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, as Cupid in a Hershey’s commercial, and in a Zelle ad with Christina Ricci. She is also on stage every week at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre LA.
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Gossip Night
LA's hottest improvisers do a show based on your hottest gossip for a good cause! Jordan Myrick, Lily Du, Rekha Shankar, and Rachel Pegram (plus more of your favorite LA comedians!) come together to give you a night of improv…
Gossip Night
LA's hottest improvisers do a show based on your hottest gossip for a good cause! Jordan Myrick, Lily Du, Rekha Shankar, and Rachel Pegram (plus more of your favorite LA comedians!) come together to give you a night of improv…
FRIDAY (Late) FIX! Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: Bitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make…
FRIDAY (Late) FIX! Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: Bitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make…
FRIDAY (Late) FIX! Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: Bitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make…
UCB Cagematch: Bitchin’ vs. I’m Susan
An intergalactic improv battle between the best teams in LA where YOU choose the winner! Two teams enter, one team leaves! Long, long ago alien Queen Titi and her army overtook our peaceful planet Earth-UCB and mandated that the best,…
FRIDAY (Late) FIX! Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: Bitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make…
Gossip Night
LA's hottest improvisers do a show based on your hottest gossip for a good cause! Jordan Myrick, Lily Du, Rekha Shankar, and Rachel Pegram (plus more of your favorite LA comedians!) come together to give you a night of improv…
Gossip Night
LA's hottest improvisers do a show based on your hottest gossip for a good cause! Jordan Myrick, Lily Du, Rekha Shankar, and Rachel Pegram (plus more of your favorite LA comedians!) come together to give you a night of improv…
FRIDAY (Late) FIX! Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: Bitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make…
FRIDAY (Late) FIX! Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: Bitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make…
Gossip Night
LA's hottest improvisers do a show based on your hottest gossip for a good cause! Jordan Myrick, Lily Du, Rekha Shankar, and Rachel Pegram (plus more of your favorite LA comedians!) come together to give you a night of improv…
ASIAN AF, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
The Hit Asian American Comedy Variety Show! Established in 2016, ASIAN AF (Asian As F***) quickly cemented its status as a must-see comedy show in Los Angeles, New York, and beyond -- spotlighting the hottest rising stars and powerhouse Asian…
Badpacks: An Improvised Trip, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Improvisers swap mystery backpacks and justify bizarre props on a chaotic audience chosen trip! Pack your bags for a no holds barred improvised trip – be it a family reunion, camping trip, or work retreat. Before the show, each comedian…
FRIDAY (Late) FIX! Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: Bitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make…
Art Begets Show, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Rekha Shankar (Grand Crew, Dropout) and Sandeep Parikh (The Guild) look at cool art, talk to an indie artist, and do improv with friends! Comedians Rekha Shankar and Sandeep Parikh love indie art and want to showcase cool independent artists,…
Deepak Chopra’s Quantum Manifestation Experience, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
A comedic manifestation of your deepest desires -- guaranteed!* New age guru Deepak Chopra* and the most talented performers in L.A. promise you instant manifestation at this show! Talent from Netflix, Dropout TV, CBS, Comedy Bang Bang, and more, will…
FRIDAY (Late) FIX! Bitchin’ & Rita Repulsa, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
UCB's weekly improv double header! A night of improv comedy featuring two of LA's top teams performing back-to-back. Get your FIX every FRIDAY. Featuring: Bitchin': Brace yourself for Bitchin’! Their fast-paced, physical, and overly supportive style is guaranteed to make…
Gossip Night
LA's hottest improvisers do a show based on your hottest gossip for a good cause! Jordan Myrick, Lily Du, Rekha Shankar, and Rachel Pegram (plus more of your favorite LA comedians!) come together to give you a night of improv…
Pilot Season, Live and LIVESTREAMED!
Veteran comedy TV writers take the audience’s suggestion of a show title, and, on the spot, develop a pilot for a brand new show. In UCB’s Pilot Season, veteran comedy TV writers take the audience’s suggestion of a show title,…