Megan Callahan-Shah

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Megan Callahan-Shah (born February 1985) is an American television writer known for her work on Saturday Night Live .

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Callahan-Shah was born in Illinois to Paul and Jane Callahan in Downers Grove, Illinois. She graduated from Benet Academy in 2003. [1] She attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. [2] She has written for Weekend Update since 2015, becoming head writer in 2023. [3]

Awards and nominations

Callahan has been nominated for several Emmy awards. She received a 2017 Peabody Award for Political Satire and a 2018 Writers Guild Award for best Comedy/Variety Sketch Series. [4] [5]

Awards and nominations received by Megan Callahan-Shah
AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef
Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 Outstanding Writing For A Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated [6]
2017 Outstanding Writing For A Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated
2018 Outstanding Writing For A Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated
2019 Outstanding Writing For A Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated
2021 Outstanding Writing For A Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated [7]
2022 Outstanding Writing For A Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated
2023 Outstanding Writing For A Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated
2024 Outstanding Writing For A Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNominated

Personal life

Callahan-Shah is married to Swedish rapper Rebstar, whose albums sideWAYS and Rosengård she executive produced. [8] They have one child.

References

  1. ↑ "Benet Annual Gala". Powered By GiveSmart. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  2. ↑ "SNL Alumni Panel". NYU Tisch School of the Arts. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  3. ↑ Vincenty, Samantha (2023-07-12). "SNL and Late Night with Seth Meyers Score 2023 Emmy Nominations". NBC Insider Official Site. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Veep, Will & Grace, Last Week Tonight, and SNL Win at 2018 Writers Guild Awards – The Comedy Bureau". The Comedy Bureau – Your Go To Place for Comedy in Los Angeles. 2024-12-15. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Saturday Night Live Political Satire 2017". The Peabody Awards. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  6. ↑ "Megan Callahan". Television Academy. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Megan Callahan-Shah". Television Academy. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  8. ↑ Strauss, Alix (28 June 2019). "For a 'Saturday Night Live' Writer, a Permanent Musical Guest". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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