The Overtime Comedy Hour

The Denials, “San Antonio’s number three comedy troupe for one year running,” claim the Overtime’s primetime slot for a five-week run of variety shows that change each week. Directed by Scott McDowell and performed in the vein of Saturday Night Live, the Overtime Comedy Hour is scripted with just enough wiggle room for scattered doses of twisted improvisation. For an additional fiver, guests can stick around for The Adventures of Captain Cortez & the Tri-Lambda Brigade (10:30 p.m.), a “serialized space comedy” based on the search for an ancient alien artifact. $9-$12, 8pm Fri, Feb 25 and Sat, Feb 26, The Overtime Theater, 1414 S Alamo #103, (210) 557-7562, theovertimetheater.net.