About Megan Callahan-Shah
Born 1985. Megan Callahan-Shah is a writer.
Megan Callahan-Shah (born February 1985) is an American television writer known for her work on Saturday Night Live.
Callahan-Shah was born in Illinois to Paul and Jane Callahan in Downers Grove, Illinois. She graduated from Benet Academy in 2003. She attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She has written for Weekend Update since 2015, becoming head writer in 2023.
Awards and nominations Callahan has been nominated for several Emmy awards, winning her first Emmy in 2025. She received a 2017 Peabody Award for Political Satire and a 2018 Writers Guild Award for best Comedy/Variety Sketch Series.
+ Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Saturday Night Live 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special
Personal life Callahan-Shah is married to Swedish music executive Rebstar, whose albums sideWAYS and Rosengård she executive produced. They have one child.
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