Denver, CO 3/20/2007 5:43:01 AM
News / Entertainment

Joe Rogan Slams Carlos Mencia’s Alleged Comedic Plagerism in ManiaTV.com Exclusive

Joe: “He's a really dumb guy” and a “fraud”. Rogan also Critical of the Media Giving him a "Pass"

ManiaTV.com today released the first of a series of segments from an exclusive interview with the TV personality and comic Joe Rogan, who calls Carlos Mencia an “idiot” and claims the famous comedian is “a thief, a bad thief”. Interview segments can be seen at JoeRoganTV,  a ManiaTV.com channel created for this content.

Rogan disparaged Mencia unequivocally “He’s really dumb guy who likes to think he is smart but because he copies smart people’s Sh%$” Rogan continued “his perception of reality is so distorted”. In the exclusive footage, Rogan claims it is “ironic” that Mencia does a skit teasing dumb people, “that’s him!”

When describing the recent altercation between the two comedians at an LA comedy club, Rogan claims he was “baiting him” and knew that if he got Mencia to engage him he would “burn” him.

Rogan, TV star and host of Inside the UFC who was in Denver promoting his forthcoming CD “Shiny Happy Jihad” and his upcoming Showtime special also criticized mainstream media for not picking up on the alleged fraud, “Hollywood would have never sanctioned something like that…anyone who wanted to could have buried that guy years ago just by watching his monologues and comparing them…..The networks are just trying to sell things…it’s a business”

The interview was conducted at in Denver at Comedy Works by CJ Tre, the Live Channel Director for ManiaTV.com