PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — For the past few summers, Abbott Elementary’s Lisa Ann Walter has been bringing her stand up show to Helium Comedy Club in Center City.<\/p>\n
Last summer, she filmed a special that’s streaming right now on Hulu called “Lisa Ann Walter: It Was An Accident.”<\/p>\n
This Sunday, she returns with bigger gratitude for our city and a set promising bigger laughs.<\/p>\n
Philly has truly become a second home for Walter.<\/p>\n
“My love for the town and for the audiences there is real,” says Walter. “I feel like it’s home.”<\/p>\n
Walter seamlessly plays Abbott Elementary’s South Philly school teacher Melissa Schemmenti.<\/p>\n
“We’ve melded into one,” she laughs.<\/p>\n
Over the years, Walter’s really earned her spot in the hearts of Philadelphians.<\/p>\n
She’s served as the grand marshall of South Philly’s Italian American parade and rode the 6abc Dunkin’ Thanksgiving Day Parade.<\/p>\n
She’s even thrown out the first pitch at a Phillies game.<\/p>\n
From her off-Broadway debut in “Heathers” to competing on “Jeopardy!” to appearing on “Dancing with the Stars,” Walter is having an incredible year.<\/p>\n
On October 7, “Abbott Elementary” returns for a highly anticipated Season 6.<\/p>\n
“As soon as LeBron James was announced, I texted Quinta,” she says, referring to “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson. “She was in the writers’ room at the time. I have no intel, but I’m manifesting.”<\/p>\n
One thing we can confirm is that Monday, August 3 is Lisa Ann’s birthday and she’s celebrating it in Philly with her fans.<\/p>\n
“If there’s a bakery in town that wants to hook me up, give me a special, you know, Melissa Schemmenti ‘I know a guy’ deal on a cake, I’m down,” she says.<\/p>\n
Lisa Ann Walter returns to Helium Comedy from August 2 to August 4.<\/p>\n