Sureni Weerasekera is a Sri Lankan-born, San Diego-raised, & New York-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. She is known for her lighthearted, conversational banter to her ruthless, dark jabs that shed light on cultural dilemmas in a palatable, enticing way.
She has performed at SF Sketchfest, Desi Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Oakland Comedy Festival, and Silicon Valley Pride Festival. She recently opened for Hari Kondabolu, Irene Tu, and Ashley Gavin, and was featured on HBO's Game Theory with Bomani Jones.
With an aptitude for writing, Sureni was awarded the 2019 Diversity in Comedy Writing Fellowship at Killing My Lobster SF. She created “Medium Roasts,” a mini-video series about the café world, which she wrote, edited, and acted in. Gold Comedy recently named Sureni "23 Comedians to Watch in 2023" and 7x7 named her one of "5 Bay Area Comedians on the Rise."
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Sureni's performance was amazing! She was extremely charming, and all of her jokes were hilarious, while still relevant to the audience and appropriate. We had 175 people attend the event, and almost everyone stayed the whole time. I can genuinely say that I feel like there was something (content wise) for everyone, which made the show even more special. Many people also stayed to get pictures with her after, and there was so much good energy going around. It was a pleasure to work with you all, and I hope that we can work together in the future.
Noelle Benedicto Entertainment Coordinator University of North Texas