8:30 pm: Comedy

“Action,” Jay Mohr’s acidic film-industry satire on the Fox network, was canceled in December after only eight episodes. But fans of the comic known for his rapier wit and rapid-fire delivery can watch him do what he does best--and see him in the flesh--this weekend at the Irvine Improv in its brand new location at the Irvine Spectrum.

* Jay Mohr, Improv in the Irvine Spectrum, 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine. 8:30 p.m. Also 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday; 7, 9 and 11 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Sunday. $15, today, Friday and Sunday; $17, Saturday. (949) 854-5455.

9 pm: Theater

“Resa Fantastiskt Mystisk,” Burglars of Hamm and Ghost Road Company’s skewed production of Lars Mattsun’s 19th century Swedish comic masterwork, reopens.

* “Resa Fantastiskt Mystisk,” Theatre of NOTE, 1517 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. Thursdays-Fridays, 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 and 10 p.m. Ends Jan. 21. $10 to $12. (213) 856-8611.

8 pm: Theater

Sheree North heads the cast as Amanda in Tennessee Williams’ poignant classic “The Glass Menagerie,” directed by Pacific Resident Theatre’s artistic director Marilyn Fox.

* “The Glass Menagerie,” Laguna Playhouse’s Moulton Theatre, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. Tuesday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m., except Jan. 30, 2 p.m. only. Ends Jan. 30. $21 to $40. (949) 497-2787.

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FREEBIE: Architects Craig Hodgetts and Peyton Hall will discuss the restoration of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre at 7 p.m. at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Brentwood. Reservations required. (310) 440-7300.