“If I were to say that I grew up in East Los Angeles in the projects, poor, I assumed that everybody understood that it came with its own reasons for being the way I am. I didn't get that people needed to understand where my comedy came from; I thought that they knew that.”

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.