Comedian Carl LaBove calls himself a ย“scene-ist,ย” performing scenes instead of jokes with punch lines, and one of his most popular scenes is about teaching self-defense to wildebeests. ย“That is the dumbest animal Iย’ve ever seen in my life,ย” he says. ย“Two thousand pounds, horns, hoofs ย— lions run up and eat them like apples. And they just stand there and allow themselves to be eatenย…Youย’re at home watching TV yelling, ย‘Kick! Kick!ย’ย” 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, 7, 9 and 10:45 p.m. Saturday. Laff Stop, 526 Waugh Drive. For information, call 713-524-2333 or visit www.laffstop.com. $15 to $20.

Jan. 29-31, 2009