Helium

Helium Comedy Club sits at 2031 Sansom Street near Rittenhouse Square, and it pulls the best stand-up bookings in the city - this Philly outpost is widely considered the strongest-booked room in the whole Helium chain, helped along by a big local comedy audience and a short trip down from the New York scene. The block earned its reputation, too: the 2000 block of Sansom got officially tagged as "Philly's Funniest Block."

The room holds around 350 in classic comedy-club format - table seating, attentive service, a two-drink minimum, and craft cocktails and shareable plates to keep you fed while you laugh. Headliner runs go Thursday through Sunday with multiple shows on Friday and Saturday nights. Want the best seats? Show up early and get table-side near the stage; just know the front row is a known target for any comic worth their salt.

The Rittenhouse location means dinner and drinks before the show are easy, with garages and SEPTA both close by. Find the Helium Philadelphia lineup on Evil Tickets and reserve your table for the next headliner weekend.