Philadelphia

The Punch Line Comedy Club includes Punch Line San Francisco, Punch Line Sacramento, and Punch Line Philly. Comics such as Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Drew Carey, Chris Rock, Patton Oswalt, and Dana Carvey took their first comedic steps on the Punch Line stage. The Punch Line's dedication to comic tradition has earned it the San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle's Readers' Choice Award for the Best Comedy Club. Today, The Punch Line is the only full-time comedy club in San Francisco.

Helium Comedy Clubs are contemporary entertainment venues that bring stadium-sized talent to an intimate theater on a weekly basis. For a modest ticket price, patrons enjoy live comedy and other performance art from a nationally accredited act, no more than 60 feet away. Shows average 1 hour and forty minutes and comprise an opener, a feature, and a headliner with national entertainment credits. Helium holds its Open Mic Night every Tuesday at 8PM, open to both new talent and seasoned comics.