# Is Carlo Mencia Worth $63? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468 "2009-08-14T23:36:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C.Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/41 "2009-08-18T22:33:05Z")
I’d pay $63 to see Carlos Mencia’s head on a pike. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/42 "2009-08-19T03:46:04Z")
There has to be several youtube clips of him. Watch his dreadful crap and judge for yourself. FTR, I saw him and thought the warm up act was way funnier. ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/43 "2009-08-19T04:54:06Z")
Just search for “Carlos Mencia joke steal” on Youtube to get a bunch of examples. Here’s an especially [good one about Joe Rogan confronting Mencia on stage about it](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMDbSRURLZU). Even if he didn’t steal jokes, Ned (his real first name) is just not that funny on his own, and certainly not worth $63. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/44 "2009-08-19T12:23:15Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Mencia is appearing at a local venue. I’ve seen him on TV..is he better live? > I like standup comedy, but in your opinion-is he worth sixty-three dollars?:rolleyes: In my opinion, he’s not worth 63 cents. I find him unbearable. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/45 "2009-08-19T17:05:33Z")
> [@caligulathegod](#): > > “That joke perpetuates the stereotype that George Lopez is funny.” Obama must like him. Have you seen the promos on The Comedy Channel? ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/46 "2009-08-19T18:02:36Z")
It’s your money, so I have no idea if it is worth $63 of your dollars to go see him. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/47 "2009-08-19T21:51:25Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Obama must like him. Have you seen the promos on The Comedy Channel? Maybe; but Obama’s been around for a lot of talk show hosts; Jay, Conan, (fist day he started prez said some things), I think he did Colbert and Stewart, right? ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/48 "2009-08-19T21:56:01Z")
I would point out that the Mexican Peso uses the same symbol as the Dollar to denote its currency. So, he \*may \*be worth $63 ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/49 "2009-08-19T22:02:02Z")
Oops, meant to say first day conan stated tonight show. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/50 "2009-08-20T01:08:52Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > Maybe; but Obama’s been around for a lot of talk show hosts; Jay, Conan, (fist day he started prez said some things), I think he did Colbert and Stewart, right? I know he did Stewart – not sure about Colbert. I guess there’s no difference, except that the promo is advertising. Obama didn’t do promos before appearing on the other shows. I have no problem with it, but it was jarring, maybe even a bit tacky. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/51 "2009-08-20T01:40:58Z")
I’ll admit freely that I like Carlos Mencia. I saw his show last year and loved it. I think I paid $40 or so, and I thought it was worth every penny. I really don’t get how it’s “cool to hate Carlos”. The acts he brought with him were hilarious and he was hilarious. He was signing autographs and taking pictures with people before the show and afterwards stayed until the last person who wanted to meet him got to. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/52 "2009-08-20T02:50:41Z")
I’m utterly convinced by the videos that Rogan has proved that Mencia steals jokes. You can see it on his face at the end that he’s beaten and he’s internally admitted to himself that he steals, but that he can’t say it publicly. It’s not so much the stealing, as I’m sure it’s happened many times, but the passionate lying about it that has turned me off him forever (not that I ever watched him before). ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/53 "2009-08-20T06:33:01Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I know he did Stewart – not sure about Colbert. I guess there’s no difference, except that the promo is advertising. Obama didn’t do promos before appearing on the other shows. I have no problem with it, but it was jarring, maybe even a bit tacky. yeah, I kind of agree. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/54 "2009-08-20T08:47:57Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > P.S. What do I care if his jokes are original? If he’s a joke thief, that’s his colleagues’ problem. They can sue him or beat the snot out of him. It’s not my problem. Some comedians insist Denis Leary stole his whole schtick from Bill Hicks- they may even be right. But if I LIKE the schtick, what do I care where he got it from? I think the problem is that comedians can’t copyright a joke (AFAIK). There is also a huge difference between stealing a schtick and jokes. A schtick is a persona, an attitude that many have. Jokes are personally insightful examinations of the human condition. > [@mswas](#): > > Stand-up comedy is one of the lowest forms of entertainment out there. I disagree heartily. Stand-up comedy is one of the purest art forms around. One man (typically), one microphone, attempting to elicit a single human emotion. There is no question as to whether or not he fails. People laugh or they don’t. This is why comedians take such umbrage when others steal their jokes. They spent months in front of crowds getting booed to perfect it, then some douche comes in and steals it. As for Mencia stealing, the best example I’ve seen:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCixAktGPlg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCixAktGPlg) ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/55 "2009-08-20T17:17:06Z")
> [@Crawlspace](#): > > As for Mencia stealing, the best example I’ve seen:[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCixAktGPlg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCixAktGPlg) It’s also a great example of why his delivery is so annoying. He does a halfway decent job building up the intensity of the joke (still not very good though), but after the punchline at the end he just starts screaming into the microphone. Obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/56 "2009-08-21T14:37:21Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > He does a halfway decent job building up the intensity of the joke (still not very good though), but after the punchline at the end he just starts screaming into the microphone. Obnoxious. He might have a touch of [Dane Cook’s Disease](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojN86YBx45E). ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/57 "2009-08-21T14:39:50Z")
> [@Crawlspace](#): > > I disagree heartily. Stand-up comedy is one of the purest art forms around. One man (typically), one microphone, attempting to elicit a single human emotion. There is no question as to whether or not he fails. People laugh or they don’t. This is why comedians take such umbrage when others steal their jokes. They spent months in front of crowds getting booed to perfect it, then some douche comes in and steals it. That’s all theoretical. The vast majority of comedians are not transcending that. Even Chris Rock is cribbing old material at this point. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/58 "2009-08-21T19:42:07Z")
[Hmmmm…](http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1835883/your_bodys_worth_asset_or_liability.html). I’ll give you three bucks. Three and a quarter, tops. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/59 "2009-08-21T19:45:48Z")
Here is [Joe Rogan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gVYfDCgYxk) who is a lot funnier than Carlos Mencia ripping him apart. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/60 "2009-08-21T19:50:52Z")
I’m not a fan of Rogan, but he’s right. When I saw this, My Rogan-respect was at it’s ‘peak’. Edit: But yes; He is a lot funnier than Carlos Mencia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468.md?page=4)