Dilruk Jayasinha

Gratitude Guy

Side Splitter Comedy Festival (Cockburn, WA)

Dilruk Jayasinha confidently claims his superpower is “gratitude”. But after taking a break from touring last year, he realised he has actually spent most of the last few years whinging about his life. To be fair, his heart attack off the back of a global pandemic, sprinkled with a hearty serve of heartache from a breakup, are reasonable ingredients for a solid sook. But in spite of being single and alone at 40, and as the surgeries and visits to ER seem to keep coming, he is desperately trying to focus more on what’s going right in his life so he can return to being the GOAT (gratefullest of all time)! 

I Stand Corrected

Melbourne Comedy Festival

Dilruk has moved from an apartment in the “Most liveable City” of Melbourne to a beach house in Mandurah, a quiet town with sharks as his neighbours. It’s a sea change this Sri Lankan born guy never thought he would be exploring.

In this brand-new side-splitting hour, he’s reflecting on topics from previous shows (relationship status, mental health, back issues) and going back on a lot of things he thought were true.

On top of selling out his stand-up shows around the country, Dilruk is a welcome regular on TV and radio – appearing on our most loved shows such as Utopia, MasterChef Australia, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Spicks & Specks and Have You Been Paying Attention?.

Winner – Weekly Award, Perth Fringe World

“Brutal self-deprecation with genuine heart” ★★★★ The Age, 2026

★★★★ Time Out