12 great Philly comedy shows to see in August (besides Seinfeld at the Borgata)

Jerry Seinfeld is playing the Borgata on Friday and Saturday, but at $95 to $165, tickets are a little pricey. Cheap laughs, after all, are important.

Philadelphia-area comedy fans, however, can take heart. We've got a slew of great comedians coming through for some performances throughout August.

We Philadelphians can face the end of summer laughing instead of sinking into a deep winter-is-coming-style depression. And after a particularly busy 2016 season, we're going to need it:

[CAL_INFO]Friday, August 12 - Sunday, August 14 at various times, Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St.), Tickets: $26[/CAL_INFO]

Philly boy Big Jay Oakerson's first hour-long special premiered earlier this summer on Comedy Central. Now, he returns to his old stomping grounds for a night at Helium. Described by the New York Times as the "poet laureate for penis jokes," Oakerson is not to be missed.
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[CAL_INFO]Friday, August 12 - Saturday, August 13 at various times, Punch Line Philly (33 E. Laurel St.), Tickets: $25[/CAL_INFO]

Known for his incredible stable of impressions that includes everyone from R2-D2 to Celine Dion, this '90s Mad TV cast member will bring his energetic act to Philly's newest comedy venue as he works on a new one-hour special dubbed "Here We Go Again." 
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[CAL_INFO]Thursday, August 18 - Saturday, August 20 at various times, Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom Street), Tickets: $23[/CAL_INFO]

You may remember him as Kim Jong-Il or journalist Connie Chung on Mad TV in the early 2000s, but these days comedian Bobby Lee is known more for his comedy podcast, Tiger Belly, as well as his touring act. 
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[CAL_INFO]Saturday, August 20 at 8 p.m., Trocadero Theater (1003 Arch St.), Tickets: $20-$22[/CAL_INFO]

Girl Code star and Jersey girl Nicole Byer, who is about to to be the star of her own MTV show, joins best friend Saturday Night Live cast member Sasheer Zamata for the Spice Wurld Comedy Tour, where they'll bring the chemistry that made their Pursuit of Sexiness webseries a must-see to the stage. Byer's fellow Girl Code star Matteo Lane provides opening support, as does frequent Comedy Central collaborator Liza Treyger.
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[CAL_INFO]Thursday, August 18 - Saturday, August 20 at various times, Punch Line Philly (33 E. Laurel St.), Tickets: $22.50[/CAL_INFO]

Passaic, NJ's Bret Ernst heads to the Punch Line for several nights' worth of sets in place of canceled act Deon Cole. Known for his "Roller Skating Bit," Ernst first rose to prominence as part of Vince Vaughn's 2006 Wild West Comedy Show.
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[CAL_INFO]Saturday, August 20 at 8 p.m., Merriam Theater (250 S. Broad St.), Tickets: $40.50 - $60.50 [/CAL_INFO]

Coming to Philadelphia as part of their "Summer of 69: No Apostrophe" tour, Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally's Philly stop promises an evening of romance-soaked perversity — which sometimes is exactly what you need. Comedy's finest couple, without a doubt.
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[CAL_INFO]Sunday, August 21 at 7 p.m., Sands Bethlehem Events Center (77 Sands Blvd, Bethlehem), Tickets: $29.50 - $45[/CAL_INFO]

You may have missed Philly native Bob Saget when he was at the Borgata in July, but now is your chance to see the Full House star in his home state. The Dirty Daddy himself will bring his raunchy act to quiet Bethlehem for one night only, and don't expect him to tone it down.  
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[CAL_INFO]Wednesday, August 24 at 7 p.m., The Fillmore (29 E. Allen St.), Tickets: $35[/CAL_INFO]

Known these days mostly for his role as the pompous pot-smoking Erlich Bachman on HBO's Silicon Valley, comedian T.J. Miller hasn't let up on his stand-up. This month, the Yogi Bear star brings his act to Philly as part of his "Meticulously Ridiculous" tour with support from Kate Miller and Nick Vatterott.
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[CAL_INFO]Thursday, August 25 - Saturday, August 27 at various times, Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St.), Tickets: $25[/CAL_INFO]

Christopher Titus' fantastic eponymous Fox TV show, Titus, may be long gone — it was canceled in 2002 over creative differences — but the man's honest, unflinching comedy remains. Currently, Titus hosts the weekly "Titus Podcast," which is available on iTunes. 
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[CAL_INFO]Saturday, August 27 at 7 p.m., Borgata (1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City), Tickets: $45 - $65[/CAL_INFO]

With his stellar Jim Gaffigan Show in full-swing for its second season on TV Land, the man behind the series has embarked on his "Fully Dressed" comedy tour. Good thing, too — after all, it's not every day that you get to see Colonel Sanders perform standup.
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[CAL_INFO]Saturday, August 27 at 7 p.m., Trocadero (1003 Arch St.), Tickets: $22.50 - $25[/CAL_INFO]

Former Mad TV cast member and veteran comedian Aries Spears brings his lineup of expert impressions to Philly for a night at the Troc. With any luck, he won't be able to resist breaking out his Bill Cosby imitation, which has become more unsettling in recent years. 
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[CAL_INFO]Sunday, August 28 at 8 p.m., Borgata (1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City), Tickets: $45 - $65[/CAL_INFO]

Hannibal Buress is now back on Adult Swim with season four of the Eric Andre Show, and he'll be back in Atlantic City at the end of the month as part of his "Hannibal Montanabal Experience" tour.   Currently, Buress' newest special, Comedy Camisado, is streaming on Netflix.

A previous version of this post indicated that tickets for Jerry Seinfeld at the Borgata had sold out. Tickets are currently available.