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