Punch Line Philly 33 East Laurel Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

"The comedians were fantastic! The venue, however, was lacking. - We were excited to learn we would be sat front row, but I guess being in the front row means the waitress never shows up? We sat at our table 20 minutes before the show and no wait staff came to take our order until the main act was on. When we finally flagged someone down she told us the new waitress had been over sat and would get to us soon. She never did. We flagged the same girl down again who eventually took care of us. - The Bavarian pretzels were fine, but the yellow water that was pretending to be cheese was disappointing. - The frozen fruit punch drink was delicious and if you get the double it counts as two drinks! Which is good because we didn't have enough time to finish two drinks because of how long service took. Overall, not the best experience. Would like to go again as it's close to home and the earlier show works for us, but I don't think it's worth what they charge for everything if you can get them to take your order to begin with."

"I'm reviewing the venue, not the show we saw. There are several problems with this venue: If you are driving here, parking in the giant lot next to the Fillmore is fine. Punchline is not clear about which lot you can use. The original parking address we were given was 1025 N Front St, which was the middle of a street with no where to park, according to Google Maps. If the staff asks if you purchased "advance" tickets, it's the same as "preferred" tickets. You need to make sure they seat you at a "preferred" table, otherwise they will seat you wherever. We were originally seated at the back, but once we asked staff they corrected the issue. Your waiter will likely not show up, no matter where you are seated. Definitely eat BEFORE you come. You need to flag anyone down and ask for your waiter to come. We were seated directly in front of the stage, and we had to ask someone else's waiter to get our waiter, even though we had been seated 30 minutes before the show. If you need to use the restroom, do it BEFORE the end of the show. They send everyone through an exit to the street, and we had to ask the bouncer up front to get back in to use the restroom. I think most of the issues are due to them being short-staffed. If you have 300+ people coming, maybe include at least 30 staff. It's not a great experience to pay for "premium" tickets and be confused the whole night. All of this being said, the staff are willing to to help. Don't need afraid to ask someone!"

"Pros: Great view and general setup for a comedy show. Clean and decently well organized for seating. Cons: Took 20 minutes for our drink order to be taken and there was a two drink minimum. All beers were 19+ ounces, which is too much liquid. At the end of the night the two drink minimum was not enforced, but that was not communicated. As a result I ordered a drink for no reason. Overall experience was good and bad. Hopefully they work out the issues."

"I enjoyed david lucas, he was hilarious and his comedy was worth it. The staff were friendly but clearly they need a better system. Didnt take order until 5 minutes before main performer came on and got drinks after he started. Needless to say there was no time to order a second round so the 2 drink minimum was impossible to hit. The staff were moving but maybe they sat everyone too late and began ordering too late. Either way the venue was comfortable and good location."