The ALTdot COMedy Lounge

The ALTdot Comedy Lounge is a cabaret-style alternative comedy show in Toronto, Canada.[1]

Since 1996, the ALTdot Comedy Lounge has hosted alternative, non-traditional and new material, with drop-in comedians from around the world. It runs every Monday at The Rivoli.[1]

The show was a product of the alternative comedy movement of the late 1990s, such as Largo and Uncabaret in Los Angeles and Luna Lounge in New York. The Kids in the Hall had a Rivoli residency show on Mondays in the 1990s. In 2005 a Tuesday show, The Sketch Comedy Lounge, was added and ran until 2011. The first Tuesday of every month there is an ALTdot Open Mic where the producer can see some emerging comedians showcase and one comic gets a spot on a future ALTdot.

The show is produced by Lorne Perlmutar.[2]

The Rivoli's ALTdot COMedy show is "relate[ed to] avant-garde arts scenes, experimental music genres such as punk and jazz, and alternative theatre such as sketch comedy."[1]

Performers

Comedians

Sketch Troupes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Scene Thinking: Cultural Studies from the Scenes Perspective. Taylor & Francis. 2018. ISBN 9781134843664. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "How to get discovered in comedy: insiders reveal what they look for in new talent". CBC. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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