Carlos Mencia vs. George Lopez
versus
wed 1/9/2008
| name | Ned Arnel Mencia. | George Lopez. |
| hometown | Born in San Pedro, Honduras. Lives in Los Angeles. | Born in Mission Hills, California. Lives in Los Angeles. |
| ethnicity | Honduran-Mexican. | Mexican-American. |
| dob | October 22, 1967. | April 23, 1961. |
| makes fun of | Immigration, religion, politics, race, class and sexuality. | Immigration, religion, politics, race, family, class and his Mexican-American upbringing. |
| influences | Lenny Bruce, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jerry Seinfeld, George Wallace and Paul Mooney. | Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze, Cheech and Chong, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle and Paul Mooney. |
| ticket to the bigtime | Mind Of Mencia on cable TV. | The George Lopez Show on broadcast TV. |
| catchphrases | “Dee-Dee-Dee.” and "Beaner." | "Why you crying?" and "Memmer? You memmer." |
| TV specials | Not For The Easily Offended and No Strings Attached. | George Lopez: Why You Crying? and America's Mexican. |
| controversy | Accused of exploiting stereotypes and stealing jokes from other comedians. | Called Jay Leno a backstabber and has also accused Mencia of stealing his jokes. |
| the race card | Quoted as saying: "If I've got a black joke and I can't tell it in Oakland, then I shouldn't tell the joke anywhere else." | Quoted as saying that "TV just got a lot whiter" when ABC canceled his sitcom. |
| fight for the right to party | Advocate of free speech. | Spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation. |
| best-selling album | This Is Carlos Mencia: Spanglish. | El Más Chingón. |
| box office bomb | The Heartbreak Kid. | Balls of Fury. |
| the critics | Maxim Magazine: "If this is what comedy is going to be like when Mexico takes over America, then we're voting for anyone who promises to put a 50-foot barbed-wire electric fence from Texas to California—and then another one around our TV." | The New York Times: "His personality and energy go a long way toward making his show amiable." |
| webprops | 426,228 friends on MySpace. | 239,359 friends on MySpace. |
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Ge0rge L0pez all da way fools..
nobdy can beat da ever so popular G.L.
He jok3s arent lik stupid lik C.M.(no offense)
u aint tru mexican si no haz visto un show de George l0pez..
Memmer? You memmer.lol
luv lucia
Mz. Luc!a
(DaT 5o7 Minnesota)
wed 1/9 3:16pm
george lopez big time
aries chik
wed 1/9 3:40pm
ITZ ALL ABOUT GEORGE LOPEZ HEZ BEATZ CARLOS MENCIA BIG TIME!!!
LUB U GEORGE ERES EL MAS CHINGON!!!!!!!
m3X!c@N Qu33n
(L-TOWN)
wed 1/9 4:44pm
Well i think Gorge Lopez is THE BEST.. i dnt really get some of Carlos jokes... they not even funny!!
Meriie
(Dade City)
wed 1/9 5:16pm
Big time for both of dem Mencia cuz he makes fun of beaners and whites and all kinds of color people not just one type and George Lopez cuz his show is funny and it makes me laugh hes like menica oo menia is like him either way big props to both of dem.
Marta
(NUN-YA)
wed 1/9 5:22pm
I would go For George Lopez!!! Right now Right now and Later Later...lol...
LiKe It MaTtErS
wed 1/9 5:57pm
hands down george lopez,didnt george lopez choke mencia for stealing his jokes??
ERIK
(THE BaYaReA,,CA)
wed 1/9 6:20pm
GeorGe Lopez ! ALL the WAyyy ! hes the best ! LMAO ! i was watching the sitcom and i couldnt stop laughing !! member you, you member :P classic ! :P and mencia thinks hes funny personally i dont think he is !!
KyMi Lopez
(ottawa)
wed 1/9 7:18pm
I will go with george lopez his show his mad funny I never see mencia show but george is the man!!!!!!!!!!!!(I honduran too but I going to be real!
gladys
wed 1/9 7:19pm
George Lopez definetly!! He's sooo funny, and all his jokes make sence to me, unlike Carlos Mencia. I don't get 95% of his stuff. And besides, us chicanos gotta stick together!!
~Natalie~
wed 1/9 7:50pm
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