Genre: Sketch comedy
Written by: Lowell Bartholomee
Directed by: Lowell Bartholomee
Performed by: Robert S. Fisher, Judson Jones, Matt Scott, Mical Trejo, Christa Kimlicko Jones, Ellie McBride and Lowell Bartholomee
Web site: bayou-radio.com
Running time: 80 minutes

In Lowell Bartholomee's blah, blah, blah, eight Texans offer 11 comedy sketches that have a lot more zip than the title suggests. Borrowing a joke from The Onion, "One Small Step" imagines Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong discussing what to say when they land on the moon. Aldrin's best suggestion: "Holy shit, we're on the fucking moon!" "Showtime" takes reality TV to the next level when Trey and Suzanne meet on a blind date and discover that they are both filming movies of their lives. ("I have to remember to say 'Fuck' at least three times a day so I can get a PG-13," Trey explains.) The final sketch, "Bob's Birthday" about a man who fakes his own surprise party, is a tour de force which is best left unexplained here (let's just say it's a must-see). Some of the sketches run a tad long and a few jokes are overextended, but overall the ideas are clever, the acting strong and the direction perfectly paced.—Ellen Carpenter

• Where: The Black Box at 440 Studios
• When: Fri, Aug 13 at 8 p.m.; Mon, Aug 26 at 3 p.m.; Wed, Aug 18 at 8:15 p.m.; Thu. Aug 19 at 5 p.m.; Sat, Aug 21 at noon.