Rekha Shankar
Actor
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
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
DoT (voice)
Smosh Presents: We're All Gonna Die
The Blue Giggler
Mountain Friends
Molly
Parlor Room
Self
Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad
Leah
Katie and Erika Throw The Perfect (Valentine’s Day) Party
Self
The Candlenights 2024 Special
Self
Nobody Asked
Self - Host
Gastronauts
Self - Judge
Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson
Rekha Shankar
Smartypants
Self - Host
After Midnight
Self
Very Important People
Mother Hot Dog
Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!
Jeff
Digman!
Jaya (voice)
Untitled Improv Project
Self
Phoning It In
Self - Idiot
Dirty Laundry
Self - Guest
Grand Crew
Hacks
Victoria
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Neighbour
Erotic Clubhouse
Self - Host
Dimension 20's Adventuring Party
Self
Where in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati?
Self - Host
Ultramechatron Team Go!
Sarah
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Gaya
Game Changer
Self - Contestant
Gods of Food
Customer 1
Kingpin Katie
Rekha Shankar
Troopers: Rise of the Budget
Downbeat
Olivia
The Rank Room
Self
Total Forgiveness
Self
WTF 101
Sloth (voice)
Erotic Book Club
Self - Host
Adventuring Academy
Self
Ultramechatron Team Go!: The Web Series
Sarah
Um, Actually...
Self - Contestant
Cartoon Hell
Greta (voice)
Dimension 20
Maggie
The Rank Room: The Web Series
Self
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Scrum Tooterscoots
A Message From the CEO
Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
Auditionee
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall