The comedy elite holds an inherent grudge against any comedian who achieves breakthrough success a little too quickly and cleanly, but it reserves particular disdain for Carlos Mencia, who plays a 7 p.m. show at the Riverside Theater. Mencia’s base racial humor and his sketch show, “Mind of Mencia,” a face-value “Chappelle’s Show” knock-off, would have been enough to earn the ire of his fellow comedians, but Mencia’s true crime is alleged plagiarism. He’s been accused of lifting jokes from some of comedy’s greats (Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor) and even some of comedy’s not-so-greats (Bobby Lee, Jeff Foxworthy). George Lopez has proved a particular mark. The sitcom star has claimed that Mencia stole more than 10 minutes of his material.
Carlos Mencia
Tonight @ the Riverside Theater - 7 p.m.