Giles Brody is a Dublin-based writer, director, and performer, with a primary focus on writing for stage, screen, and audio. He holds a Master’s degree in Screenwriting from the Huston School of Film & Digital Media and has developed a wide-ranging body of written work, including plays, radio sitcoms, television scripts, and comedy material. His recent writing credits include scripts for the Finnish animated series Joy Eternal and jokes for the 2025 IFTAs. In 2021, he won the Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition for his screenplay Top Marks. His original writing has been produced by Smock Alley Theatre (Ends), and includes the short film The Last Priests and the viral sketch Christmas Joe for NewsCheck, starring Owen Colgan. Brody has written for and contributed material to a range of television and radio productions, including Irish Pictorial Weekly, The Alison Spittle Show, The McGahern Tribunal Pilot, Slow News Day, and Sorry For Your Troubles. He has collaborated extensively with comedians such as Kevin McGahern and Alison Spittle, and has written on commercial campaigns for organisations including the GAA and Warner Bros.

Giles Brody

Giles Brody is a Dublin-based writer, director, and performer, with a primary focus on writing for stage, screen, and audio. He holds a Master’s degree in Screenwriting from the Huston School of Film & Digital Media and has developed a wide-ranging body of written work, including plays, radio sitcoms, television scripts, and comedy material. His recent writing credits include scripts for the Finnish animated series Joy Eternal and jokes for the 2025 IFTAs. In 2021, he won the Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition for his screenplay Top Marks. His original writing has been produced by Smock Alley Theatre (Ends), and includes the short film The Last Priests and the viral sketch Christmas Joe for NewsCheck, starring Owen Colgan. Brody has written for and contributed material to a range of television and radio productions, including Irish Pictorial Weekly, The Alison Spittle Show, The McGahern Tribunal Pilot, Slow News Day, and Sorry For Your Troubles. He has collaborated extensively with comedians such as Kevin McGahern and Alison Spittle, and has written on commercial campaigns for organisations including the GAA and Warner Bros.

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Giles Brody is a Dublin-based writer, director, and performer, with a primary focus on writing for stage, screen, and audio. He holds a Master’s degree in Screenwriting from the Huston School of Film & Digital Media and has developed a wide-ranging body of written work, including plays, radio sitcoms, television scripts, and comedy material.

His recent writing credits include scripts for the Finnish animated series Joy Eternal and jokes for the 2025 IFTAs. In 2021, he won the Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition for his screenplay Top Marks. His original writing has been produced by Smock Alley Theatre (Ends), and includes the short film The Last Priests and the viral sketch Christmas Joe for NewsCheck, starring Owen Colgan.

Brody has written for and contributed material to a range of television and radio productions, including Irish Pictorial Weekly, The Alison Spittle Show, The McGahern Tribunal Pilot, Slow News Day, and Sorry For Your Troubles. He has collaborated extensively with comedians such as Kevin McGahern and Alison Spittle, and has written on commercial campaigns for organisations including the GAA and Warner Bros.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Actor / Writer / Director at RTÉ / BBC – Showkids
January 1, 2025 - Present
Sitcom for kids; played the goofy headmaster; contributed additional material for the show.
Writer / Director at Smock Alley Theatre
February 1, 2025 - Present
Ends – a play about a couple who visit the TV show's Friends set and break up; wrote and directed.
Writer at IFTA Awards
December 1, 2024 - Present
Wrote jokes for host Kevin McGahern for the IFTA awards show.
Co-creator / Writer / Producer at RTÉ Radio 1
December 1, 2024 - Present
The McGahern Tribunal pilot – panel show; co-creator, writer and producer.
Creator / Writer at The Dot
February 1, 2024 - Present
Pregnancy sitcom pilot currently in development with Michael Donnelly.
Writer / Creator / Performer at The Letterboxter
November 1, 2024 - Present
Surreal one-man show featuring a film critic in a war zone; writer and performer.
Creator / Writer / Host at Slow News Day (Smock Alley / The Mess Around)
May 1, 2023 - Present
One-hour live sketch show about the news; writer, creator and host.
Creator / Writer at Tom Town
January 1, 2022 - Present
Development project with Michael Donnelly Productions.
Writer / On-site Contributor at Virgin One
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
Sports department – writing on-air links and additional material for presenters.
Development Associate / Writer at YLE Finland
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Joy Eternal – 13-part animated comedy show aimed at young adults; development with head writer and creator.
Writer / Director at Smock Alley / The Mess Around
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
The Murder Trust Of Iron Mike Malloy – 60-minute piece; writer/director for a Dublin fringe production.
Co-writer / Director at The Mess Around / Pocket Island
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Trial Of The Centuries – 90-minute original musical theatre collaboration; wrote and directed.
Writer / Director at Smock Alley / The Mess Around
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Sorry For Your Troubles – theatrical sketch show; writer/director/performer.
Co-creator / Writer at The Alison Spittle Show
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Monthly live online chat show; co-creator and co-writer.
Writer / Director at The Mess Around
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Couple’s Counseling – 60-minute theatrical farce; writer/director.
Additional Writer at RTÉ / RTÉ2
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
The Year That’s In It – RTÉ2 special; additional material.

Education

MA in Screenwriting at Huston School of Film & Digital Media
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
BA Hons in Classical Civilisation and English at National University of Ireland, Galway
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
TEFL/ACELS at Bridge Mills Language School
January 1, 2008 - January 3, 2026
Diploma in Digital Media at Digital Media Institute
January 1, 2014 - January 3, 2026

Qualifications

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education