It is a funny story how I came across the venue. One day, after taking some touristic pictures of Bristol Cathedral, a friend and I headed towards the Harbourside. I have done this road before, but I have never paid attention to the building at that corner behind the Central Library. Luckily, my friend did. RIPROAR, big orange letters over black background.
Apparently, they were closing. There were just a few lights on left. We moved closer, but we could see nothing to give us a hint of what was going on inside.
A couple of days later, I saw a voucher in KGBDeals with the same logo: RIPROAR, big orange letters over black background.
If I hadn't seen that logo before, probably I wouldn't have clicked on the link. But I did. A comedy place. That's what RIPROAR was. And here we were, ready for our laughter therapy session.
As suggested in the voucher, we booked the tickets in advance. Tickets are £12, £20 meal-inclusive tickets. We paid £4.75 for each ticket with the voucher, thanks to KGBDeals.
The show was scheduled for 8.30pm but the dinner was served beforehead so we were at the venue around 7pm. There was already a queue to get the tickets and confirm the booking. We bought our meal tickets at that moment (£3) and went upstairs to our allocated table.
The venue has canteen-style tables and also stands at the back. Even from the table, you could see the show perfectly.
Our meal ticket included burger or lasagna with chips and salad, and vegetarian version of these were available as well. It was enough for me, but my friends were very hungry after. So, if you are a guy, I suggest you take 2 meal tickets each.
There is a bar next to the food but it closes during the show. As a reference, a pitcher of Carlsberg was £14 (5 pints). If you are a group, it is really worth it to get a jug as pints are £3.5 each.
At 8.30pm the show started. Geoff Norcott first, then Kevin Dewsbury and Sully O'Sullivan to finish. Shows were around 30 minutes, with little breaks in between to be able to refill our jugs. Three of them interacted very much with the audience. That's how we discovered that Charlie in the first row was not dating his ex girlfriend "yet" (as one of the friends shouted), a New Zealander guy serving in the navy was based in Scotland doing "nothing" and that "Tree House Designer" is actually a real job.
Me and my friends really enjoyed the night. Obviously, we haven´t been able to understand every single joke (except for my Australian friend) but we found it a very nice alternative plan for a Saturday night.
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