Here is a special April Fool's Day feature I writ on the top fools in entertainment. There was supposed to be one more entry, but I guess they didn't want to offend all the Mencia-heads out there or something. Here it is as a bonus track:


A Foolish Mind: Carlos Mencia

For every generation, there is a fool whose popularity cannot rationally be explained. With his hackneyed jokes and tired ethnic stereotypes disguised as fearless truth-telling, Mencia fits the bill. His Comedy Central sketch-and-standup show Mind of Mencia is a pale imitation of the sorely missed Chappelle’s Show, and the most entertaining moment of his career may be the onstage incident (preserved on YouTube) in which Joe Rogan accused Mencia of stealing material from other comedians. If nothing else, Mencia proves there’s a big difference between acting like a fool and behaving like one.