Comedian Doug Benson sits on a throne (well, for his Comedy Central series The Benson Interruption, that is) puffing out heckles at comics just as fast as you can say Super High Me. After gaining some attention as a contestant on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing, Benson starred in the documentary (playing on Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me) about the effects of smoking weed for 30 days. Luckily, the ordeal (habit-forming or not) didn’t spawn him into producing half-baked jokes. Usually hilarious and sometimes offensive — c’mon Canadians, he said he’s sorry — Benson is a comedian in high demand. Don’t miss him on his stop in Charlotte. $25. 8 p.m. McGlohon Theatre, 345 N. College St. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalcenter.org.
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2011.
