Carlos Mencia is an old rival of UFC color commentator Joe Rogan. Mencia, a Honduran-American comedian was accused of plagiarising material by Rogan in the early 2000s. It is believed that those accusations led to Mencia’s downfall. However, let’s find out how he has fared since that and his net worth today.
Mencia’s comedy career did take quite a dip after accusations of plagiarism against him. However, he still did go on a stand-up comedy tour in 2011 and received a fair reception. Later, he tried a hand at business and co-founded a chain of restaurants called Maggie Rita’s. The restaurant received poor reviews and was shut down soon except for one franchised location that continued to license the name.
Mencia’s career in filmography also took a dip as he was not part of many TV shows and movies in the 2010s and even in the 2020s. According to CelebrityNetWorth, Carlos Mencia is worth $5 million. The same website has listed Rogan’s net worth as around $120 million.
What happened between Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia?
Mencia comes from a humble background as he was the 17th of 18 children, according to IMDb. He was born in Honduras and was sent to the USA when he was just three months old to be raised by his uncle and aunt. He returned to Honduras as a teenager and went on to do stand-up comedy.
In 2005, Mencia earned a half-an-hour show on Comedy Central called ‘Mind of Mencia’. In the same year, Joe Rogan wrote about Mencia on his blog and accused him of plagiarism. Rogan’s long post on his website alleged that Mencia stole jokes from several comedians.
In 2006, Maxim magazine listed Mencia in their list of the worst comedians of all time. Rogan and Mencia faced off on stage at the Comedy Store on Sunset Boulevard in 2007. This led to Rogan getting banned from the Comedy Store. Rogan released the video of the altercation and even added video proof of several other comedians stating that Mencia stole their jokes. He posted several more video proofs of Mencia’s act in an all-out attack.
In 2010, Mencia was one of the names in the list of most popular stand-ups that were hated by fellow comedians. Mencia opened up about his accusations in 2010 and later in 2011, he claimed he went to therapy to deal with those accusations.
Nowadays, Rogan is far superior to Mencia in fame and worth. Mencia also runs a podcast, however, it is no match to the reach of Rogan’s ‘Joe Rogan Experience’. Although later, the UFC commentator claimed he felt ‘bad’ about destroying someone’s career, however, he stood by his decision to protect someone’s intellectual property.