{{short description|American stand-up comedian}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox comedian | image = Comedian Carlos Mencia in 2009.JPG | imagesize = | caption = Mencia performing in December 2009 | name = Carlos Mencía | birth_name = Ned Arnel Mencía<!--Not a typo, changed to Ned Holness later--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|10|22}} | birth_place = San Pedro Sula, Honduras | occupation = Stand-up comedian | active = 1990–present | genre = {{hlist|Observational comedy|black comedy|insult comedy|physical comedy|satire}} | subject = {{hlist|Latin American culture|race relations|family|everyday life|pop culture|human behavior}} | spouse = {{marriage|Amy Mencia|2003}} | children = 1 }} '''Ned Arnel Holness ''' (born October 22, 1967) known professionally as '''Carlos Mencía''', is a Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race relations, Latin American culture, criminal justice, and social class. From 2005 to 2008, he hosted the Comedy Central show ''Mind of Mencia''. Around the time of the show's cancellation, several comedians accused Mencía of plagiarism and stealing jokes.<ref name="NYTimes-NewTerritory">{{cite news|first=Joel|last=Keller|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/arts/television/carlos-mencia-new-territory-on-comedy-central.html?pagewanted=all|title=A Comedian's Act Is Leaner But Not Meaner|newspaper=The New York Times|location=New York City|page=27|date=November 27, 2011|access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref>
==Early life== Ned Arnel Holness was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on October 22, 1967, to Honduran parents Magdelena Mencia<!-- his Mexican mother is the mother who raised him, his aunt --> and Roberto Holness.<ref name="nprref2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlos Mencia on His Mom Having 12 Kids, Growing Up in Mexican East LA (Part 1) | date=November 24, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmeqxDKE56Y |via=YouTube |access-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref> He has 16 older siblings and one younger sibling.<ref name="nprref2">{{cite web|last=Inskeep|first=Steve|title=Conversations on Immigration: Carlos Mencia|publisher=NPR|date=June 12, 2006|url=http://www.npr.org/news/front/5478147?singlePage=true|access-date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> At the time of his birth, his mother was engaged in a domestic dispute with his father, and she subsequently refused to give Mencía his biological father's surname.<ref name = "Menciastories">{{cite web | url = http://www.carlosmencia.com/oldwebsite/stories.htm | title = October 3rd: the Doghouse Comedy Jam | publisher = CarlosMencia.com | access-date = February 2, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070212030042/http://www.carlosmencia.com/oldwebsite/stories.htm |archive-date = February 12, 2007}}</ref><ref name="npref1">{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Noah|title=Don't Miss: Carlos Mencia|publisher=NPR|date=June 12, 2006|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5478891|access-date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Out of respect for his father, he later began using the Holness surname anyway, and did so until the age of 18.<ref name="Menciastories"/> He moved to the U.S. as a child and was raised Catholic<ref>{{cite web|last=Kozlowski|first=Carl|url=http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/film/blog/20931-qaa-carlos-mencia|title=Q&A: Carlos Mencia|work=Relevant Magazine|date=March 19, 2010 |access-date=June 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326131809/http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/film/blog/20931-qaa-carlos-mencia|archive-date=March 26, 2010}}</ref> in East Los Angeles by his aunt Consuelo and uncle Pablo Mencía. By his own admission, staying out of trouble was difficult while growing up, but his family helped him excel in school and stay out of gangs. He dealt drugs and robbed a house when he was 19 years old.<ref name="nprref2"/> He attended Garfield High School in Los Angeles County,<ref name=Riverafire1>Rivera, Carla. "East L.A.'s loss is personal." ''Los Angeles Times''. May 22, 2007. p. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-22-me-garfield22-story.html 1]. Retrieved on March 29, 2014. "Its alumni include an array of politicians, actors, comedians, musicians, artists and sports figures, including comic Carlos Mencia and boxer Oscar De La Hoya."</ref> and later majored in electrical engineering at California State University, Los Angeles; however, he dropped out to pursue a career in comedy after a successful performance at an open mic night at The Laugh Factory. In 1988, at the suggestion of the Comedy Store owner Mitzi Shore, he began using the first name "Carlos" to appeal to Mexican audiences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO2_IpHmcA4&t=3332|title = Brent Morin and the Whitecraft | TigerBelly 92|website = YouTube| date=May 25, 2017 }}</ref>
==Career== thumb|Mencia prior to a live concert at a U.S. Army camp in the Persian Gulf Mencia performed at venerated LA stand-up venues such as The Comedy Store and The L.A. Cabaret. His success in these venues led to appearances on ''The Arsenio Hall Show'' and ''Buscando Estrellas,'' where he attained the title "International Comedy Grand Champion." Then, in 1994, Mencia was chosen to host HBO's latino comedy showcase ''Loco Slam.''
Mencia followed up ''Loco Slam'' by hosting ''Funny is Funny!'' on Galavision in 1998. He would continue to do stand-up, including a successful tour in 2001 with Freddy Soto and Pablo Francisco, "The Three Amigos." Mencia also did two half-hour specials on HBO, the second of which won him a CableACE Award for ''Best Stand-Up Comedy Special.'' After the release of his first comedy album by Warner Records, ''Take A Joke America,'' Mencia performed his break-out performance on ''Comedy Central Presents'' in 2002.
By the time his career began to take off in the early 2000s, Mencia was also working as an actor doing guest appearances in the television shows ''Moesha'' and ''The Shield,'' and starring in the film ''Outta Time'' and the animated show ''The Proud Family.''
In 2002, he performed on ''Comedy Central Presents''. In March 2005, Comedy Central announced Mencia's own half-hour comedy show, ''Mind of Mencia'' The show mixed Mencia's stand up comedy with sketch comedy, much like Dave Chappelle's ''Chappelle's Show''. The show achieved moderate success in its first season and was brought back for a second season in the spring of 2006, becoming Comedy Central's second highest-rated program behind ''South Park''. The show's third season premiered in early 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://press.cc.com/press-release/2006/07/12/071206_mencia_thirdseason_pickup| title = Comedy Central delves deeper into the 'Mind of Mencia' and orders third season|publisher=Comedy Central|language=en-US|date=July 12, 2006|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201155337/http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2006/071206_mencia_thirdseason_pickup.jhtml}}</ref> The series ended in 2008 after four seasons when Mencia decided against filming a fifth season, explaining "It would have felt repetitive and redundant. There's a lot of different doors that are opening for me...I truly have no idea what's next."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2008/11/20/for-mencia-its-mind-over-matter/|title=For Mencia, It's Mind Over Matter|last=Sessa|first=Sam|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=December 20, 2008|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-date=June 16, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230616145338/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2008-11-20-0811180048-story.html}}</ref>
Mencia was sometimes a guest on the Opie and Anthony radio show on XM Satellite Radio and CBS Radio. He took part in the first Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour in 2006.
Mencia starred in a Super Bowl XLI commercial for Bud Light. In November 2009, Mencia began appearing in commercials for a weight-loss product called Belly Burner.
Mencia went on a 2011 stand-up comedy tour, including dates at the Improv in Schaumburg, Illinois, on June 24 and 25, and ending in Las Vegas at Treasure Island on September 16, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://khitschicago.radio.com/2011/06/24/carlos-mencia-stops-in-studio-with-eddie-jobo/ |title=Carlos Mencia Stops In Studio With Eddie & Jobo|work=104.3 K-Hits Chicago }}</ref>
Mencia was a co-founder of the restaurant chain Maggie Rita's, and a co-owner of several locations.<ref name="Sandler-open">{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Sandler|date=July 6, 2012|url=http://houston.eater.com/archives/2012/07/06/maggie-ritas-takes-over-three-ninfas-locations.php|title=Three Ninfa's Locations Replaced by Maggie Rita's|work=Houston Eater|access-date=August 22, 2012|archive-date=December 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208182632/http://houston.eater.com/archives/2012/07/06/maggie-ritas-takes-over-three-ninfas-locations.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> By January 2013, Mencia's restaurants had closed amid poor reviews, though one franchised location continued to license the name.<ref name=Zucker>{{cite news|first=Shaina|last=Zucker|url=http://m.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/01/maggie-ritas-closes-galleria-location.html?r=full|title=Maggie Rita's closes Galleria, Shepherd locations|newspaper=Houston Business Journal|date=January 18, 2013|access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Shilcutt>{{cite web|title=Maggie Rita's Takes Over Ninfa's|last1=Shilcutt|first1=Katharine|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/maggie-ritas-takes-over-ninfas-6595270|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904064600/http://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/maggie-ritas-takes-over-ninfas-6595270|url-status=live|archive-date=September 4, 2017|work=Houston Press|date=August 15, 2012|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Sandler-closed">{{cite web|title=Adios Maggie Rita's, Remaining 2 Locations Close|url=https://houston.eater.com/2013/1/21/6492517/adios-maggie-ritas-remaining-2-locations-close|last1=Sandler|first1=Eric|work=Eater|date=January 21, 2013|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Controversies== ===Public reception=== In 2006, ''Maxim'' named Mencia one of the worst comedians of all time.<ref name="maxim">[http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/article/worst-comedians-all-time "The Worst Comedians of All Time"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013021740/http://www.maxim.com/entertainment/article/worst-comedians-all-time |date=October 13, 2015 }}. ''Maxim''. Retrieved October 25, 2015.</ref><ref name="rcr">Schulz, Mike (November 7, 2007). [http://www.rcreader.com/news/controlling-the-beast-carlos-mencia/ "Controlling the Beast: Carlos Mencia, at the Adler Theatre November 10"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212111321/http://www.rcreader.com/news/controlling-the-beast-carlos-mencia/ |date=December 12, 2010 }}. ''River Cities' Reader''.</ref> Mike Byoff of Gawker said of Mencia, "Not only does he steal jokes from classic comedians but he's needlessly racist and had no sense of comedic timing whatsoever."<ref>Byhoff, Mike (January 18, 2010). [http://gawker.com/5450975/the-most-hated-comedians-of-all-time "The Most Hated Comedians of All Time"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025124405/http://gawker.com/5450975/the-most-hated-comedians-of-all-time |date=October 25, 2015 }}. Gawker.</ref>
A 2010 article in ''The Wall Street Journal'' noted that Mencia, Dane Cook, and Jay Leno were three of the most popular stand-ups that were hated by fellow comedians.<ref name="wsj11510">Rabin, Nathan (January 15, 2010 ). [https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/15/why-some-comics-arent-laughing-at-jay-leno-essay/ "Why Some Comics Aren't Laughing at Jay Leno"]. ''The Wall Street Journal''.</ref>
===Accusations of plagiarism=== In 2005, comedian Joe Rogan wrote a post on his website publicly accusing Mencia of being a plagiarist, alleging that Mencia stole jokes from a number of comedians.<ref name="rogan">{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Rogan|author-link=Joe Rogan|url=http://joerogan.net/blog/carlos-mencia-is-a-weak-minded-joke-thief|title=Carlos Mencia is a weak minded joke thief.|website=JoeRogan.com|date=September 27, 2005|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705115258/http://joerogan.net/blog/carlos-mencia-is-a-weak-minded-joke-thief|archive-date=July 5, 2014}}</ref> On February 10, 2007, Mencia confronted Rogan on stage at the Comedy Store on Sunset Boulevard after Rogan referred to him as "Menstealia" while introducing another comedian. The two argued as Rogan accused Mencia of plagiarism - citing multiple examples - which Mencia denied. Rogan posted a video of the altercation, along with audio and video clips from other comedians including George Lopez, Bob Levy, Bobby Lee, and Ari Shaffir.<ref>{{cite web|first=Germain|last=Lussier|date=February 15, 2007|url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/ENTERTAIN/70215009|title=Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia face off at comedy club]|work=Times-Herald Record|access-date=March 22, 2007|archive-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716091054/https://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070215%2FENTERTAIN%2F70215009}}</ref> Rogan has also posted audio and video clips of Mencia's interviews and joke routines comparing Mencia's routines to those of other comedians on his blog.<ref name="rogan"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-33195154/|author=Moore, Roger|date=October 13, 2007|title=Carlos Mencia conquers comedy and now eyes the cinema|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022064021/http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-33195154/|archive-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref>
Comedian George Lopez also accused Mencia of plagiarizing his material. In an interview on ''The Howard Stern Show'', Lopez accused Mencia of plagiarizing 13 minutes of his material in Mencia's HBO special. He also claimed he had a physical altercation with Mencia over the alleged plagiarism.<ref>{{cite web|first=Debra|last=Goldyn|url=http://media.www.ucdadvocate.com/media/storage/paper538/news/2007/05/02/BonusBytes/Is.Carlos.Mencia.A.Thief-2891990.shtml|title=Is Carlos Mencia a thief?|work=Advocate|publisher=University of Colorado at Denver|date=May 2, 2007|access-date=May 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007092111/http://media.www.ucdadvocate.com/media/storage/paper538/news/2007/05/02/BonusBytes/Is.Carlos.Mencia.A.Thief-2891990.shtml|archive-date=October 7, 2007}}</ref> The only joke that Lopez has publicly specified was stolen and used on Mencia's HBO special was a Taco Bell joke. Comedian Ted Sarnowski countered this claim, stating that the joke he performed on radio in 1988 was later taken and used without permission by Lopez, the radio station's resident comic. Sarnowski claims to have given Mencia permission to use the joke.<ref>{{cite web|first=Carl|last=Kozlowski|url=http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=5264&IssueNum=199|title=Carlos Mencia Just Said That|newspaper=LA CityBeat|publisher=Southland Publishing|location=Los Angeles, CA|date=March 29, 2007|access-date=July 14, 2007|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920201944/http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=5264&IssueNum=199|archive-date=September 20, 2007}}</ref><ref name="claim of copyright">{{cite web|url=http://techdirt.com/articles/20070215/230046.shtml|author=Mike Masnick, Carl|title=Carlos Mencia Claims Copyright Infringement On Comedian Who Accuses Mencia Of Stealing Jokes|date=April 28, 2008|access-date=April 28, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Joe Rogan Vs Carlos Mencia">{{cite web|url=http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/110|author=Rogan, Joe|title=Joe Rogan vs Carlos Mencia |format=Onstage Video|date=April 28, 2008|access-date=April 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512061410/http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/110|archive-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref>
Mencia has also been accused of stealing a routine from Bill Cosby. In his special, ''No Strings Attached'', Mencia performs a bit about a father who spends years training his son for a career as a football player, only to see the son say "I love you, Mom!" at his moment of televised victory. Cosby performed a similar bit in his concert film ''Bill Cosby: Himself'' and wrote briefly on the subject in his book ''Fatherhood''. Mencia told the ''Los Angeles Times'' that he had never seen the film but regretted the similarities between his and Cosby's jokes.<ref name=FunnyLosAngeles>{{cite news|first=Robert W.|last=Welkos|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1309037121.html?dids=1309037121:1309037121&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+24%2C+2007&author=Robert+W.+Welkos&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=A.1&desc=COLUMN+ONE%3B+Funny%2C+that+was+my+joke%3B+It%27s+no+laughing+matter+when+comedians+feel+someone+has+stolen+their+stuff.+A+generation+ago+it+was+rare%2C+but+the+old+code+is+breaking+down.|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131142941/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1309037121.html?dids=1309037121:1309037121&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+24,+2007&author=Robert+W.+Welkos&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=A.1&desc=COLUMN+ONE;+Funny,+that+was+my+joke;+It's+no+laughing+matter+when+comedians+feel+someone+has+stolen+their+stuff.+A+generation+ago+it+was+rare,+but+the+old+code+is+breaking+down.|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Funny, that was my joke|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, CA|date=July 24, 2007|access-date=May 4, 2008}}</ref>
Mencia addressed the issue of plagiarism in two hour-long interviews with comic Marc Maron on his podcast, ''WTF with Marc Maron'', in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode_75_carlos_mencia |title=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast: Episode 75 – Carlos Mencia |publisher=Wtfpod.libsyn.com |date=May 24, 2010 |access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode_76_willie_barcena_steve_trevino_carlos_responds |title=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast: Episode 76 – Willie Barcena / Steve Trevino / Carlos responds |publisher=Wtfpod.libsyn.com |date=May 27, 2010 |access-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> In 2011, Mencia stated in an interview that he had been in therapy due to accusations of plagiarism.<ref name="NYTimes-NewTerritory"/>
===Hurricane Katrina remarks=== In February 2009, Mencia was dropped from the Krewe of Orpheus' celebrity lineup for New Orleans Mardi Gras, citing inappropriate comments he made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.<ref>{{cite news|first=Stacey|last=Plaisance|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Katrina-jokes-get-Carlos-Mencia-pulled-from-Mardi-1586652.php|title=Katrina jokes get Carlos Mencia pulled from Mardi Gras parade|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Corporation|location=Houston, TX|date=February 5, 2009|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref> Mencia remarked during his stand-up: "I'm glad Hurricane Katrina happened. It taught us an important lesson: black people can't swim."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Quote by Carlos Mencia|url=https://scomedy.com/quotes/12625|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303100324/http://scomedy.com/quotes/12625 |archive-date=March 3, 2015 }}</ref>
==Personal life== Mencia married his wife, Amy, in 2003. They reside in Los Angeles and have a son.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/technology/local/profiles/chi-carlos-mencia-snoop,0,4905309.story | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724032747/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/technology/local/profiles/chi-carlos-mencia-snoop,0,4905309.story | archive-date=July 24, 2012 | work=Chicago Tribune | first=Nina | last=Metz | title=Got a yen for foot cheese? Stop by Carlos Mencia's}}</ref><ref>[https://www.axs.com/5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-carlos-mencia-70348 "Five Things You Don't Know About Carlos Mencia"]</ref>
==In popular culture== Mencia is parodied in "Fishsticks", an April 2009 episode of the animated TV Series ''South Park'', that aired as part of its thirteenth season. In the episode, Mencia takes credit for the "fishsticks" joke that fourth grader Jimmy Valmer actually conceives of and popularizes. When hip hop artist Kanye West is publicly mocked over his inability to understand the joke's punchline, he kidnaps and beats Mencia, who admits that he took credit for the joke because he isn't funny, explaining, "I just take jokes and repackage them with a Mexican accent, man!" Kanye later kills Mencia after he attempts to explain the punchline to him, but fails.<ref>{{cite news|author=Itzkoff, Dave|title=Carlos Mencia Responds to 'South Park'|newspaper=The New York Times|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/carlos-mencia-responds-to-south-park/|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=April 9, 2009|access-date=November 7, 2023|archive-date=January 4, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104212015/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/carlos-mencia-responds-to-south-park/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/kutner-dies-house-1004945/|title=Top Moments: Scantily Clad Cops, Bad Pick-Up Lines, and Other Rites of Spring|work=TV Guide|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=April 10, 2009|access-date=November 7, 2023|archive-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231108034210/https://www.tvguide.com/news/kutner-dies-house-1004945/}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan=2| 2002 | ''Outta Time'' | Juancho | |- | ''29 Palms'' | The Comedian | |- | 2005 | ''The Proud Family Movie'' | Felix Boulevardez (voice) | TV movie |- |rowspan=2| 2007 | ''Farce of the Penguins'' | Juan Sanchez (voice) | |- | ''The Heartbreak Kid'' | Tito | |- | 2010 | ''Our Family Wedding'' | Miguel Ramirez | |- | 2021 | ''Pil's Adventures'' | Graubart (voice) | |- | 2024 | ''Holy Cash'' | Ex Con Charly | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1990 | ''In Living Color'' | Valet | Episode: "The Black Man's Guide to Understanding the Black Woman" |- | 1992 | ''An Evening at the Improv'' | Himself | Episode: "Rita Coolidge, Kevin James, Frank Miles, and more!" |- | 1994 | ''Loco Slam'' | Himself/Host | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |- | 1994–95 | ''HBO Comedy Half-Hour'' | Himself | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 |- | 1995–97 | ''Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' | Poncho/Xolotl (voice) | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 |- | 1999 | ''Moesha'' | Himself | Episode: "Life Imitating Art" |- |rowspan=2| 2001 | ''The Test'' | Himself/Panelist | Episode: "The Adventurous Test" |- | ''The Bernie Mac Show'' | Chuy | Episode: "Pilot" & "Now You Got It" |- | 2001–05 | ''The Proud Family'' | Felix Boulevardez (voice) | Recurring Cast |- |rowspan=2| 2002 | ''Comedy Central Presents'' | Himself | Episode: "Carlos Mencia" |- | ''The Shield'' | Gabo | Episode: "Two Days of Blood" |- | 2004 | ''The Drop'' | Himself | Episode: "Episode #2.3" |- | 2005 | ''Weekends at the D.L.'' | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.11" & "#1.12" |- | 2005–08 | ''Mind of Mencia'' | Himself/Host | Main Host |- | 2006 | ''Drawn Together'' | King of Mexico (voice) | Episode: "Captain Hero and the Cool Kids" |- |rowspan=2| 2007 | ''Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards'' | Himself/Host | Main Host |- | ''MADtv'' | Himself | Episode: "Episode #13.5" |- | 2009 | ''Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America'' | Himself | Episode: "When I'm Bad I'm Better: The Groundbreakers" |- | 2012 | ''Celebrity Ghost Stories'' | Himself | Episode: "Victoria Rowell/Dot Jones/Carlos Mencia/Linda Blair" |- | 2013–14 | ''Gotham Comedy Club'' | Himself/Host | Guest Cast: Season 1 & 4 |- | 2018 | ''Laugh Factory'' | Himself | Episode: "Carlos Mencia: La Generación de Milenio" |- | 2021 | ''Down to Business'' | Himself | Episode: "Various Artists" |- |rowspan=2| 2022–23 | ''Dark Side of Comedy'' | Himself | Recurring Cast |- | ''The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder'' | Felix Boulevardez (voice) | Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 |}
==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''Take a Joke America'' (2001) * ''America Rules'' (2002) * ''Unmerciful'' (2003) * ''Spanglish'' (2006)
===Albums and DVDs=== * ''Not for the Easily Offended'' (2003) * ''Down to the Nitty Gritty'' (2004) * ''No Strings Attached'' (2006) * ''The Best of Funny is Funny'' (2007) * ''Performance Enhanced'' (2008) * ''Carlos Mencia: New Territory'' (2011)
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==External links== {{Portal|Biography|Comedy|Hispanic and Latino Americans}} {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Official website|http://www.carlosmencia.com}} * {{IMDb name|578788|Carlos Mencia}} * [http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/mind_of_mencia/index.jhtml ''Mind of Mencia''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305070050/http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/mind_of_mencia/index.jhtml |date=March 5, 2012 }} at ComedyCentral.com
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