Wild Wild Westside

Crazy things tend to happen in abundance in the West Valley. Consider, for instance, the pothead teenaged mom who made international headlines recently after cruising around the avenues while her infant was strapped into its car seat on the roof of the vehicle. Such nuttiness is par for the course...

By Benjamin Leatherman

June 14, 2012

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Crazy things tend to happen in abundance in the West Valley. Consider, for instance, the pothead teenaged mom who made international headlines recently after cruising around the avenues while her infant was strapped into its car seat on the roof of the vehicle.

Such nuttiness is par for the course out on the westside, which could be the fodder for some great jokes when the yukksters of the Comedy Spot pack their gags and head west to Zendejas Grill, 19420 North 59th Avenue in Glendale, on Thursday, June 14. The club will debut its new monthly comedy night at the restaurant and will feature some of its longtime regulars cracking wise and unleashing gut-busting guffaws.

YouTube sensation Eric O’Shea, best known for his hilarious bit “Songs for Commercials,” will headline the event, which will also star such comics as Adel Sagar, Ken Rice, Brian Kohatsu, and Michelle Mikstas.

Thu., June 14, 8 p.m.; Thu., July 26, 8 p.m.; Thu., Aug. 16, 8 p.m., 2012

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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