FORT WORTH – There has been an element of uncertainty about the logistics of long-running comedy troupe Four Day Weekend's future ever since the Caravan of Dreams performance space shut down last year and incorporated the tornado-orphaned restaurant Reata.

Even though the quintet continued to play every weekend – often leading patrons under ladders and scaffolding to their second-floor theater – there was a strong sense of "a need for a Plan B," in the words of founding member David Wilk.

They tried other venues, including Lower Greenville's Granada, but those shows, while funny, also had a palpable sense of the tenuous about them.

That's all behind them now as they celebrate their sixth anniversary, "signed, sealed, and delivered" in their old space despite all the changes. "Everything's in place," Mr. Wilk said. "We finally have a home, a stage we can say we own."

And own it they did during the first of their two shows Saturday night, putting on a performance that was long on the kind of almost-telekinetic connections that make improvisational comedy.

Conversations with audience members, submitted sentences and extemporaneous riffing came together with impressive acuity. Whether it was a boy band, a couple from Lubbock or a computer programmer from Alaska who met his wife in a hospital while she was sewing rainbows (you had to be there), the humor was quick and, for the most part, clean.

"If we think it would be part of our character, we'll swear," Mr. Wilk said. "But really, we're trying to work smart, not easy."

The group – emcee David Ahearn, Frank Ford, music director Ray Sharp, Oliver Tull and Mr. Wilk – are able to take a premise from physical comedy to musical numbers. That's all in keeping with their goal of becoming what Mr. Wilk calls "the Second City of the Southwest," referring to the legendary and influential comedy institution.

They may well be on their way to such a lofty destination, judging by all the cameras and sound equipment filling the nearly sold-out space. Mark Cuban is filming the show for his next media venture, and the proceedings may well end up a cable TV pilot.

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Four Day Weekend performs every Friday and Saturday at 312 Houston St. in Fort Worth. Show times are 7:30 and 10 both nights; admission is $15. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 817-226-4DAY or go to www.fourdayweekend.com.