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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.”
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad | Leah |
| 2025 | Mountain Friends | |
| 2024 | Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson | Rekha Shankar |
| 2024 | The Candlenights 2024 Special | Self |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Gaya |
| 2017 | Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone | Auditionee |
| Vidhya's Guide to the Afterlife | Vidhya | |
| Best Friends Forever |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Parlor Room | Self |
| 2025 | Smosh Presents: We're All Gonna Die | The Blue Giggler |
| 2024 | Smartypants | Self - Host |
| 2024 | After Midnight | Self |
| 2024 | Nobody Asked | Self - Host |
| 2024 | Gastronauts | Self - Judge |
| 2023 | Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! | Jeff |
| 2023 | Very Important People | Mother Hot Dog |
| 2022 | Dirty Laundry | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Phoning It In | Self |
| 2021 | Hacks | Victoria |
| 2020 | Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun | Neighbour |
| 2020 | Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun | Ginger |
| 2020 | Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun | Woman At Fight / SWAT SWAT |
| 2020 | Dimension 20's Adventuring Party | Self |
| 2020 | Erotic Clubhouse | Self - Host |
| 2020 | Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun | Neighbour / Ginger / Woman at Fight / SWAT SWAT |
| 2019 | Kingpin Katie | Rekha Shankar |
| 2019 | Total Forgiveness | Self |
| 2019 | Game Changer | Self - Contestant |
| 2019 | The Rank Room | Self |
| 2019 | Gods of Food | Customer 1 |
| 2019 | Downbeat | Olivia |
| 2019 | Where in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati? | Self - Host |
| 2019 | WTF 101 | Sloth (voice) |
| 2019 | Game Changer | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Game Changer | Self - Jury Member |
| 2019 | Ultramechatron Team Go! | Sarah |
| 2019 | Ultramechatron Team Go! | Sarah / Crab Sarah (voice) / Puppet Sarah (voice) |
| 2019 | Game Changer | Self - Contestant / Team 2 Car Wash |
| 2019 | Game Changer | Self - Guard |
| 2018 | Dimension 20 | Maggie |
| 2018 | Dimension 20 | Daisy D’umpstaire |
| 2018 | Um, Actually... | Self - Contestant |
| 2018 | Dimension 20 | Katja Cleaver |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Greta (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Goblina (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Hashley (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Aggmin (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Mekena (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Aggmin / Joan (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Tammy / Keena Left (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Camilla (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Womantis (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell | Mel (voice) |
| 2018 | The Rank Room: The Web Series | Self |
| 2018 | Adventuring Academy | Self |
| 2018 | Ultramechatron Team Go!: The Web Series | Sarah |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Scrum Tooterscoots |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Billabong Thorton |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | P.P. Cocktail |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Toronto's Onfire |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Felicity Almond |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Damp Probably |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Susanne Pershing |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Potato |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Maximillian Chungus |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Grizabella Grits |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Mama New Here |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Dung Beetle |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Rekha Shankar |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Fish Tig (Shelby) |
| 2018 | Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom | Stuart Big |
| 2018 | Erotic Book Club | Self - Host |
| 2018 | Dimension 20 | Usha Rao / G13 |