The Rivoli

The Rivoli

The Rivoli is a famous bar, restaurant and performance space on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. The club originally earned a reputation as one of Canada's hippest music clubs, and many major Canadian comedy and musical performers have played on its stage, including The Kids in the Hall, Gordon Downie, The Frantics, Sean Cullen and the infamous Dark Shows. The Drowsy Chaperone premiered at The Rivoli and went on to subsequent productions and eventually a highly successful run on Broadway.

The venue is divided into two main areas, the front and the back. The front of the venue has a bar along most of its west wall. The east side of the front room, separated from the bar by a dividing wall, are tables for dining. Patrons are typically free to eat or drink in the front room without paying for admission to shows. The Rivoli's menu is known for an eclectic and upscale motif.

The back room of the venue contains a stage at the back. There is a smaller bar in the back room, and some bar seating along the side walls. The audience area is sometimes open for standing room, sometimes tables and chairs are set up, and sometimes chairs are setup in rows. Seating is rarely assigned or reserved.

In the 1980s, the Rivoli was synonymous with Toronto's black-garbed Queen West scene (Mike Myers' "Saturday Night Live" German club character Dieter was inspired by a Rivoli waiter)Fact|date=February 2007. This reputation waned as the club's clientele became more eclectic and upscale, but the Rivoli's atmosphere is still unique. Talent scouts for Montreal's Just For Laughs comedy festival and the major television networks still routinely troll the Monday night comedy shows.

Since the 1990s the Rivoli has been home to The ALTdot COMedy Lounge, Toronto's most popular alternative comedy showFact|date=February 2007. In 2005, a second weekly show was added, The Sketch Comedy Lounge.

External links

* [http://www.rivoli.ca/ Rivoli website]
* [http://www.ukula.com/EventCalender.aspx?AVenueID=127 Monthly Events Listing]


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