# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/61 "2009-08-21T20:02:01Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > I really don’t get how it’s “cool to hate Carlos”. It’s really not hard to get. He thinks he’s funny and he’s not He thinks he’s edgy and he’s not He steals jokes ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/62 "2009-08-21T20:05:49Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > 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. And he has to explain the joke. “THAT BITCH NEVER PLAYED CATCH WITH YOUUUUU!” Cosby’s version is so much better it’s unreal. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/63 "2009-08-22T00:20:07Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > I’m not a fan of Rogan, but he’s right. When I saw this, My Rogan-respect was at it’s ‘peak’. Yeah, it’s easy to like Joe Rogan, he calls out Mencia and makes him look like an idiot, and he’s a pretty good UFC host… Then you remember that he’s a moon-landing denier. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/64 "2009-08-22T01:00:41Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > Yeah, it’s easy to like Joe Rogan, he calls out Mencia and makes him look like an idiot, and he’s a pretty good UFC host… > Then you remember that he’s a moon-landing denier. I’m pretty sure he changed his mind about that after being completely and thoroughly owned on his own message board. In fact I’m 100% sure, unless he’s changed it back again. But he’s said before that while he kind of dabbles in fringe and conspiracy stuff, he doesn’t take any of it very seriously. ---
**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 22, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/65 "2009-08-22T01:04:08Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLN0HOvdZEg) I gotta get out more. listening to the last one. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/66 "2009-08-22T01:24:43Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I’m pretty sure he changed his mind about that after being completely and thoroughly owned on his own message board. In fact I’m 100% sure, unless he’s changed it back again. But he’s said before that while he kind of dabbles in fringe and conspiracy stuff, he doesn’t take any of it very seriously. I had no idea. I looked it up - it looks like the poster Svector was basically able to convince Rogan [here](http://forums.joerogan.net/showpost.php?p=1355051&postcount=192), although Rogan doesn’t really start to admit it until 7 pages later [here](http://forums.joerogan.net/showthread.php?t=54623&page=17) Sorry for the hijack… Mencia still sucks! ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/67 "2009-08-22T01:27:18Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I’m pretty sure he changed his mind about that after being completely and thoroughly owned on his own message board. In fact I’m 100% sure, unless he’s changed it back again. But he’s said before that while he kind of dabbles in fringe and conspiracy stuff, he doesn’t take any of it very seriously. I get the impression that he doesn’t take much of anything very seriously. That’s part of why I like him. If you see his bit about Fear Factor it’s pretty damn funny. “Do you want to sic wild dogs on people and make them eat bugs?” “Uh…yea!!!” I have to say that not liking a comedian because he is a moon landing denier is pretty silly. Personally I can’t stand clowns who who are opposed to string theory myself. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/68 "2009-08-24T07:20:23Z")
For me, the question would be, Does he do any jokes that you couldn’t just watch on his program? If not, why pay when you hear the same jokes for free? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468/69 "2009-08-24T07:27:44Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > For me, the question would be, Does he do any jokes that you couldn’t just watch on his program? If not, why pay when you hear the same jokes for free? Why would you pay that much for ANY comedy show really? Like I said, Russel Brand opening for Eddie Izzard, that’s the only show I’d consider that price for. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-carlo-mencia-worth-63/506468.md?page=3)