Daily News gossip columnist Dan Gross teased the region last week when he wrote about a local company quietly casting Main Line women to pitch Bravo for The Real Housewives of the Main Line. While that's a great fit for the cable network's equally addicting and maddening program, there's a considerably more real (read: table-flipping) version of the show going down this week in Philadelphia.

The Real Housewives of South Philly can be experienced for one night only at Helium Comedy Club (2031 Sansom St., Philadelphia) on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Performed by The WaitStaff, a mainstay of Philly's comedy scene since 2003, this version of Real Housewives will be the troupe's Helium debut.

The WaitStaff, a sketch comedy troupe, did a show for the Philly Fringe Festival earlier this year with the same title as Wednesday's Helium act. The show did so well--selling out eight of nine performances at L'Etage (6th and Bainbridge, Philadelphia)�it was performed in October at the Wilmington Delaware Fringe Festival and the following month at the Philadelphia Sketch Comedy Festival and late last month at World Caf� Live.

According to Wait Staff member Sara Carano, the Helium show is all-new and features three Housewives sketches, a St. Patrick's Day slant, and a tribute to Philadelphia.

"In every Wait Staff show we aim for a variety of comedic themes to try and please as many people as possible, so we'll have a political sketch, an office/business sketch, as well as some topical pop culture references," says Carano.

Domenick Scudera directs and joining Carano are performers Jim Boyle, Joanne Cunningham, Gerre Garrett, Chris McGovern and Eric Singel. Tickets are available here.

JOE PETRUCCI is managing editor of Flying Kite. Send feedback here.