Rekha Shankar
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.”
Filmography (42 titles)
5.4ShowStar Trek: Starfleet Academy
DoT (voice) · 2026
10.0MovieMountain Friends
Molly · 2025
4.5ShowParlor Room
Self · 2025
MovieTe Seguiré a la Oscuridad
Leah · 2025
MovieKatie and Erika Throw The Perfect (Valentine’s Day) Party
Self · 2025
MovieThe Candlenights 2024 Special
Self · 2024
ShowNobody Asked
Self - Host · 2024
6.0ShowGastronauts
Self - Judge · 2024
7.0MovieChris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson
Rekha Shankar · 2024
6.8ShowSmartypants
Self - Host · 2024
5.5ShowAfter Midnight
Self · 2024
7.8ShowVery Important People
Mother Hot Dog · 2023
ShowFaster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!
Jeff · 2023
DesiQuest
Laddoo Auntie · 2023
6.2ShowDigman!
Jaya (voice) · 2023
ShowUntitled Improv Project
Self · 2022
ShowPhoning It In
Self - Idiot · 2022
7.5ShowDirty Laundry
Self - Guest · 2022
7.5ShowHacks
Victoria · 2021
7.3ShowAunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Neighbour · 2020
ShowErotic Clubhouse
Self - Host · 2020
8.8ShowDimension 20's Adventuring Party
Self · 2020
ShowWhere in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati?
Self - Host · 2019
8.0ShowUltramechatron Team Go!
Sarah · 2019