Sureni Weerasekera
Who Sureni Weerasekera is
Sureni Weerasekera is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer who was born in Sri Lanka, raised in San Diego and is based in New York. She was one of the comics in Netflix Is A Joke Fest's 2024 'Introducing…' showcase, has performed at the New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, the Desi Comedy Festival and the Oakland Comedy Festival, and has a stand-up set on Don't Tell Comedy. She won the 2019 Diversity in Comedy Writing Fellowship at Killing My Lobster in San Francisco, created the web series Medium Roasts, and runs Earth Tones, a monthly show at Union Hall in Brooklyn featuring QTBIPOC comics.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- On screen
- Netflix Is A Joke Fest 'Introducing…' showcase, Don't Tell Comedy and Medium Roasts
- Official site
- surenisureni.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: linktr.ee ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Netflix Is A Joke Fest 'Introducing…' showcase 2024
- Don't Tell Comedy stand-up set 'Sleeping with a Cop', YouTube
- Medium Roasts creator, writer and actor, web series
Comedians like Sureni Weerasekera
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Ryan Goodcase also in Netflix Is A Joke Fest 'Introducing...' showcase
- Alex Kumin also in Don't Tell Comedy
- Ali Sultan also in Don't Tell Comedy
- Andy Haynes also in Don't Tell Comedy
- Brittany Carney also in Don't Tell Comedy
- Chloe Radcliffe also in Don't Tell Comedy
- Henry Sir also in Don't Tell Comedy
- Janet McNamara also in Don't Tell Comedy
Questions about Sureni Weerasekera
Where is Sureni Weerasekera performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: linktr.ee ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Netflix Is A Joke Fest 'Introducing…' showcase, Don't Tell Comedy and Medium Roasts.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Ryan Goodcase (also in Netflix Is A Joke Fest 'Introducing...' showcase), Alex Kumin (also in Don't Tell Comedy), Ali Sultan (also in Don't Tell Comedy), Andy Haynes (also in Don't Tell Comedy) and Brittany Carney (also in Don't Tell Comedy).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Sureni Weerasekera — tour dates (Linktree) ↗ Dates from 9 October 2026: St. Petersburg, Florida; Union Hall in New York; a headlining hour at the New York Comedy Festival on 14 November; Philadelphia;…
- Coastal Creative — Sureni Weerasekera ↗ Show in St. Petersburg, Florida, 9 October 2026, 8:00 PM
- New York Comedy Club — Sureni Weerasekera ↗ Bio: Sri Lankan-born, San Diego-raised, New York-based stand-up comedian, actor and writer; featured on Netflix, Don't Tell Comedy and HBO
- YouTube — Don't Tell Comedy: Sleeping with a Cop ↗ Stand-up set 'Sleeping with a Cop | Sureni Weerasekera' on the Don't Tell Comedy channel
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026