Behind the cap

Making
chaos
funny

I’m Sath Nadesan. Comedian, Yeah Mad original, host for hire, and the reason my parents tell relatives I “work in media”.

Sath Nadesan laughing

My story

I was born to a Tamil father from Kandy and a Sinhalese mother from Mount Lavinia, which means I grew up as the family peace treaty. Comedy was the only room where both sides laughed at the same time.

Sydney gave me the open mics, the late-night trains and the thick skin. Yeah Mad gave me a camera, a chair and a weekly roasting from people I love. Somewhere in between I learned to host rooms: corporate awards nights, festival galas, product launches, a wedding where the groom cried and it was not my fault.

Now I split my time between the stage, the studio and your event. If you need someone who can be clean at six and unhinged at ten, who reads the room before the run sheet, and who will absolutely mention the sold-out Sydney Comedy Festival run again, that’s me.

Work with me

Core values

The
foundation

[ 01 ]

Funny first

If it is not funny it is not going in. That includes your brand brief, respectfully.

[ 02 ]

On time

I have never missed a call time. I have missed flights, but that is a different story for the show.

[ 03 ]

Room-reader

Corporate at 6, filthy at 10. I know which one you booked.

[ 04 ]

Diaspora proud

Sri Lankan stories for everyone. Uncles included, uncles especially.

Key skills

[ 07 ]

&What
I Do

One guy, seven jobs, zero LinkedIn premium. Hover for the fine print.

  1. [ 01 ]Stand-up ComedyTwelve years of stage time and a very patient mother.
  2. [ 02 ]Event HostingCorporate, festivals, awards nights. I keep the run sheet and the room.
  3. [ 03 ]EmceeingWeddings to product launches. Nobody checks their phone.
  4. [ 04 ]Brand ContentNative, funny, on-brief. Your product, my face, their feed.
  5. [ 05 ]YouTube & ShortsYeah Mad cast since day one. I know what stops the scroll.
  6. [ 06 ]Panel & PodcastSharp on a mic, worse at reading the room. Kidding. Mostly.
  7. [ 07 ]Roast BattlesBring a helmet.

Milestones

Receipts

  1. 2014

    First open mic

    Sydney. Four people. One was my cousin. He did not laugh.

  2. 2019

    Sri Lanka

    A spiritual quest that turned into forty minutes of new material.

  3. 2023

    Yeah Mad launches

    Seven original cast. I am one of two still standing.

  4. 2023

    IMDb credit

    Dad Jokes: Sath vs Abby. Credited as “Self”.

  5. 2025

    Sydney Comedy Festival

    Sold-out run. Mentioned it yet? Mentioned it now.

  6. 2026

    Live From Here

    National tour with Pat Doherty. Bring earplugs for Pat.

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Years on stage

Open mics to sold-out festival runs.

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Yeah Mad episodes

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Weekly viewers

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Brands & events

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