Megan Callahan-Shah


Megan Callahan-Shah 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. She received a 2017 Peabody Award for Political Satire and a 2018 Writers Guild Award for best Comedy/Variety Sketch Series.
AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef
Primetime Emmy Awards2016Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2017Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2018Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2019Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2021Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2022Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2023Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2024Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2025Outstanding Writing for a Variety SeriesSaturday Night LiveNomitated
Primetime Emmy Awards2025Outstanding Writing for a Variety SpecialSaturday Night Live 50th Anniversary SpecialWon

Personal life

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