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Ontario comedy club staff allege they're owed over $100K in unpaid tips

More than a dozen current and former employees at an Ontario comedy club allege they are owed over $100,000 in unpaid tips.Staff at Jokers Theatre and Comedy Club in Richmond Hill, along with staff at its affiliated concept restaurant Le Petit Chef, tell blogTO they have not received a "proper" tip out since August 2025.Jokers Theatre and Comedy Club, located at 115 York Blvd. in Richmond Hill, opened in early 2022 and is owned by Steve Kalantar and Dave Curran. They also previously owned Le Petit Chef locations at 291 Harbord St. in Toronto – which changed ownership in September 2025 – and at 107 Wyndham St. N. in Guelph, which is currently "under renovations."Kylie Lopes, former front-of-house manager at Le Petit Chef Guelph, tells blogTO that all three locations are auto-gratuity venues, meaning every bill automatically adds a service charge (usually 18-25 per cent) as standard policy. The tip out process for staff was improperly handled for w...


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