Rekha Shankar

Rekha Shankar

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 for Rekha Shankar...

Title: Smartypants
Character: Self - Host
Released: April 25, 2024
Type: TV
The greatest thinkers/comedians of our time ask the questions no one else will.
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Title: Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!
Character: Jeff
Released: November 16, 2023
Type: TV
Four 1st-level heroes. One epic monster. Certain death! Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill! serves up comedic mayhem as four special guests pit their low-level Dungeons & Dragons characters against the game’s mightiest monsters. Each one-hour episode features a rotating line-up of Hollywood celebrities and tabletop gaming stars whose puny characters don’t stand a chance. Whether they go out in a blaze of glory or a scream of terror, a “total party kill” has never been this much fun.
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Title: DesiQuest
Character: Laddoo Auntie
Released: November 14, 2023
Type: TV
This adventure is set in a world inspired by mythology from the Indian subcontinent. DesiQuest is full of laughs, action, and drama, and tells a story about a group of characters struggling with different kinds of disconnection.
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Title: Dirty Laundry
Character: Self
Released: April 11, 2022
Type: TV
Host Lily Du gathers together four guests to tell secrets, guess who they belong to, and enjoy a few drinks.
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Title: Hacks
Character: Victoria
Released: May 13, 2021
Type: TV
Explore a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.
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Title: Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Character: Ginger
Released: November 11, 2020
Type: TV
Comedy trio Aunty Donna showcase their uniquely absurd and offbeat style through an array of sketches, songs and eclectic characters.
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Title: Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Character: Neighbour
Released: November 11, 2020
Type: TV
Comedy trio Aunty Donna showcase their uniquely absurd and offbeat style through an array of sketches, songs and eclectic characters.
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Title: Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Character: Woman At Fight / SWAT SWAT
Released: November 11, 2020
Type: TV
Comedy trio Aunty Donna showcase their uniquely absurd and offbeat style through an array of sketches, songs and eclectic characters.
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Title: Erotic Clubhouse
Character: Self - Host
Released: June 24, 2020
Type: TV
Things get even steamier when Jessica Ross and Rekha Shankar create original erotic literature before your very eyes.
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Title: Dimension 20's Adventuring Party
Character: Self
Released: April 8, 2020
Type: TV
A Dimension 20 talkback show where GM and players discuss the events of the latest episode.
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Title: Where in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati?
Character: Self - Host
Released: December 13, 2019
Type: TV
In this Carmen Sandiego send-up, everyone's flakiest friend, Sarah Cincinnati, asks for geography trivia help as she travels the world, getting lost and buzzed.
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Title: Ultramechatron Team Go!
Character: Sarah / Crab Sarah (voice) / Puppet Sarah (voice)
Released: October 3, 2019
Type: TV
The leader, the braniac, the fighter, & the party guy: watch them work and live together inside a giant robot, saving the city from monsters.
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Title: Ultramechatron Team Go!
Character: Sarah
Released: October 3, 2019
Type: TV
The leader, the braniac, the fighter, & the party guy: watch them work and live together inside a giant robot, saving the city from monsters.
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Title: Ultramechatron Team Go!
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 2019
Type: TV
The leader, the braniac, the fighter, & the party guy: watch them work and live together inside a giant robot, saving the city from monsters.
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Title: Game Changer
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 20, 2019
Type: TV
In this game show, the game changes every show! Players begin each round without knowing the rules -- and must figure them out while competing to win.
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Title: Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Character: Gaya
Released: September 20, 2019
Type: Movie
Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation.
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Title: Game Changer
Character: Self - Jury Member
Released: September 20, 2019
Type: TV
In this game show, the game changes every show! Players begin each round without knowing the rules -- and must figure them out while competing to win.
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Title: Game Changer
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 20, 2019
Type: TV
In this game show, the game changes every show! Players begin each round without knowing the rules -- and must figure them out while competing to win.
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Title: Gods of Food
Character: Customer 1
Released: August 8, 2019
Type: TV
Food is art, and art is food. In this spicy mockumentary, we meet six of the world's most revolutionary chefs -- each redefining the dining experience.
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Title: Kingpin Katie
Character: Rekha Shankar
Released: June 10, 2019
Type: TV
Slacker comedy writer-turned-hapless drug dealer Katie Marovitch makes coke a joke in this darkly funny origin story inspired by Breaking Bad.
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Title: Downbeat
Character: Olivia
Released: March 24, 2019
Type: TV
A mockumentary following six down on their luck musicians who are hoping to find success in the music business.
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Title: The Rank Room
Character: Self
Released: March 7, 2019
Type: TV
Host and philosopher Katie Marovitch recruits comedians to answer life's important questions, like "What's the sexiest way to die?
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Title: Total Forgiveness
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2019
Type: TV
How far would you go to pay off your student loans? Crippled with debt, Grant and Ally go head-to-head in this agonizing competition show to prove they'll do anything to pay off their student loans.
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Total Forgiveness
Title: Total Forgiveness
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2019
Type: Movie
Crippled with debt, Grant and Ally go head-to-head in this agonizing competition show to prove they'll do anything to pay off their student loans.
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Title: WTF 101
Character: Sloth (voice)
Released: January 7, 2019
Type: TV
Afternoon detention with Ms. Foxtrot leads to magical, educational, and extremely gross journeys.
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Title: Adventuring Academy
Character: Self
Released: December 19, 2018
Type: TV
Adventurers, alight! Veteran gamemaster Brennan Lee Mulligan dives deep into role-playing games, with tips for everyone from first-time players to other pros.
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Title: Ultramechatron Team Go!: The Web Series
Character: Sarah
Released: November 27, 2018
Type: TV
Kaiju monsters beware! Outside, they're a giant robot defending their city; inside, they defend against each other's incompetence.
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Title: Um, Actually...
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 28, 2018
Type: TV
Introducing a game show of fandom minutiae one-upmanship, where nerds do what nerds do best: flaunt encyclopedic nerd knowledge at Millennium Falcon nerd-speed.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Mel (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Aggmin (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Goblina (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Womantis (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Camilla (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Mekena (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Aggmin (voice) / Joan (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Self / Aggmin (voice) (archive footage)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Tammy (voice) / Keena Left (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Greta (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Cartoon Hell
Character: Hashley (voice)
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
Drawfee's Caldwell Tanner and Nathan Yaffe must spend eternity in Hell unless they make killer cartoons from viewers' suggestions.
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Title: Dimension 20
Character: Daisy D’umpstaire
Released: September 19, 2018
Type: TV
Heed the call of adventure and enter Dimension 20 where Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan, joined by comedians and pro gamers, blends comedy with tabletop RPGs.
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Title: Dimension 20
Character: Katja Cleaver
Released: September 19, 2018
Type: TV
Heed the call of adventure and enter Dimension 20 where Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan, joined by comedians and pro gamers, blends comedy with tabletop RPGs.
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Title: Dimension 20
Character: Self
Released: September 19, 2018
Type: TV
Heed the call of adventure and enter Dimension 20 where Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan, joined by comedians and pro gamers, blends comedy with tabletop RPGs.
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Title: Dimension 20
Character: Maggie
Released: September 19, 2018
Type: TV
Heed the call of adventure and enter Dimension 20 where Game Master Brennan Lee Mulligan, joined by comedians and pro gamers, blends comedy with tabletop RPGs.
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Title: The Rank Room: The Web Series
Character: Self
Released: July 12, 2018
Type: TV
Great philosopher Katie Marovitch hosts a roundtable debate with other comedians to answer the deepest questions of our time.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Mama New Here
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Dung Beetle
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Stuart Big
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Rekha Shankar
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Grizabella Grits
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Fish Tig (Shelby)
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Felicity Almond
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Toronto's Onfire
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Susanne Pershing
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Scrum Tooterscoots
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Billabong Thorton
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Maximillian Chungus
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Damp Probably
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: Potato
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
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Title: Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Character: P.P. Cocktail
Released: July 7, 2018
Type: TV
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.