Today’s Best Bets

Television

Could you ask for better timing? Could you deliver that material on a platter? Dennis Miller returns his topical show to the tube tonight just as the Senate gets President Clinton’s impeachment trial going. Promises to be a real smirk-fest.

“Dennis Miller Live,” HBO, 11:30 p.m.

Movies

The historic Warner Grand Theatre reopens its Friday American Films series with “Cat Ballou” (1965), the frenetic, tongue-in-cheek western with Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin in an Oscar-winning role.

Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro, (310) 548-7672. 6 and 8 p.m.

Pop Music

The reverb will be cranked up and it’ll be twang time when rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson hits the stage tonight.

Wanda Jackson & the Cadillac Angels, the Foothill, 1922 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, (562) 984-8349.

Stage

There’s more to Jeff Daniels than “Dumb & Dumber.” He’s performed on some of the nation’s leading stages and tonight he showcases his writing skills in a play about why a woman kills her husband with a golf ball.

“Shoe Man,” Theatre Unlimited, 10943 Camarillo Ave., North Hollywood, (818) 771-7330. 8 p.m. Regular schedule: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Ends Feb. 28.