Dilruk Jayasinha

WINNER Most Popular New Talent, 2018 Logies
"You'll be hard-pressed to find a more buoyant, joyful comedian"
- Pedestrian

2024 MICF Oxfam Gala

2022 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala

2021 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala

2019 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala

On Tour!

Hailing from Sri Lanka, Dilruk Jayasinha originally made the move to Melbourne to attend university. And after having completed a degree in accounting, he started working for one of the “Big Four.”

Not long after this, Dil discovered stand-up. Safe to say that as an accountant, Dilruk makes a brilliant comedian.

A decade after giving up the numbers game and stepping on to the stage, Dilruk is without question one of the Australia’s favourite and in-demand comedians. Cultivating a reputation with audiences for delivering laughed packed shows with his positive and upbeat brand of comedy, Dilruk has toured the country significantly over the last ten years, doing countless shows at every major comedy festival and venue.

Dilruk has also performed extensively overseas, including the Edinburgh Fringe, Soho London, and been invited to perform at the invitation only Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. In 2020, Dilruk released his special Bundle of Joy as a worldwide release on Amazon Prime Video.

He is also an award winning face on Australian TV, having appeared on comedy programs such as Network Ten’s Have You Been Paying Attention?, Would I Lie To You, and Hughesy We Have a Problem, ABC’s Spicks and Specks and Question Everything, and showed off his mercurial acting abilities on Channel Ten’s How to Stay Married and ABC’s Utopia. Dilruk has also appeared as a contestant on renowned reality shows including I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Celebrity MasterChef and the Amazon Prime comedy game show Last One Laughing hosted by Rebel Wilson. In 2018, Dilruk won the prestigious Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent at the TV Week Logie Awards.

Dilruk is touring his new show Preloved in 2024 all over Australia.

Television
Live Shows
Radio
Awards
Corporate
Other Notable Work

2023 – ABC TV: Question Everything (Guest)

2023 – ABC TV: The Yearly with Charlie Pickering (Sketch
Performer)

2023 – ABC TV: Utopia

2022 – Network Ten: The Hundred (Guest)

2022 – ABC TV: Melbourne Comedy Festival Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow (Comedy Spot)

2021 – ABC TV: The Weekly (Guest)

2021 – Network Ten: How To Stay Married (Paul, recurring)

2016-21 – Network Ten: Have You Been Paying Attention? (Guest)

2021 – ABC TV: Melbourne Comedy Festival Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow (Comedy Spot)

2020 – ABC TV: At Home Alone Together (Cast)

2020 – ABC TV: Spicks and Specks (panellist)

2020 – Ch 7: 10th AACTA Awards (presenter)

2020 – Stan: Lockdown Comedy Festival (Stand Up Segment)

2020 – Network Ten: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia (Contestant)

2019 – ABC TV: The Yearly with Charlie Pickering (Drump History segment)

2019 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Gala (Comedy Spot)

2019 – Network Ten: My Life is Murder (Acting)

2019 – Channel Nine: 20 to 1 (Contibutor)

2019 – Comedy Channel: JFL Stand Up Australia (Comedy Spot)

2019 – Channel Nine: TV Week Logie Awards (Presenter)

2019 – Fox Sports: Fox Sports Cricket Show (Guest)

2019 – Fox Footy: Up The Guts (Guest)

2019 – Fox Footy: The Beep Test (Guest)

2019 – Foxtel: Thrones 360 (Guest)

2019 – Network Ten: Celebrity Name Game (Guest)

2016-19 – Network Ten: Have You Been Paying Attention? (Guest)

2017-19 – ABC TV: Utopia (Acting – Character of Ashan)

2018 – ABC TV: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Gala (Comedy spot)

2018 – Channel Nine: True Story with Hamish and Andy (Acting)

2018 – Network Ten: Hughesy We Have A Problem (Guest)

2016 – Comedy Channel: JFL Stand Up Series (Comedy Spot)

You can download a full list of Television credits below

2024 – Preloved – Solo Show
Perth Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Orange, Gold Coast Laughs Festival, Canberra Comedy Festival, Melbourne International
Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival

2023 – Heart Stopper – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Perth Fringe Festival, Wagga Wagga Comedy Festival, Canberra, Mildura

2022 – Dil’icious – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Perth Comedy Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival

2021 Tommy Little’s Big Comedy Showcase
Sidney Myer Music Bowl

2021 – The Detour – Two Man Show
Adelaide Fringe Festival

2020 – Victorious Lion – Solo Show
Perth Fringe Festival, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival

2019 – Cheat Day(s) – Solo Show
Perth Fringe World, Adelaide Fringe, Canberra Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

2018 – Bundle of Joy – Solo Show
Perth Fringe World, Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Canberra Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Soho Theatre, Amazon Stand Up special

2017 – The Art Of The Dil – Solo Show
Perth Fringeworld, Canberra Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, YACK Festival Sydney

2015-16 – Sri Wanka – Solo Show
Melbourne Fringe Festival, Perth Fringeworld, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Comedy Store – Sydney

2015 – Immigrateful – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2014 – Dilruk Jayasinha is Kind Of A Big Dil – Solo Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2013 – RomCom – Two-man show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

You can download a full list of Live Show credits below

2020 – Fox Breakfast: Guest Co-Host

2018-19 -ABC: Melbourne ABC Melbourne Afternoons (Fill in host)

2017-18 – Various: Regular guest on various radio stations across the country to promote his many television and live appearances

2017 – Triple M: Sydney Merrickville – Drive with Merrick Watts (Regular Guest Co-Host)

2010 – SYN FM: Dilconceived Notions (12 part series)

2018: WINNER, Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, The 59th TV Week Logie Awards

Dilruk Jayasinha’s available to perform a comedy spot, present a Keynote or host your next corporate event.
Please get in touch with our dedicated staff here to discuss what we can do for you and your team.

Previous clients Include:
Hawthorn Football Club
Brisbane Lions Football Club
Adelaide Football Club
Pitcher Partners
Emerge Festival for Multicultural Arts Victoria
MLC Life Insurance
Property Council of Australia
Engineers Australia

Testimonials:

“Dilruk performed at our Brisbane Lions Grand Final Brunch and was an absolute hit with all the guests and staff. This is an annual event we run, and many guests came to us later to tell us it was the best performer they’ve seen. The room was in stitches at every joke, and Dilruk knew exactly what to say to our crowd to get them involved, excited and laughing.”
Brisbane Lions Grand Final Brunch

“Dilruk’s performance was delightful. He engaged with the audience well, kept the comedy relevant and worked with what the audience responded too. He had us all laughing the whole time. I would strongly recommend Dilruk for another corporate event.”
Bunnings Big Freeze 8 Winners

MICF Roadshow Tour – 2021 – 2022

Good Friday Appeal – Comedy Spot, 2021

FOMO Campaign for City Of Melbourne – 2021

Mental Health Australia – Ambassador, 2020

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2016 – 2018

Host – Canberra Comedy Festival Christmas Gala 2017

AFL North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast 2017

Splendour In The Grass Comedy – 2015-16

Cricket Australia – Inside the Bash video package

Optus Sport online interview with Kumar Sanga

The Little Dum Dum Club Podcast, Regular

Rottofest, 2013 & 2015