Carlos Mencia. The TRUTH About Comedy with Carlos Mencia . Episode 531 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ned Arnel "Carlos" Mencía (born October 22, 1967) is a Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race relations, Latin American culture, criminal justice, and social class. He is best known as the host of the Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia. Mencia performed at venerated LA stand-up venues such as The Comedy Store and The L.A. Cabaret. His success in these venues led to appearances on The Arsenio Hall Show and Buscando Estrellas, where he attained the title "International Comedy Grand Champion." Then, in 1994, Mencia was chosen to host HBO's Latin comedy showcase Loco Slam. He has performed with people like Chappelle, and George Lopez and has been mentioned as top three funniest comedians. He firmly believes that if you are not laughing, you are not living!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Brad and Carlos break down the TRUTH about comedy and Carlos’ journey in his career and what he is now overcoming.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">00:00 Intro</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">01:40 The internet trying to cancel Carlos</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">03:49 Bomb: Hard work is not all you need to climb out of the “rat race”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">06:30 The sense of humility taught </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">08:32 The road to comedy</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">11:50 The Comedy Store</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">14:40 What got him big</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">18:00 The internet attacks</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">23:00 The unfolding</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">30:00 Gag Gifts</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">34:18 Where the focus is</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">40:06 Comedy etiquette</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">47:00 Accused of stealing jokes</sp