Comedicate - Proudly Presenting 'The Quarterly Retort' - Thrs 24 Jun @ The Order of Melbourne

Adam Vincent

This is the story of a boy who is a comedian, who became a nurse, who saved a man.
"The hour is a pleasure, albeit a guilty one." - Chortle (UK)

Bart Freebairn

A collection of moving and hilarious stories Bart has put together for the entertainment and pleasure of the audience.
****The Age ****The Adelaide Advertiser

Ben Lomas

SOLD OUT Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2008, 2009 & 2010. Half Aussie. Half Dutch. 100% Hilarious.
"You would be absolutely, 100% crazy to miss Ben Lomas." - The Pun

Cath Styles

If you're in, have ever been in, or have tried as hard as you can NOT to be in a relationship, you should see this show.
"Utterly enjoyable and hilarious... highly recommended" - Buzzcuts

Emma Sachsse

An amusing, thought provoking evening of entertainment that is guaranteed to make you feel better the choices that you make in the privacy of your bedroom, kitchen, car, nightclub toilet or air traffic control tower.

Geraldine Hickey

Geraldine saw the movie 'He's Just Not That Into You' and realised she had never had her heart broken. The moment passed, then she went and wrote some dick jokes."A reputation for high quality storytelling" - Groggy Squirrel

Nick Cody

After a sold out season at the 2010 Melbourne Comedy Festival, Nick Cody brings 'Lust Actually' to The Quarterly Retort for one final show. "Nick was a brilliant storyteller and kept us glued to his every word.” - Groggy Squirrel

Tess Waters

After 3 SOLD OUT runs at Melbourne Fringe, Adelaide Fringe & 2010 MICF, Tess Waters takes us on a strange and silly journey to womanhood and the search for love.

Tim & Kai

A musical comedy of epic proportions, these men will take you on a journey the likes of which have never been seen. Winner Best Cabaret show –Melb Fringe '09.

The Quarterly Retort ® - Thrs 24 Jun, 2010 -

Not a lot of People know this, but Melbourne is an International hub for comedy. It is has the third biggest Comedy Festival in the World, behind Montreal and Edinburgh. So why another comedy night?

One of the unfortunate side effects of having such a successful comedy festival is that people who love to watch comedy, a lot of the time, miss out because there is so much choice. There are so many local gems that are overlooked due to the magnificent glow of the international acts. Who has time to see 372 shows? The Quarterly Retort is a mini comedy festival which gives you a healthy dose of hilarity in one night. You have a choice to see a wide variety of local and National acts, hand picked by the staff at the Quarterly Retort.

Our mini-festival runs every three months in the CBD, with each new night bringing a new selection of talented and hilarious comedians. All the shows that feature in the Quarterly Retort either made an appearance in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh festival, the Melbourne Fringe Festival, OR you will have the privilege of seeing comics perform their stuff for the first time ever!

The line up for the inaugural Quarterly Retort includes:

Adam Vincent
Bart Freebairn
Ben Lomas
Cath Styles
Geraldine Hickey
Nick Cody
Tim and Kai
Emma Sachsse
Tess Waters

Click to download the Quarterly Retort Jun 24 brochure