What’s on in Bristol – Aug 20-27

Susie Weldon rounds up the best of Bristol, with festivals, comedy, music and more adding to an already vintage summer in the city.
Performance

Spoken word at the Cube – tonight
Birmingham-born wordsmith Polarbear presents a new forward-thinking live literature piece, Return, which tells the story of Noah, a man trying to figure [...]

Quick-fire comedy… and that’s just for starters

Bristol’s brilliant off-the-cuff comedy improvisation show is pioneering a new style of show this year – bi-monthly performances at some of the city’s top dining venues

Ardal’s humour as smooth as an Irish liqueur

It’s possible that last night wasn’t the first time a bottom was bared on stage at the beautiful and somewhat formal St George’s Bristol, but somehow I doubt it.