Carlos Mencia talks about his TV show · Nov 1, 12:36 AM by Mind of Jencia
Now that Carloses show “Mind of Mencia” has just wrapped up its 2nd season as Comedy Centrals #2 show based on rating, just below “South Park”, Carlos Mencia managed to take some time off from his trek around North America doing stand up comedy to talk to Sean McCarthy of the Boston Hearld.
When asked about what segment of the population is usually his audience, Carlos Mencia replied ‘‘The diversity of my audience is so stunning now, it’s amazing, it’s beyond crossover. I’ve actually become a voice for white America. I’m stunned myself, It just seems no one wants to say the things that are on people’s minds, and it just seems to be resonating even more in the white communities than in the minority communities, which is really weird.”
Now we all know that because of Carlos willingness to speak his mind about topics most people see as taboo his careers sucess have come at the cost of upset fans and insults from much of the rest of the comedy community, some even going so far as to accuse him of “joke stealing” a definate no-no in the industry.
But Carlos Mencia shrugs off the harsh words of his own industry saying ‘‘It’s no different from every other comic who has made it successfully,the comedians that comedians think are great are either dead or not very popular, or very old”
He also added ‘‘I’m not worried when other comics don’t like me. I’m worried when people don’t like me. . . . They’re the ones who make your show. They’re the ones who pay to see you, who go to see your movies.”
Overall I think Carlos is a very down to earth person, despite what people may often say about him he doesn’t come across as purposefully racist or evil, he’s just someone who makes a living by repeating the words we all already think and just making them funny, in a way he kind of diffuses the comments with humour as opposed to saying them in a hateful way!
