About the Brothers…
Sean (L), Ryan (R)
Sean & Ryan McIlraith are brothers and filmmaking partners. Inseparable since birth, the duo has been directing and editing content together since high school. In 2024 they won a Primetime Emmy Award for their work on JOHN MULANEY PRESENTS: EVERYBODY’S IN LA. Between them are another 2x Primetime Emmy nominations, 2x ACE Eddie Award nominations, and 2x PGA Award nominations for their producing and editing work on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
For over seven seasons they worked as Film Editors at SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, collectively cutting over 180 pre-taped films (we counted). Their other credits include PLEASE DON’T DESTROY: THE TREASURE OF FOGGY MOUNTAIN (Universal/Apatow Feature), THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW (Adult Swim), IT’S BRUNO! (Netflix), MATT ROGERS: HAVE YOU HEARD OF CHRISTMAS? (Showtime), THAT’S MY TIME WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (Netflix), and a multitude of commercials and other Film and Television projects.
Both graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Their latest directing project “Here Comes Santa Claus”, a dark comedic short film, just completed post production and is entering the film festival circuit in 2025.
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At the 2024 Emmy Awards with colleague Kelly Lyon