Carlos Mendez

Carlos Mendez is a San Diego comic that has performed at all the comedy clubs and independent rooms in the city as well as the Balboa Theater. He runs Comedy Night At The Salty Frog every 3rd Saturday of the month and created the monthly Melting Pot Comedy Show which he runs at the Horton Grand Theater. His own style of dark comedy has audiences from all walks of life laughing, including corporate parties and military shows. He's opened for Bobby Slayton, Laurie Kilmartin, Steve Trevino, Edwin San Juan, Patrick Deguire, and Dat Phan.

After growing up a fan of all things funny, Carlos Mendez decided that he wanted to be a comic. It only took him about 5 years to gather up the courage to really look into open-mics in San Diego and decide which one he was going to perform in... and then another 5 months to actually go up. On May 15, 2012 he drove to the Mad House Comedy Club to deliver one of the most awkward sets ever, but he was hooked and this was the start of his comedy career.

His own style of depressive comedy deals with a lot of self-deprecation, the futility of things, and different psychological issues along with observational humor showing he has enough hate left over for others as well. His bleak outlook allows him to stare into the dark and laugh, showing audiences that everyone has problems and insecurities meaning no one has to deal with them alone. He's depressed so you don't have to be.