* New York Dolls: All Dolled Up at the Black Cat. $3 at 9PM. [Black Cat]

* The Godfather: Part II at AFI. $9.50 at 8PM. [AFI]

* Start the New Year with a shazam by registering for the Joke Writing and Character Development Workshop at the DC Improv. Do it for your friends and coworkers. Four weeks for $275. [DC Improv]

* Frontline profiles Dick Cheney in a rerun called "The Dark Side" at 10PM. Clooney and Walnuts(!) on Leno at 11:30PM. [WP]