“Before I got into stand-up, I was a really quiet guy who had all these thoughts, all these things I wanted to say, but there was never anyplace for me to say them because my mom would look at me and go, 'You better not say what you're thinking. You better not.'”

Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor

Carlos Mencia, born Ned Arnel Mencia, is a Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor. He is best known for his politically charged stand-up and for hosting Comedy Central’s Mind of Mencia from 2005 to 2008. His comedy often draws on race relations, Latin American culture, criminal justice, and social class. Around the time his show was canceled, several comedians accused him of plagiarism and of stealing jokes.