BEST BETS Friday 12/29

BREA

8:30 p.m.

Comedy

Voted funniest male stand-up comedian at the 1997 American Comedy Awards, Craig Shoemaker is best known for his bawdy “Love Master” alter ego--a deep, sultry-voiced character full of sexual braggadocio (“Walk nasty for the Love Master”). But Shoemaker is more than that. He’s a gifted comedian and impressionist who can portray everything from Barney Fife in sexual ecstasy to Luciano Pavarotti singing a commercial for Rice Krispies.

* Craig Shoemaker, Brea Improv, 945 E. Birch St., 8:30 p.m. Also Friday, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 and 10:30 p.m. $17 to $20. Sunday, 7 and 9 p.m. Dinner package, $100 per person. Without dinner, $50 per person. 10 p.m. late show, $125 per person. (714) 529-5823.