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.
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One of her New Yorker pieces about how recipes have way too much backstory up top even went “viral.”
Known for
Between Two Ferns: The MovieGaya5.9
HacksVictoria7.5
Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyDoT (voice)5.4
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of FunNeighbour, Ginger, Woman At Fight / SWAT SWAT7.3
Digman!Jaya (voice), Writer6.2
Dimension 20Maggie, Daisy D’umpstaire, Katja Cleaver, Usha Rao / G13
Very Important PeopleMother Hot Dog
Grand CrewWriter
Breaking News: No Laugh NewsroomScrum Tooterscoots, Billabong Thorton, P.P. Cocktail, Toronto's Onfire, Felicity Almond, Damp Probably, Susanne Pershing, Potato, Maximillian Chungus, Grizabella Grits, Mama New Here, Dung Beetle, Rekha Shankar, Fish Tig (Shelby), Stuart Big, Writer
WTF 101Sloth (voice)
Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat ZoneAuditionee
Cartoon HellGreta (voice), Goblina (voice), Hashley (voice), Aggmin (voice), Mekena (voice), Aggmin / Joan (voice), Tammy / Keena Left (voice), Camilla (voice), Womantis (voice), Mel (voice)
Filmography
- TBAVidhya's Guide to the AfterlifeFilm: Vidhya, Writer
- TBABest Friends ForeverFilm
- 2026Which Wish? With Lou WilsonSeries (1 episode)
- 2026Star Trek: Starfleet AcademySeries: DoT (voice) (3 episodes)
- 2025Mountain FriendsFilm: Molly
- 2025Te Seguiré a la OscuridadFilm: Leah
- 2024Chris Grace: As Scarlett JohanssonFilm: Rekha Shankar
- 2023Very Important PeopleSeries: Mother Hot Dog (2 episodes)
- 2023Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!Series: Jeff (1 episode)
- 2023DesiQuestSeries: Laddoo Auntie (11 episodes)
- 2023Digman!Series: Jaya (voice), Writer (1 episode)
- 2021Grand CrewSeries: Writer (2 episodes)
- 2021HacksSeries: Victoria (1 episode)
- 2020Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of FunSeries: Neighbour, Ginger, Woman At Fight / SWAT SWAT (1 episode)
- 2019Where in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati?Series: Creator, Writer (6 episodes)
- 2019Ultramechatron Team Go!Series: Sarah, Sarah / Crab Sarah (voice) / Puppet Sarah (voice) (10 episodes)
- 2019Between Two Ferns: The MovieFilm: Gaya
- 2019Gods of FoodSeries: Customer 1, Writer, Creator (1 episode)
- 2019Kingpin KatieSeries: Rekha Shankar (4 episodes)
- 2019Troopers: Rise of the BudgetSeries: Writer (2 episodes)
- 2019DownbeatSeries: Olivia (1 episode)
- 2019WTF 101Series: Sloth (voice) (1 episode)
- 2018Erotic Book ClubSeries: Creator
- 2018Ultramechatron Team Go!: The Web SeriesSeries: Sarah (4 episodes)
- 2018Cartoon HellSeries: Greta (voice), Goblina (voice), Hashley (voice), Aggmin (voice), Mekena (voice), Aggmin / Joan (voice), Tammy / Keena Left (voice), Camilla (voice), Womantis (voice), Mel (voice) (1 episode)
- 2018Dimension 20Series: Maggie, Daisy D’umpstaire, Katja Cleaver, Usha Rao / G13 (6 episodes)
- 2018Breaking News: No Laugh NewsroomSeries: Scrum Tooterscoots, Billabong Thorton, P.P. Cocktail, Toronto's Onfire, Felicity Almond, Damp Probably, Susanne Pershing, Potato, Maximillian Chungus, Grizabella Grits, Mama New Here, Dung Beetle, Rekha Shankar, Fish Tig (Shelby), Stuart Big, Writer (1 episode)
- 2018A Message From the CEOSeries: Director (1 episode)
- 2017Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat ZoneFilm: Auditionee
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