Superego: Blaze of Awesome

Rowdy, raunchy humor abounds in Superego's latest burst of comedic energy. In Blaze of Awesome, the troupe's usually tight, toned and restrained style lets loose, lending a formerly elusive voluptuousness to its dozen-plus short sketches. While still managing to avoid fatty indulgences like masturbatory inside jokes and slothful, meandering scenes, Superego now flirts with temptations it once spurned: sex, toilet humor, and a dinosaur that leaps out of nowhere to devour a rambling actor and end the scene-the classic dino ex machina device. The addition of actress Jaime Lee to the show's growing roster of actor/playwrights (Mark Bridges and Nathan Miller are new as well) reinvigorates the entire cast's lust for acting. Her unscripted, engrossing physicality fleshes out the ensemble's solid structure of sharp dialogue and pointed plot. Though the group's newest material is of a flammable nature, they handle it like experienced pyrotechnicians, pulling off a kick-ass fireworks display without having to evacuate the building. JOHANNA DROUBAY.

Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th Ave., 784-4904. 9 pm Fridays. Closes June 24. $7 includes post-show dance party.