Why Does Carlos Mencia Have A Show?

Mleh, sorry about the rant here but it must be said.

Carlos Mencia suuuuuuuucks. Seriously. There's nothing more annoying than someone deliberately setting out to shock and offend people. And, of this crop of people, there is no one more annoying than Mencia. I'll give you an example. On one of the first shows, he showed a very old picture of Bush flipping the bird. Did he try to use this in a joke? Did he point out anything funny about this picture that hadn't been said already?

No. He just pointed at it and said "OOOOOOOOOOH! WE VOTED FOR THIS GUY TWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!" Dude, three years ago...

And the word "beaner" does not get funnier with repeated use.

I disagree.

It's not that he fails to find the humor in controversial subjects. It's that he doesn't even TRY. He just points and laughs at them, as if just mentioning them is hilarious.

He reminds me of the sort of person who is trying to make people laugh, is failing, and, out of desperation, uses the words "George Bush" for an easy reaction.

"Why did the chicken cross the road?"

"Because GEORGE BUSH TOLD HIM TO! LOLZ!"

have you ever seen his stand up special on Comedy Central? It's pretty good, probably my top 5. The end always gets to me, because he doesn't end with a joke and says some stuff that makes you really think. I dunno, I like the guy, some jokes are better than others, but yeah I agree with ZONEACE he's a lot smarter than people give him credit.

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As long as they keep Colin Quinn's show off the air, they can put whomever they want on their station.

Colin Quinn's show was at least entertaining in the sense that he got pissed off at the audience if they didn't laugh.

"C'mon folks, this is the best we could do!"

I actually have nothing against Colin Quinn -- just some of the people he had on his show. Anyone who gives a platform to Rich Vos deserves immediate cancellation.

Mencia is all right - some of his stuff has made me laugh -- which more than I can say for Colin Quinn. I think he is the single least funny person to ever be called "comedian." Honestly, I don't understand at ALL how he ever got a show.

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I can see what you mean about how he just points things out. He doesn't so much come up with his own material as he brings attention to obvious things. I did enjoy his stand-up show on Comedy Central Presents though, especially the ending. (And for some reason, I can't resist the "dee dee dee" noise.)