Rekha Shankar

Rekha Shankar

Acting

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.”

Movies (9)

Between Two Ferns: The Movie
5.9

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

2019Movie5.9
Best Friends Forever

Best Friends Forever

Movie
Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
5.2

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone

2017Movie5.2
The Candlenights 2024 Special

The Candlenights 2024 Special

2024Movie
Mountain Friends
10.0

Mountain Friends

2025Movie10.0
Katie and Erika Throw The Perfect (Valentine’s Day) Party

Katie and Erika Throw The Perfect (Valentine’s Day) Party

2025Movie
Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson
7.0

Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson

2024Movie7.0
Vidhya's Guide to the Afterlife

Vidhya's Guide to the Afterlife

Movie
Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad

Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad

2025Movie

TV Shows (35)

Board AF

Board AF

2016Series
Hacks
7.5

Hacks

2021Series7.5
After Midnight
5.5

After Midnight

2024Series5.5
Game Changer
8.4

Game Changer

2019Series8.4
Dimension 20
9.1

Dimension 20

2018Series9.1
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
5.4

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

2026Series5.4
Um, Actually...
8.8

Um, Actually...

2018Series8.8
Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!

Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!

2023Series
Smartypants
6.7

Smartypants

2024Series6.7
Adventuring Academy

Adventuring Academy

2018Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
8.8

Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom

2018Series8.8
Dimension 20's Adventuring Party
8.8

Dimension 20's Adventuring Party

2020Series8.8
Digman!
6.2

Digman!

2023Series6.2
Dirty Laundry
7.5

Dirty Laundry

2022Series7.5
Parlor Room
4.5

Parlor Room

2025Series4.5
Very Important People
7.8

Very Important People

2023Series7.8
Cartoon Hell
7.7

Cartoon Hell

2018Series7.7
Phoning It In

Phoning It In

2022Series
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
7.3

Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun

2020Series7.3
Kingpin Katie
6.0

Kingpin Katie

2019Series6.0
Untitled Improv Project

Untitled Improv Project

2022Series
Erotic Clubhouse

Erotic Clubhouse

2020Series
WTF 101
8.2

WTF 101

2019Series8.2
Gastronauts
6.0

Gastronauts

2024Series6.0
Erotic Book Club

Erotic Book Club

2018Series
Ultramechatron Team Go!
8.0

Ultramechatron Team Go!

2019Series8.0
Nobody Asked

Nobody Asked

2024Series
Gods of Food
2.0

Gods of Food

2019Series2.0
Downbeat

Downbeat

2019Series
Total Forgiveness
6.7

Total Forgiveness

2019Series6.7
The Rank Room

The Rank Room

2019Series
Where in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati?

Where in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati?

2019Series
Ultramechatron Team Go!: The Web Series

Ultramechatron Team Go!: The Web Series

2018Series
The Rank Room: The Web Series

The Rank Room: The Web Series

2018Series
DesiQuest
10.0

DesiQuest

2023Series10.0