, and then soon after "Mind of Mencia" took off on the same network. Then Carlos said he felt threatened by Joe. Like, whatever, a simple "My bad" would have sufficed. Ummm.... before bert tells the story he literally says that Jay does this onstage and they've talked about it. Don't defend Jay. Or write it himself, because it’s that simple of a joke. That’s such a fucking lame and obvious joke. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. That said, I do believe Carlos could well be a thief. As far as stealing from Lopez, I have seen Lopez’s stuff and it reminds me of the many comedians that were on the gala channel during the late 90s. a liberal watchdog group, where it takes Ann Coulter for task for actually suggesting illegals build the wall as a legitimate proposal. A couple of things here. His joke stealing was so talked about that it was parodied in the April 8, 2009 episode of South Park, titled " Fishsticks." Hey guys, am Australian so I didn't particularly hear about this Carlos mencia incident with Joe Rogan. More: Warning: the above video contains repeated profanity and offensive language. It was what kept him as a guest on O&A which led to him starting his podcast in the first place. Carlos Mencia's career has had some pretty big ups and huge downs. In his heyday, Carlos was so successful that despite his career crawling to a halt in the mid-2000s, he is reported to be worth $20 million. A portal to discuss Joe Rogan, Comedy, MMA, Psychedelics, Mind-expanding revelations, Conspiracies, Insights, Fitness & Health.