Comedy club · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Helium Comedy Club - Philadelphia, PA: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

2031 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

The short answer

Helium Comedy Club - Philadelphia is a comedy club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 2031 Sansom Street. Shows run Tuesday to Sunday; tickets $10 to $69, 21 and over, 2-item minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (some Tuesdays, 7:30 PM) and publishes how to get booked.

On stage soon

Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Pennsylvania on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micSome Tuesdays, 7:30 PM — see the club's calendar — Sign up in person only, 5:30–6:30 PM the night of the show; lineup posted in the lounge by 6:45 PM; prepare at least 3 minutes source ↗
Getting bookedOpen Mic Night (select Tuesdays): sign up in person at the club, 5:30 to 6:30 PM on the night source ↗ read 30 September 2026
ShowsTuesday to Sunday source ↗
RoomShowroom capacity 250 source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
Hearing back
  • The full lineup is posted in the lounge by 6:45 PM. source ↗
On stage
  • Prepare at least 3 minutes of material. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • Sign up in person only, 5:30–6:30 PM on the night of the show. source ↗
House rules
  • Open Mic Night is open to new talent and seasoned comics. source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 25 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.

More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.

For fans

TicketsGeneral admission from $10 to $52.71 and reserved seats from $18 to $69.27, plus a service fee of $3.99 to $8.99; open mic night $5 source ↗
Age21 and over; 18 to 20 only with a parent or legal guardian over 30; government ID needed source ↗
MinimumTwo-item minimum per person in the showroom, food or drink; a $10 charge ($5 per item) if nothing is ordered source ↗
PhonesPersonal photos before or after the show only; no photos or video during the show without written consent; some shows require phones put away source ↗
ParkingA parking garage next to the club, and several lots around 21st and Sansom Streets source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around Helium Comedy Club - Philadelphia: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Seen running on its own site, 23 September 2026.

Near Helium Comedy Club - Philadelphia

Comedy clubs in Pennsylvania → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →

The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.

Updated 2 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026