Mind of Mencia

*Mind of Mencia*
Mind of Mencia
	File:Carlos Mencia.jpg Carlos Mencia, the host of Mind of Mencia
Created by	Carlos Mencia
Starring	Carlos Mencia (Host)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	29
Production
Running time	approx. 22 minutes
Original release
Network	Comedy Central
Release	July 6, 2005 –; present

Mind of Mencia is an American television comedy show on the cable channel Comedy Central. It is hosted by the comedian Carlos Mencia.

The first season ran from July 6, 2005 to September 28, 2005. The show is among Comedy Central's lineup. The first season of Mind of Mencia was released on DVD on March 21, 2006 to coincide with the premiere of the second season on March 22, 2006. The format is similar to Chappelle's Show, but it has few live sketches and some extended stand-ups. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Mencia says he initially resisted requests by his network to take a deal to do a stand-up comedy album on the Comedy Central label, but will now likely appear on one.

"It was stupid of me not to take it, but I knew I could do a little better releasing it myself or with a company that would give me a bigger piece of the pie," he said. He also said he is starting a concert tour backed by the TV network.

On July 13, 2006, Comedy Central announced that Mind of Mencia would be back for a third season.

Criticism

Carlos Mencia (real name "Ned Holness") is not Mexican as he portrays himself to be. He is 1/2 German and 1/2 Honduran.

Further, he is universally known to the comedic community to be a joke thief. He has a reputation of stealing material from other comics, rewriting them (ever so slightly), then incorporating them into his alleged act.

Many people, including one writer of hate mail that appeared on Mind Of Mencia, have criticized Mencia's catchphrase, "Dee-Dee-Dee", which is an imitation of someone who is mentally retarded. He has responded that it is not meant to mock someone who is mentally disabled, but rather someone so lacking in common sense that they should be considered disabled. Or, as Carlos said in direct response to the initial hate-mail, on the show, "it's not for somebody born retarded, it's for somebody who was born normal, and is NOW retarded." This is a characteristic of much of his humor. Furthermore, some claim that his attempts to be controversial on issues such as racism gravitate toward expressing his own views rather than the comedic aspects, which weakens the comedy.

Despite the criticism Mind of Mencia second season became Comedy Central's second highest rated program. ^[1] after South Park.

Trivia

Carlos' brother Joseph Mencia (who is not a professional actor) appears in many episodes.
In the first season, Joseph appeared in all episodes except for four: episode numbers 101, and 105-107. Also, Joseph has appeared in the first four episodes of season two.
Carlos' wife Amy has also appeared in several episodes. One sketch where Carlos is denigrating white women ends with Amy, who herself is white, dragging him off-camera.
Steve "Daddy" Trevino, a past writer for Mind of Mencia, does several "dirty works" tasks in several skits featured in season one. For example, he was the regular "gas attendant" and did the naked yoga.
Near the end of the opening credits in season one, Carlos is reading a newspaper that reads "TV Host Breaks Out", In season two, the newspaper that he reads says "Season 2."
Some episodes feature a dwarf named Brad Williams. Brad is also Mencia's opening act when he performs.
Some episodes also feature Bobby Lee.
Last Comic Standing winner Josh Blue got his start on the show as a trophy boy for the "Dee Dee Dee Awards".
Some episodes guest star sports stars/athletes and musical guests. Examples are skating legend Tony Hawk, hip-hop icon Method Man, and WWE Superstar Edge.
The show also features other media celebrities such as Pablo Francisco, Gene Simmons, Method Man, Dave Attell, Robin Williams, Jamie Kennedy and Peter Boyle.
The ghost of Johnny Cochran makes a few guest appearances on Mind of Mencia in the sketch Judge Carlos in both seasons 1 and 2.
'Judge Carlos' and 'Why The F@#% Is This News?' were the only sketches that was ever done more than once on the show.

List of sketches on Mind of Mencia

Some of the sketches are

Advice to baby Suri Cruise & Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt from Uncle Carlos
Judge Carlos
Mind of Mencia's Royal Religious Rumble
Stereotype Olympics
Carlosaurus Rex
You Can Say Anything
Fairy Tales with Funtime Carlos
Curse of the Butt Pirates
Wetback Mountain
What Women Want
Age Police
Carlos Says: Whup Your Kids!
Rest in Peace
Mind of Mencia's Badass Back To School Supplies
World Nightly News
The difference between "Nigger" and "Nigga" (Method Man guest starred in this sketch)
The "Dee Dee Dee" Song
The Dee Dee Dee Awards
Carlos Smoov
Confucious Carlos
Spring Break Orientation
That's America Bitch!
Casa De Churro
What Does This Sign Mean?
The Newly-Met Game
Basketcase Bootcamp
That's F#*king Historical
Social Experiment
Carlos Mencia's Office Supplies You really Need
Carlos Mencia's Summer Movie Reviews
The Rich Sheik Music Video
Dateline Punk'd
Mission: Impossible 3some
Verizoon
Why The F@#% Is This News?
Handi-Butch
Heaven 11
Carlos Mencia's Drive-By Shooting School
America Without Immigrants
Chilis In Iraq
Kanye West Is A Crazy Nigga
The Serranos
Sean Juan Collection
Brass Balls
You Know I'm Right: Women Have It Easier Than Men
Ask Whitey
Out the Beaner
What do women really want in a man?
Celebrity Ticker

There are many more sketches than these on the show that are not yet named.

DVD releases

Season Releases

DVD Name	Cover Art	Release Date	Ep #	Additional Information
Season 1 Uncensored	File:Mind of Mencia Season 1.jpg	March 21 2006	12	This two disc box set includes all thirteen episodes from Season 1. Bonus features include commentary, behind the scenes featurette, and deleted scenes.
Season 2 Uncensored	File:Mind of Mencia Season 2.jpg	April 3 2007	16	This two disc box set will include all sixteen episodes from Season 2.

External links

References

^ "COMEDY CENTRAL DELVES DEEPER INTO THE "MIND OF MENCIA" AND ORDERS THIRD SEASON". Comedy Central. Retrieved 2006-10-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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