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Rekha Shankar
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
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.”
Rekha Shankar Filmography
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! (TV Series) · as Jeff |
| 2023 | Digman! (TV Series) · as Jaya |
| 2021 | Hacks (2021) (TV Series) · as Victoria |
| 2020 | The Movie Show (2020) (TV Series) · as Fed Ex Employee |
| 2020 | Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun (TV Series) · as Ginger |
| 2019 | Ultramechatron Team Go! (TV Series) · as Sarah |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie · as Gaya |
| 2019 | Gods of Food (TV Series) · as Customer 1 |
| 2019 | WTF 101 (TV Series) · as Sloth (voice) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Hell (TV Series) · as Aggmin (voice) |
| 2018 | Dimension 20 (TV Series) · as Katja Cleaver |
| 2018 | Breaking News (TV Series) · as Damp Probably |
| 2017 | Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone · as Auditionee |
| 2015 | Adam Ruins Everything (TV Series) · as Hiker Jocelyn |
| 2012 | Above Average Presents (TV Series) · as Ellen |
| 2006 | CollegeHumor Shorts (TV Series) · as Rekha |
| 2025 | Parlor Room (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Gastronauts (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2024 | Smartypants (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2024 | After Midnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Dirty Laundry (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Erotic Clubhouse (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Dimension 20's Adventuring Party (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Game Changer (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2019 | Kingpin Katie (TV Series) · as Rekha Shankar |
| 2019 | The Rank Room (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Total Forgiveness (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Um, Actually... (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2006 | CollegeHumor Shorts (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Smartypants (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Gods of Food (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | The Guru Inside You (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Erotic Clubhouse (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Gods of Food (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Breaking News (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Digman! (TV Series) · as Staff Writer |
| 2021 | Grand Crew (TV Series) · as Executive Story Editor |
| 2013 | Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Assistant Editor |
| 2006 | CollegeHumor Shorts (TV Series) · as Additional Writing |
| 2005 | Smosh (TV Series) · as Written By |