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Rekha Shankar

Biography

Rekha Shankar is an executive story editor for Grand Crew (NBC) and for Andy Samberg and Neil Campbell's Digman! (Comedy Central). She was also a staff writer for Animaniacs (Hulu) and Head Writer for CollegeHumor's Hardly Working series. In 2020 she was selected for Just For Laughs: New Faces - Creators. She can be seen in Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Hacks, Aunty Donna’s House of Fun, and as Cupid in a Hershey’s commercial. She is also on stage every week at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA. Other credits include The New Yorker, ClickHole, Reductress, Kal Penn Approves This Message, Slamdance, and being a national punner. One of her New Yorker pieces about how recipes have way too much backstory up top even went “viral.”

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2026TVStar Trek: Starfleet Academyas DoT (voice)2025TVSmosh Presents: We're All Gonna Dieas The Blue Giggler 2025FilmMountain Friendsas Molly 2025TVParlor Roomas Self 2025FilmTe Seguiré a la Oscuridadas Leah 2024FilmThe Candlenights 2024 Specialas Self 2024TVNobody Askedas Self - Host 2024TVGastronautsas Self - Judge 2024FilmChris Grace: As Scarlett Johanssonas Rekha Shankar 2024TVSmartypantsas Self - Host 2024TVAfter Midnightas Self 2023TVVery Important Peopleas Mother Hot Dog 2023TVFaster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!as Jeff 2023TVDigman!as Jaya (voice)2022TVPhoning It Inas Self 2022TVDirty Laundryas Self - Guest 2021TVHacksas Victoria 2020TVAunty Donna's Big Ol House of Funas Neighbour 2020TVErotic Clubhouseas Self - Host 2020TVDimension 20's Adventuring Partyas Self 2019TVWhere in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati?as Self - Host 2019TVUltramechatron Team Go!as Sarah 2019FilmBetween Two Ferns: The Movieas Gaya 2019TVGame Changeras Self - Contestant 2019TVGods of Foodas Customer 1 2019TVKingpin Katieas Rekha Shankar 2019TVDownbeatas Olivia 2019TVThe Rank Roomas Self 2019TVTotal Forgivenessas Self 2019TVWTF 101as Sloth (voice)2018TVErotic Book Clubas Self - Host 2018TVAdventuring Academyas Self 2018TVUltramechatron Team Go!: The Web Seriesas Sarah 2018TVUm, Actually...as Self - Contestant 2018TVCartoon Hellas Womantis (voice)2018TVDimension 20as Maggie 2018TVThe Rank Room: The Web Seriesas Self 2018TVBreaking News: No Laugh Newsroomas Scrum Tooterscoots 2017FilmSnowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zoneas Auditionee —FilmVidhya's Guide to the Afterlifeas Vidhya —FilmBest Friends Forever