Tilusha Ghelani | Speakers for Schools

Tilusha Ghelani

Commissioning Editor, Sky Comedy

I am happy to do talks solo or find someone exciting like an actor or a comedian to speak with me. I have education to MPhil level. I did English, Theatre, Maths and French. Then an extra A Level in Sociology and a Degree in Cultural Studies, then a Masters in Cultural Studies. I have worked in academia, research, then media as a BBC radio producer, making scripted and unscripted shows. Then in TV working in development, production and commissioning. Then as a sky TV commissioner. I help source and select comedy shows Sky will go on to make. I work with writers, producers, directors, comedians, casting agents, senior managers of media companies and oversee production of these shows. I have worked with household name comedians actors and writers.

I arrived in UK from India as a primary school age child with little English to live in Leicestershire and attended state school in Loughborough.

In case background is significant… I am Hindu, Gujarati, Indian British.

I am happy to do talks solo or find someone exciting like an actor or a comedian to speak with me.