Do This!

Funny man

Comedian Jim Breuer is best known for his stint on Saturday Night Live (who could forget Goat Boy?) and for the stoner epic Half-Baked, but he's really a family-friendly veteran stand-up full of surprises (heavy-metal holiday songs, anyone?). He performs at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. Times: 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets: $32. Information: 215-496-9001 or www.heliumcomedy.com.

Fa la la la la - love stinks

In Ginna Hoben's one-woman comedy The Twelve Dates of Christmas, a young New Yorker breaks up with her boyfriend - after she sees him cheating on national TV, during the Thanksgiving Day parade - and sets off on a yearlong series of disastrous rendezvous. The show, starring Maggie Lakis (Avenue Q), goes on at Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler. Times: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $23 to $34. Information: 215-654-0200.

Dancing with floppy discs

The musical Nerds downloads the early history of the computer age with young Steve Jobs and Bill Gates singing and hoofing their way to billions. The Philadelphia Theatre Company production of the Jordan Allen-Dutton, Erik Weiner, and Hal Goldberg show goes on at the Suzanne Roberts Theater, Broad & Lombard Streets. Times: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $59 to $79. Information: 215-985-0420 or philadelphiatheatrecompany.org.

It's a Gabba world

Of course Yo Gabba Gabba! is a kids TV show, but we could make the case that it's more - a way of life, maybe. And with songs such as "Be Nice to Everyone" and "Just Because It's Different Doesn't Mean It's Scary" and the show's low-key surreality, the case is made. A live version goes onstage at the Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow Streets, Upper Darby. Time: 2 and 5 p.m. Tickets: $19.50 to $46. Information: 610-352-2887 or tower-theatre.com.

Rocking gratis

Get your groove on at a great price - free! - with Bucks County indie rockers Illinois and two other bands. At Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. Time: 7 p.m. Admission is free. Information: 215-922-2599 or www.tlaphilly.com.