Comments on: 10 Funniest Comedians In Philadelphia List Reveals: Helium Comedy Club Is Literally Hell On Earth

By: steveeboy

steveeboy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:03:04 +0000

gee, no other place to play besides the tweeter?
I have seen stanhope at the Troc twice and the khyber once now, he specifically mentioned that he won’t play helium…

By: Trigg

Trigg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:35:34 +0000

I read this very differently. What I see here is a plea to our entire entertainment consuming city asking them to seek out comedy in all places, not just the place advertised on Preston & Steve.

By: tips

tips — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:19:45 +0000

@johnnygoodtimes: I think that, more than any other non-comedy blog in this city, we’ve done exactly that, and we don’t plan on stopping.

By: notefortheplaintiff

notefortheplaintiff — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:19:34 +0000

tweeter center? helium? um, THE single “top of the line” comedian in the US will be in philadelphia friday as part of his 2009 world tour.. and he’s playing johnny brendas.
i’m sure i dont have to name names, we all read the papers around here.

By: Johnny Goodtimes

Johnny Goodtimes — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:10:25 +0000

I read everything he wrote and I don’t agree. If it wasn’t for Helium, there would never be a single top of the line comedian come to Philly unless they were playing in some godawful place like the Tweeter Center or whatever the hell it’s called now. Helium is a nice room that brings in top talent. If you don’t like comedy clubs, that’s fine, don’t go. But the point I was making was that the comedians in question are doing PLENTY to break out of the comedy club mold, and Philebrity would be doing a lot more good to both these extremely talented local comics and the city as a whole by promoting their work instead of complaining about comedy clubs.

By: tips

tips — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:09:03 +0000

@Trigg: This happens more than you could ever know.

By: steveeboy

steveeboy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:07:18 +0000

I always liked the open mic at helium.

It’s free for one, it’s also interesting to watch people work out their material–and back stab each other with thinly veiled inside jokes.

funny to see the obviously disturbed comedians too, such desperation in the air.

you get a mix of obvious Penn glee-club types along with some hard-core philly locals that crack good jokes about kenzo abortion clinics and such.

haven’t been in a while though, so maybe it sucks now.

By: Trigg

Trigg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:46 +0000

All of you need to go back and read the entire post. You aren’t reading what he wrote. I think if you take a second to actually read this, you will agree.

By: tips

tips — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:59:22 +0000

Oh, we can take it alright. All the way to the motherfucking bank, son.

By: TheFeekoBrothers

TheFeekoBrothers — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:53:35 +0000

@tips: C’mon son. Your site can dish it but you can’t take it. C’mon son!