Mind of Mencia Joins CHCI’s Fourth Annual Reyes
of Comedy Night
Also starring comedians Joey Medina, Sara Contreras, and Jeff Garcia
“Reyes of Comedy Night” & Sí TV Bring A Bit of
Levity to Issues Week”
Washington, D.C. - The Congressional
Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) announced today that it will join
with Sí TV to produce the Reyes of Comedy
Night starring Carlos Mencia and featuring headline
comedians Sara Contreras, Joey Medina, and Jeff Garcia, all
performing together at the Warner Theatre on September 13, at 8
p.m. The concert will be emceed by Ric Salinas and Richard Montoya,
two members of the legendary Culture Clash.
This historic comedy performance, produced by Sí TV, the
English-language Latino cable network, is the second of three CHCI
events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. With the generous
support of leading sponsors Comedy Central, Anheuser Busch, Sony
Music, and others, this event raises money for CHCI’s internship,
scholarship, and fellowship programs.
Funny man
Carlos Mencia, the star of Comedy Central’s
Mind of Mencia, received his network start on Sí TV's
Funny Is Funny and
The Latino Laugh Festival. Carlos
Mencia leads the laugh fest with his rare gift of insightful
perception. Comedy Central’s Mind of Mencia
has received outstanding reviews.
“As part of our
Hispanic Heritage Month events, it’s important that CHCI introduce
and support talented comedians and artists to the broader community,
who may not have heard of these artists or seen their performances.
We’re looking forward to a night of laughs from these first-rate
comedians,” remarked Esther Aguilera, President and CEO of CHCI.
Joey Medina,
who currently hosts Circumsized Cinema
on Sí TV, is ranked as one of the top ten Latin comedians in the
country. Medina is also a veteran of 16 television shows from A&E’s
Evening at the Improv to
The Roseanne Show, and has won the
Master’s Video Comedian of the Year Award
and is one of the original Latin Kings of
Comedy.
A comedian,
writer, and actress, Sara Contreras has appeared on Sí TV’s
Funny is Funny, Comedy Central’s
Comic Groove, and
A&E’s American Comedy: What’s So
Funny. She is currently filming
The Latin Divas of Comedy and will be seen on NBC’s
Law and Order, SVU in October.
Jeff Garcia has
been winning over audiences since age 15 with his sharp wit and
hilarious material on growing up Latino. He’s got his national start
on Sí TV's Funny is Funny and
Latino Laugh Festival, and starred in
and won an Annie Award for his voiceover work in Nickelodeon’s,
Oscar-nominated Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius,
as the voice of Sheen. In addition, Garcia has appeared
on NBC’s Friday Night, Comedy
Central’s Comic Justice, and Jimmy Kimmel Live
among other performances.
About CHCI
CHCI, a
non-profit and non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization, provides
educational programs for Hispanic college and postgraduate
students. The CHCI board of directors is comprised of Hispanic
Members of Congress, non-profit leaders, and corporate executives.
For more information on CHCI, call 202-543-1771 or visit
www.chci.org.
About Sí TV
Sí TV is an
English-language, Latino network featuring hip and irreverent,
culturally-relevant programming targeting the growing young Latino
and multi-cultural TV audience. Voted by Multichannel News as one of
the “Top 10 Next Networks,” SÍ TV now reaches 10 million homes
nationwide. The network has forged affiliation agreements with
Comcast Cable, Adelphia, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and
Grande Communications, while EchoStar’s DISH Network features Sí TV
as part of its “America’s Top 120” package. Investors in the network
include EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), Time
Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), SYNCOM Funds, Columbia Capital, Rho
Ventures, DND Capital Partners, Llano Partners and company
co-founder Barshop Ventures. Co-founded and chaired by Jeff Valdez,
who was recently named a “Top 10 Player” in Hispanic media by Ad Age
Magazine, Sí TV was established in 1997 as a production company to
develop, produce and distribute original English-language,
Latino-themed entertainment. For more info visit us online at
www.SiTV.com.
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