Carlos Mencia flexed his comedy skills at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California yesterday. Whether you consider him offensive or unoriginal, Mencia has made a career out of pushing peoples buttons. How does he respond to his own comedic style?

“I am a product. . . . I’m a comedian. I’m not curing cancer. In the end, I tell jokes. I make people laugh. I make sense out of ridiculous situations, but in the end, it’s all about laughter. It’s all about your cheek hurting, your stomach hurting.”

“You’re Hispanic. You speak Spanish. You’re doing ethnic jokes. Taco Bell is one of your first targets.”

That’s cool, but I think the ‘beaner’ jokes are getting really old.

Are you a Mencia lover or hater?

“Funny man” Carlos Mencia at Backstage Creations at the 2007 ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) Awards shows off his favorite thong. Or something.

I’m not exactly sure what he’s doing, nor do I really care. If it’s anything like his show it’s mildly entertaining at best and not funny at all.