{"id":198740,"date":"2026-05-21T10:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/198740\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:35:08","slug":"city-to-designate-2000-block-of-sansom-street-in-rittenhouse-square-as-phillys-funniest-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/198740\/","title":{"rendered":"City to designate 2000 block of Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square as ‘Philly\u2019s Funniest Block’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four neighboring comedy clubs teamed up to get the city to designate the 2000 block of Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square as \u201cPhilly\u2019s Funniest Block.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bobbi Block, co-founder of ComedySportz<\/a> Philadelphia and project director of the initiative, worked with Helium Comedy Club<\/a>, MacGuffin Theatre & Film Company<\/a> and SideQuest Theater<\/a> with hopes of creating a long-lasting legacy for the area ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and inspiring more collaboration between the venues in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The block will receive a citation next month from the city to recognize the clubs’ contributions to the performing arts scene.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJust like Philadelphians think of Jewelers’ Row when they want a diamond, we want them to think of Philly\u2019s Funniest Block when they want a laugh,\u201d Block said.<\/p>\n

\nWhile volunteering for Philadelphia250, a program from the city\u2019s tourism arm aiming to boost visitation during the semiquincentennial, Block said she felt inspired by the idea of a \u201clegacy project\u201d that recognizes the rarity of four comedy venues in one area as well as the bustling scene that surrounds it.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe wanted this to be something bigger than just the four theaters,\u201d she said. \u201cWe wanted everybody on the block to benefit from it. It\u2019s a really fun, eclectic block with great restaurants and really interesting businesses.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nA free community celebration will be held along the block on Saturday, June 13, from 5:30-7 p.m., where all four programs will participate in merchandise and ticket giveaways and comedic performances leading up to remarks from Councilmember Rue Landau, who will appoint the block as the city\u2019s funniest by cutting a ceremonial ribbon<\/a> using a rubber chicken. Specials will also be offered at nearby restaurants during the event.\n<\/p>\n

\"Helium\"HeliumProvided Image\/Helium Comedy Club<\/p>\n

Helium Comedy Club, at 2031 Sansom St., will be included in a celebration for ‘Philly’s Funniest Block.’<\/p>\n

\nEach business will also display a Philly-themed joke or pun in their windows. Attendees can look for zingers like, \u201cWhat did the Liberty Bell say to the comedian? … You crack me up,\u201d or \u201cWhat did the baby say when they dropped their hoagie? \u2026 Wa Wa.\u201d Block said she wrote many of the jokes that will be displayed herself.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI mean, these are total dad jokes,\u201d she said. \u201c… But it literally will make it Philly\u2019s funniest block because every building has a joke on it. I\u2019m asking the businesses to keep the joke up there for as long as possible.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nIn honor of the semiquincentennial, ComedySportz, SideQuest and MacGuffin will also offer tickets to their live performances that night and future workshops for $17.76.\n<\/p>\n

\nDespite their shared passion for live performances and close proximity \u2014 three of the four venues are located in the Adrienne Theater at 2030 Sansom St. \u2014 Block said opportunities to work together in this way are relatively scarce. She said she hopes this designation is the beginning of more collaborative promotion between the venues and other businesses on the block and with other performance venues in the city as a whole.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThere are improv theaters and stand-up clubs in places all around the city,\u201d she said. \u201cEven though we\u2019re saying this is Philly\u2019s funniest block because we happen to have four venues within feet of each other, there is also lots of great comedy around the city and we want to make sure people know that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four neighboring comedy clubs teamed up to get the city to designate the 2000 block of Sansom Street…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198741,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[12287,3869,22592,69,71,70,16924,88143,27277],"class_list":["post-198740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-arts-culture","tag-comedy","tag-performing-arts","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-rittenhouse","tag-sansom-street","tag-theaters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}