Rekha Shankar
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Hacks
Victoria
2021
Series
Dimension 20
Maggie
2018
Series
Dimension 20
Daisy D’umpstaire
2018
Series
Dimension 20
Katja Cleaver
2018
Series
Dimension 20
Usha Rao / G13
2018
Series
After Midnight
Self
2024
Series
Game Changer
Self - Contestant
2019
Series
Game Changer
Self (archive footage)
2019
Series
Game Changer
Self - Jury Member
2019
Series
Game Changer
Self - Contestant / Team 2 Car Wash
2019
Series
Game Changer
Self - Guard
2019
Series
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
DoT (voice)
2026
Series
Dimension 20's Adventuring Party
Self
2020
Series
Um, Actually...
Self - Contestant
2018
Series
Smartypants
Self - Host
2024
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Scrum Tooterscoots
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Billabong Thorton
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
P.P. Cocktail
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Toronto's Onfire
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Felicity Almond
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Damp Probably
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Susanne Pershing
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Potato
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Maximillian Chungus
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Grizabella Grits
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Mama New Here
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Dung Beetle
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Rekha Shankar
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Fish Tig (Shelby)
2018
Series
Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom
Stuart Big
2018
Series
Very Important People
Mother Hot Dog
2023
Series
Board AF
Self
2016
Series
Parlor Room
Self
2025
Series
Dirty Laundry
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Digman!
Jaya (voice)
2023
Series
Adventuring Academy
Self
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Greta (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Goblina (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Hashley (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Aggmin (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Mekena (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Aggmin / Joan (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Tammy / Keena Left (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Camilla (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Womantis (voice)
2018
Series
Cartoon Hell
Mel (voice)
2018
Series
Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!
Jeff
2023
Series
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Neighbour
2020
Series
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Ginger
2020
Series
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Woman At Fight / SWAT SWAT
2020
Series
Kingpin Katie
Rekha Shankar
2019
Series
Gastronauts
Self - Judge
2024
Series
Ultramechatron Team Go!
Sarah
2019
Series
Ultramechatron Team Go!
Sarah / Crab Sarah (voice) / Puppet Sarah (voice)
2019
Series
Total Forgiveness
Self
2019
Series
WTF 101
Sloth (voice)
2019
Series
Phoning It In
Self - Idiot
2022
Series
Erotic Clubhouse
Self - Host
2020
Film
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Gaya
2019
Series
The Rank Room
Self
2019
Series
Erotic Book Club
Self - Host
2018
Series
Untitled Improv Project
Self
2022
Series
Where in the Eff is Sarah Cincinnati?
Self - Host
2019
Series
Gods of Food
Customer 1
2019
Series
Downbeat
Olivia
2019
Series
Nobody Asked
Self - Host
2024
Series
Ultramechatron Team Go!: The Web Series
Sarah
2018
Film
Katie and Erika Throw The Perfect (Valentine’s Day) Party
Self
2025
Series
The Rank Room: The Web Series
Self
2018
Film
Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson
Rekha Shankar
2024
Best Friends Forever
Film
The Candlenights 2024 Special
Self
2024
Film
Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
Auditionee
2017
Film
Mountain Friends
Molly
2025
Vidhya's Guide to the Afterlife
Vidhya
Film
Te Seguiré a la Oscuridad
Leah
2025