No, Ned. No. Bad Ned.
Does Carlos "borrow" his material? Yes, according to fellow comedian Joe Rogan. Carlos has been accused by Joe Rogan (very publicly) and other comedians of stealing jokes. Carlos adamantly denies the claims, saying that the jokes were his or that they were so broad they could belong to no one.
The Infamous Confrontation
Rogan vs. Mencia
So it's February 10, 2007, at the Comedy Store (owned by Pauly Shore's mommy, FYI), Joe Rogan refers to Carlos as "Carlos Men-steal-ya". yada yada yada....they get into it.
Ned Holness
a.k.a. Carlos Mencia
So the story goes..."Carlos Mencia" was born to parents Magdelena Mencía (a name for which I find great humor) and Roberto Holness. As Mom and Dad were fighting at the time of his birth, Mom Magdelena refused to give the child Daddy Roberto's surname. And, so the baby became, Ned Arnel Mencía. Out of respect for his Dad, Ned went by his name until age 18 anyway...Ned Arnel Holness. You know him as Carlos Mencia. How many names do you have?
See for Yourself
I guess if you're going to steal something you might as well steal from the best, but to take from Bill Cosby, Himself, is just asking to be called out on it. Who hasn't seen this routine? It is a classic. And, will you stop touching me?
Mencia Steals from Cosby?
Carlos Mencia Stole More bits, gets CAUGHT ON AIR!!
Mencia caught stealing again
Proof: Carlos Invented "DEE DEE DEE"
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Carlos Stuff
Mind of Mencia - Uncensored Season 1
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/19/2009) 
Carlos Mencia: Not for the Easily Offended
Amazon Price: $9.98 (as of 12/19/2009)
Carlos Mencia - No Strings Attached (Live, Extended and Uncensored)
Amazon Price: $15.49 (as of 12/19/2009)
What do you think?
So, where do you stand on Carlos Mencia's jokes?
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Carlos Links
- Carlos Mencia
- Carlos Mencia's Official Website
- Joe Rogan's Account
- Joe Rogan's Account of the Night of the Infamous Video
- Comedy Central: Shows - Mind of Mencia
- Critically-acclaimed comedian Carlos Mencia mercilessly skewers the current and the cultural, whether in the studio or out on the street. Enter the Mind of Mencia and immerse yourself in his unique, unflinching take on the world.
- Carlos Mencia on MySpace
- MySpace Profile - CARLOS MENCIA, 39 years old, Male, , CALIFORNIA, US, The OFFICIAL Carlos Mencia My Space Page!
- Carlos Lies Too
- Carlos lies about his fans putting Joe Rogan in his place.
- Joe Rogan.net - Conduit to the Gain Mind
- Official site for comedian Joe Rogan. News, Message Board, Gallery, Audio, Video, Downloads, and more.
- Joe Rogan on MySpace
- MySpace Profile - Joe Rogan, 39 years old, Male, HELL-A, CALIFORNIA, US, The official WWW.JOEROGAN.NET myspace page.
In Carlos' Defense
So, in an unsuccessful attempt to be objective, I present this video as Carlos Mencia's defense.
Carlos Mencia vs. Joe Rogan (the other side of the story)
Carlos Mencia vs. Joe Rogan (this is not Joe Rogan's side, but Carlos Mencia's side) regarding the recent feud between the two....Joe Rogan is finally exposed... Let it be known that I am actual creator this video, as mine has the earliest post date
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What do you think?
Do you agree that Carlos steals jokes? Do you care?
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- aj2008 aj2008 Nov 5, 2009 @ 4:25 am
- Interesting lens and not one I was expecting to find in this category. Stealing someone else's work and passing it off as your own is dishonest and you are right to raise the issue.
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- BusyQueen BusyQueen Aug 31, 2009 @ 8:40 am
- Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's well done. 5 *****'s
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- nopantstees nopantstees Aug 21, 2009 @ 8:13 am
- Mencia is one of the worst comics. Luckily, I think his star has faded because of all of this joke stealing. I tried to watch his show once and I couldn't sit through it, I was bored to tears.
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- mulberry mulberry May 27, 2009 @ 5:36 pm
- I would say stealin' is definitely NOT cool. I found him more annoying than funny anyway.
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- papawu papawu May 26, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
- Mencia has never really impressed me as being all that funny. Then, perhaps the jokes he tells were meant to be told by other comics.
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- kirby kirby May 17, 2009 @ 11:31 pm
- Good question. I am a stand up comic and I will explain how. Joe and Carlos (Ned) started around the same time doing open mics and small one-nighters. Joe noticed that Carlos would start using jokes at these shows that other performers were doing at open mic. Joe often confronted him about it, and Carlos would deny it. The reason it is such a big deal to comics is that when he steals a joke from an comic trying to make it, Carlos will tell it on t.v. and HBO and the young comic can no longer use that joke because everyone heard Carlos tell it. It is not right. It would be like Miley Cyrus taking a song a struggeling performer wrote and make money off of it, and leave the performer struggeling.
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Apr 26, 2009 @ 5:09 pm
- Nicely done lens! Who is to say where a joke began?
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- maximus maximus Apr 13, 2009 @ 7:28 am
- hey hockey babe,
I don't know how you find Carlos Mencia funny in the least. Back when he did his one standup routine that comedy central aired for a while before the mind of Mencia came about, he was cool(in my eyes). That stand up routine was very well done. Than i watched the first couple of episodes of his show. It was dissapointing garbage. Really, a midget bashing electronics? A rich rapper from saudi arabia? carlos comparing penis sizes of different races? it was all fucking terrible. I didn't laugh once at that show, and not because it was un-p.c. but because it just plain sucked. As for stealing shit I never knew he was doing that until i saw these videos but, you cant deny what the video's showed, and it would only make sense that he would do this, as his material is like what I said before, fucking awful. Anyway Joe Rogan may be enough of dick to call people out like this but Carlos Mencia(or should i say ned holness) is an ass,-
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- JJNW JJNW Oct 3, 2008 @ 2:01 pm
- Congrats on earning the Deliciously Devilish Debater Giant Squid Award! Great Job!
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- kab kab May 21, 2008 @ 9:50 am
- killer900080, hmmm...where did I get that from?....did you happen to watch any single video on this page?...did you ever see Bill Cosby Himself?...what makes you think he does write his own stuff?
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- killer900080 killer900080 May 21, 2008 @ 9:26 am
- no carlos does not steal he writes is own material were hell did you hear that from you dumbass. carlos your awsome i've seen every episode
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- Hockeybabe769 Hockeybabe769 Jun 17, 2007 @ 3:30 am
- I think it's all STUPID!!!!! ok I tell jokes all the time so does that mean im stealing from comedians too? When I watched Joe Diss Carlos I felt like I was in grade school again, Joe GROW UP OR SHUTUP, And Carlos You Keep On Rockin It and Tell it like It is!! YOU ROCK CARLOS!!!!! Joe YOU SUCK!!!!!!
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