Dilruk Jayasinha is one of the most beloved and in demand comedians in Australia.

His style of personal, up-beat and effervescent stand up is renowned for providing audiences with glimpses into his life. Highly relatable and introspective, his ability to charm a crowd is second to none.
On top of Australian’s selling out his stand-up shows around the country, he is a staple on TV and radio. Regularly appearing on our most loved shows such as Utopia, MasterChef Australia, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Spicks & Spicks, Have You Been Paying Attention, and many more. He has performed stand up on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala, Just For Laughs and has recorded his own special for Prime Video, available worldwide.

Honest, engaging, whip smart and a damn funny dude, Dave 'Thorno' Thornton has built a reputation as one of our country’s best stand-up comedians.  

With over 20 years in the game, he’s spent more than half his life doing what he loves, performing to crowds across Australia, and globally including Edinburgh, Montreal Singapore and New York.  

 A regular co-host of The Project, Dave’s TV credentials also include hosting Channel 9’s 20 to 1 and Network 10’s This Week Live appearances on ABC TV’s Spicks and Specks and Agony Uncles, Channel 9’s The Hundred’s with Andy Lee and Network Ten’s Would I Lie To You Australia and Hughesy We Have a Problem. 

Dave is also a prolific figure online, with his stand-up clips garnering millions of views from around the world, He is back on tour in 2024 with his new show Nothing’s Unpossible, exploring fatherhood and family life, in a way that only he can. 

“Slick, funny…devastatingly effective” - Chortle (UK)

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The Welders Dog
37 Dowe Street, Tamworth NSW 2340

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