Sureni Weerasekera is a Sri Lankan-born, San Diego-raised, & New York-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, known for her lighthearted, conversational banter to her ruthless, dark jabs.She’s performed at San Francisco Sketchfest, Desi Comedy Festival, Oakland Comedy Festival, San Francisco Pride Festival and recently headlined New York Comedy Festival. Sureni is a regular at San Francisco Punchline Comedy Club, Cobb’s Comedy Club, Sacramento Punchline Comedy Club, Alameda Comedy Club, and more, recently opening for Hari Kondabolu, Irene Tu, Lucas Zelnick, and Ashley Gavin, as well as working for Amazon Prime, META, and HBO.

With an aptitude for writing, Sureni was awarded the Diversity in Comedy Writing Fellowship at Killing My Lobster SF and is a recipient of the 2022 Rickshaw Writer’s Room Program which specializes in South Asian storytelling.  Presented by ASUPS Student Programs in support of Womens History Month.