Shows
Have You Been Paying Attention?14th July 2025Have Lloyd Langford, Emma Holland, Sashi Perera, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang been paying attention? Host Tom Gleisner and special guest quizmaster Sofia Levin are about to find out.Want more?Follow HYBPA? On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK | XWant even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel is bursting with new content every day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-07-1442 min
How To Do Everything with Tommy DassaloSashi Perera: Always Be Right, Quit EverythingSASHI PERERA joins me today. She's been killing it all over the place: nominated for Best Newcomer, appearing on Have You Been Paying Attention and selling out shows all around the world. I didn't really know her until recently when we shared a venue together at the Comedy Festival which, as we discover, is a lot like being in a long distance relationship. We discuss my Air BnB travel hack, Sashi's newfound love of quitting, singing in live comedy shows and always needing to be right. How To Do Everything is now on Patreon! Sign up...2025-06-1853 minHave You Been Paying Attention?9th June 2025Have Anne Edmonds, Guy Montgomery, Emma Holland, Sashi Perera and Ed Kavalee been paying attention?Host Tom Gleisner and special guest quizmaster Bree Walker are about to find out.Want more?Follow HYBPA? On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK | XWant even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel is bursting with new content every day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-0944 min
I'm The Worst with Claire Hooper98. Sashi PereraComedy bride-to-be...calls it all off.Sashi's book, Standstill, is out August 2025.2025-05-2842 min
On it Off itLIVE PODCAST Ft. Louis Phillips, Fergus Neal, Reuben Solo, Sashi Perera (PATREON PREVIEW)First five minutes of the live podcast. We have to put the rest on Patreon because Louis says some crazy stuff. Full live podcast and bonus episodes each week here for $5 a week: http://patreon.com/ONITOFFITPODCASTFilmed at Comedy republic.2025-05-0405 min
EmsolationIn Conversation with Sashi Perera(CW: Discussion of miscarriage) This week, comedian, writer, and recovering lawyer Sashi Perera joins Em in the studio to reveal how she moved from being a refugee lawyer for the UN, to becoming a standup comedian. Sashi’s hilarious social media clips helped her go viral before her debut stand up show, that show then secured her a Best Newcomer nomination at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2023. She’s also the only Australian comedian featured as ‘One to Watch’ at the UK 2021 Funny Women Awards and a two-time RAW Comedy finalist. You’ll l...2025-04-0953 min
Can We Be Friends?Episode SevenWe're definitely getting closer to being friends. This week's episode covers all the different Russells, houseguests, men being nice, visa cancellations, shopping receipts and oblongs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-03-1430 minCan We Be Friends?Episode SixAlright this week we cover bad laws, how to road rage if you have shtbox, the scale of annoying behaviour, being dirty in a not sexy way, gender equality in dictators and owning up to being uninformed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-2225 min
Can We Be Friends?Episode FiveWe moved pod platforms so we missed last week but we're back baby! This episode is super chill - fear of death, getting heckled, fierce women, dating outside our communities, joint accounts, divorce and shouting. Sashi sets a record for saying 'like' in this epi and we can't edit it out because we promised low production value. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-1429 min
Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcastThe Year That Made Me: Sashi Perera, 2015Sashi Perera has followed an all too common path from a career in the law to a career in comedy. Born in Colombo, she grew up in Perth after living in Dubai and Muscat. After becoming a lawyer, she disappointed her parents by giving it up for a life on the stage. Now she has been invited back to Sri Lanka as a guest of the Galle Literary Festival.Guest: Sashi Perera, stand up comic, writer and recovering lawyer2025-02-0826 min
Can We Be Friends?Episode FourThis week we get into the pettiest things we’ve ever done, how to know when someone’s clearly not into you, dad bods being absolute bs, attributes to look for in a partner and what it feels like to meet fans in the real world, especially when you’re trying to buy the morning after pill. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sashiperera.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-3021 min
Can We Be Friends?Episode ThreeWe’re moving on to cover comedians being weird, maybe everyone being weird, forming an identity when you’re between two, inherent biases of the visa and legal systems, unintentional ASMR and how we know we’re not gay. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sashiperera.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-2321 min
Can We Be Friends?Episode TwoThis is a very cohesive episode with super related topics like accents, weird schools, bombing on stage, daylight savings and being smart maybe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sashiperera.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-1623 min
Can We Be Friends?Episode OneWe start with the easy stuff - religion, sport, dating outside our ethnicity and feeling like a pariah in our countries of birth. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sashiperera.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-0926 min
Can We Be Friends?Welcome to Can We Be Friends!We started a podcast because noone else has one. Super glad we thought of this first. What do two comedians - Anisa Nandaula and Sashi Perera - do when they’ve followed each other for years online and then chat IRL for the first time? Record it to see if they can be friends. We’re so thrilled to figure out how to upload this intro. First episode is out tomorrow. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...2025-01-0801 min
Late Night Live — Full program podcast2024 Year in ReviewChas Licciardello, Sashi Perera and First Dog on the Moon - aka Andrew Marlton - join David Marr to survey the profound and the ridiculous from the year we've just had.2024-12-1254 min
Everyone RelaxWILOSOPHY - Sashi Perera: "Remember, You're Going To Die"How Sashi Perera upended her life to chase a dream — turning down a top international law career to become a stand-up powerhouse. And her philosophy reflects that bravery to go all in — you're going to die so why not have fun, travel, and find joy? Hear about Sashi's take on identity and culture, going viral, and... a wild breakup story. Follow Sashi on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sashbomb/ See Wil live on tour in 2025: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson/ Join Everyone Relax on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everyonerelax Get t...2024-12-111h 45
BreakfastersEloping, Psychopaths & ManifestingThe team share their predictions for word of the year 2024; theatre maker Susie Dee chats about upcoming show F Christmas at the Malthouse Theatre; Dr. Jen explains how handwriting and typing has different effects on how our brains learn; journalist Jon Ronson talks about his live-on stage-show about psychopaths and comedian Sashi Perera describes the pros and cons of eloping. With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters2024-11-211h 02
Shituations🌋Sashi Perera has her heart broken on top of a volcano"I realised my boyfriend was cheating on me on a volcano in the DRC." Lizzy Hoo chats with internet sensation, writer and recovering lawyer, Sashi Perera. Sashi looks back on the time she discovered her boyfriend was a cheater while hiking an active volcano in the Dominican Republic of Congo. SASHI PERERA INSTAGRAM LIZZY HOO INSTAGRAM Produced by DM PodcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-10-2336 min
Four Burners with Josh EarlSashi PereraSashi Perera is a comedian, writer and former refugee lawyer who talks brilliantly and openly about the guilt of choosing comedy over law, getting on with life after multiple miscarriages and the joys in learning to go to bed before 2am. If in Melbourne or Geelong go see her final two shows of her massive tour that sold out shows in 5 different countries. Tickets at https://sashi.com.au/pages/ticketsSupport the show by joining the Patreon at patreon.com/dykwia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-1656 min
Broad Radio On The GoMorning Broads Thur 10 October, with Marieke Hardy and Shelley WareMarieke Hardy and Shelley Ware celebrate activism and self-care in all it's forms, including:World Mental Health Day and World Homelessness DaySashi Perera on moving on from IVFThe Outer Sanctum's, Emma Race, on the monumental impact of AFLW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-141h 17
Morning Broads on demandOn Thur 10 October, with Marieke Hardy and Shelley WareMarieke Hardy and Shelley Ware celebrate activism and self-care in all it's forms, including:World Mental Health Day and World Homelessness DaySashi Perera on moving on from IVFThe Outer Sanctum's, Emma Race, on the monumental impact of AFLW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-101h 17Have You Been Paying Attention?7th October 2024Have Kitty Flanagan, Daniel Connell, Sashi Perera, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang been paying attention?Host Tom Gleisner and special guest quizmasters Melissa Leong and Aziz Behich are about to find out.Want more?Follow HYBPA? On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK | XWant even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel is bursting with new content every day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-0745 min
A Rational FearThe return of the sausages🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/📋 LISTENER SURVEY: CLICK HEREG’day Fearmongers,UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer had one of the all time gaffes in politics this week — demanding at the Labour conference that Hamas “Free the sausages” immediately he spat out “Free the Hostages” — with a look on his face that screamed “no one heard the sausage thing…right?” — but alas it was too late.There is nothing much funny about the middle eas...2024-10-0434 min
Comedy KarmaSashi Perera can deal with online hate, but she lost it at a DM from Hasan MinhajSri Lanka-born Sashi Perera has garnered millions of views for her comedy videos online, which led to her receiving a lot of hate and love. We listen to Sashi’s jokes, including one about her remembering a racist song she once sang in school. She talks to Aditya about setting boundaries between the Sri Lankan community, working as a refugee lawyer, realising she can date other ethnicities, facing racism after a cricket match, receiving a DM from Hasan Minhaj, and much more.2024-09-2540 min
Woman's HourWeekend Woman’s Hour: Olympics preview, Holocaust documentary, Poet Zara Sehar, Sculptor Dominique White, Comedian Sashi PereraThe Paris 2024 Olympics start this evening with the opening ceremony. It's the first time an equal number of men and women will compete in a summer Games. To discuss the sportswomen you should keep an eye out for, Anita Rani is joined by Jeanette Kwakye, a former Olympian herself and now BBC pundit, and also BBC Sport reporter Laura Scott.A new film, The Commandant’s Shadow, follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, the camp commandant of Auschwitz who masterminded the murder of more than a million Jews. While Hans enjoy...2024-07-2757 minWoman's HourKamala Harris and brat summer, holocaust documentary, comedian Sashi PeraraKamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been inspired by Charli XCX and her recent album release, Brat. The link between the two is all over social media – but what does it all mean? Nuala McGovern is joined by former Editor in Chief of Vice and co-host of the Good Bad Billionaire podcast on BBC World Service to explain the trend, and columnist for The Times, Alice Thomson on Kamala Harris’ appeal to women.A new film the Commandant’s Shadow follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, the camp commandant of Auschwitz who masterm...2024-07-2457 min
Luke And Meg Podcast#8. Sashi Perera - Human Rights Lawyer to Professional ComedianSashi Perera went from being a refugee lawyer for the united nations to a professional touring comedian.
. Human rights lawyer turned comedian
. Sashi's first jobs
. Why Sashi chose our company Keg?
. Performing in Sri Lanka
. Dealing with negativity on the internet
. Calling off a wedding and finding true love
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Work hates PodcastEP 14 - Sashi Perera is the Queen of sizzlerSashi Perera is an immigration lawyer turned comedian who burst into fame through her hilarious online content. She is currently selling out giant theatres around the world with her stand-up solo, but before this incredible success, she was defending refugees’ rights to stay in the country, all the while being mistaken for a refugee herself. This is a woman who has been underestimated a number of times, and boy oh boy, did she prove them all wrong! Enjoy this episode of Work Hates! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-04-0143 min
Mixtaping IdentityEpisode 075 - Sashi PereraEpisode 75 of Mixtaping Identity with Sashi Perera.In this episode, Shane and Sashi chat about juxtaposition, rewatching The Office, sneaky sad songs, worrying children, and music for staring at plants.We also have a chance to revisit my favourite question of the podcast - what’s the worst song to Garden State someone to?PlaylistSupport for Sashi:InstagramLinktreeSupport for Mixtaping Identity:Buy me a Ko-FiInstagramhttps://linktr.ee/MixtapingIdentity2023-10-261h 08
The Laverne Cox ShowBecoming a Good Sexual Citizen w/ Ellen FriedrichsContent Warning: this important episode contains talk about sexual situations, assault and rape. Resources for survivors are below. It may not be anyone’s favorite topic, but taking care of business is empowering and this is the business, educating ourselves and, importantly, our kids and younger generations on how to be safe and considerate with our bodies. It seems obvious that in order to clarify the lines of intimacy, words should be involved. But it’s probably true that many people don’t know what those words are or how or when to say them. That’s...2023-10-1249 min
Backyard StoriesEpisode Fifty Nine - Sashi Perera MICF 2023This episode was recorded live from Max Watt's at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival show. On the 5th of April 2023.
The theme was DISTANCE.
© Long Story Short Broadcasting2023-06-0413 min
Still Not Drunk with Aidan JonesEp 1 - Sashi Perera did Tequila Rapidos at UniversitySashi Perera is a Sri Lankan/Australian stand up comedian. She grew up in Perth before moving to Melbourne a few years ago and we sat down to chat as she was in the middle of her incredibly successful first solo run at the Melbourne Comedy Festival! We spoke about growing up in Perth, the drinking culture in high school and university, attitudes towards drinking in her family, and something called a 'tequila rapido'. I hope you enjoy the first episode! Follow the podcast on Instagram @stillnotdrunkpod for reels and updates.
The drink this week was Hop...2023-06-0145 min
But What Will People SayChasing Stand Up Comedy with Sashi PereraSend us a textSashi is a Sri Lankan stand up comedian from Melbourne, Australia. We chat avoiding being boxed into "immigrant humor", the comments section, overcoming failure, offending everyone, and chasing a creative career focused on having fun. Get tickets to see her in London & Melbourne Follow Sashi on IG @SashBombTune into Prime & PrejudiceBWWPS Guest ApplicationDishaMazepa.comSHOP: Disha Mazepa Designs on EtsyBe sure to SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE US A REVIEW if you enjoyed the show. Follow me on Instagram @Disha.MazepaLike the...2023-03-011h 01
Wax QuizzicalSashi Perera with Swamp Sally (Michelle Brasier) and Sandy de Lay (Alistair Baldwin)Sashi Perera took time out from actual work to join us in the quiz trenches. She was joined by two members of the brains trust as per, first of all Real Estate Agent Swamp Sally (Michelle Brasier) who lives and works in the swamp, and Professor of Lateness Sandy de Lay (Alistair Baldwin) who was 9 minutes late (may have been Kyran’s fault).We would love it if you left us a lovely little review in the podcast app of your choice, or tell someone who you think might like the show about the pod.2022-08-0337 min
Backyard StoriesEpisode Thirty Seven - Sashi PereraThis episode was recorded live at the Brunswick Artists Bar, on the 30th of May 2022.
The theme was REACH.
#longstoryshortproductions2022-07-0513 minWax QuizzicalSashi Perera with Cousin Christmas (Michelle Brasier) and the Director of Dads in the Mist (Ben Russell)This week Comedian and human rights lawyer Sashi Perera takes on The Saturday Paper Quiz, answering questions about the Solomon Islands, Greek Mythology and popular desserts.She's helped by this week's chaotic Brains Trust: Cousin Christmas (Michelle Brasier) and the Dad whisperer and conservationist Jancis Farrow (Ben Russell).Hosted by Kyran Wheatley.The Leaderboard:* Matt Stewart 10/10* Tim Hewitt 10/10* Lloyd Langford 8.5/10* Lou Wall 8.5/10* Prue Blake 8/10* Kirsten Drysdale 8/10* Rob Mills 8/10* Vidya Rajan 8/10* Geraldine Hickey 8/10...2021-12-1442 min
The SnortCast with Diana NguyenEpisode 13 - Sashi PereraDiana Nguyen is joined by Sri Lankan comedian, writer and lawyer Sashi Perera to talk about Melbourne's comedy scene and the importance of 'punching up'.Happy snorting!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-09-0721 min
Well, ActuallySashi Perera - Bend It Like BeckhamSashi Perera joins us to Well, Actually her love of Bend It Like Beckham. 2020-02-2049 min
Heckin' ConcernedWTF? A dating storySashi Perera, a comedian from Melbourne, shares her dating horror story. We talk about the realities of dating for millennials in their thirties, trusting others, spinsterhood, and valuing ourselves as individuals. Follow Heckin' Concerned on Facebook, on Instagram at @heckinconcernedpod, and on Twitter @heckinconcern.2019-06-0945 min