Well i saw carlos on a hbo or some other hour special and thought he was pretty damn funny. That was a number of years before he got mind of mencia and the comedy central special. When I saw him again and his jokes were the same, I just thought he was just ok.
When I found out he was stealing jokes and denying it, I thought he was a pos. Jokes are gonna get stolen from time to time maybe by accident (everyone is inspired by someone), but to deny it even when busted is pretty lame.