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Steve Trevino

This Latin comic didn’t just jump on the Mencia bandwagon

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By Nick Keppler

Published on August 29, 2007 at 1:40am

Stand-up comedian Steve Trevino claims his nickname is “Sexy Mexy” (sure it is, Steve). He’s a frequent cohort of Carlos Mencia, but don’t let that discourage you from seeing him at the Improv today. Yes, the “I’m-Latino-and-want-to-yell-about-it” shtick became risqué, cool and then boring really quickly, but the Portland, Texas-born Trevino has been riffing on the differences between whites and Hispanics for more than a decade, long before it was a trend. “You fight a redneck, he has to have a catchy phrase before he fights, [like] ‘You feel froggy, jump!’” he’s said in his act. “What scares me is now Mexicans and rednecks are starting to get together. That’s scary because they’re going to have kids; they’re going to have little red--nexicans running around. They’re going to grow up and live in a trailer with 20-inch rims. ‘Is that the Virgin Mary on the back of your house?’” Hey, sure beats repeated shouts of “beaner.” New Mad TV cast member Anjelah Johnson opens.
Thu., Aug. 30, 8 p.m.; Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 8 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m.