That Pablo Francisco is full of energy should not come as a surprise to fans of the stand-up comedian’s stage act. A typical performance will have Francisco bouncing from topic to topic and in and out of his crowd-pleasing voices. He’s probably best known for his mimicking movie-guy voice-over baritone, eliciting laughs from an audience familiar with the clich?d absurdity of a deep, disembodied voice setting a movie scene with “In a world . . .”

Francisco, who performs a series of shows this Thursday through Sunday at the D.C. Improv, is touring behind his most recent stand-up special titled “They Put It Out There.” The one-hour special, his first since 2006’s “Ouch!,” initially aired on Comedy Central in November, and is now out on DVD. It tackles topics like Smart Cars, death metal and little people, and features impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael J. Fox.