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.

Callahan-Shah was born in Illinois to Paul and Jane Callahan in Downers Grove, Illinois. She graduated from Benet Academy in 2003.{{cite web|title=Benet Annual Gala|website=Powered By GiveSmart|url=https://e.givesmart.com/events/EgU/i/_All/sBEO/?search=|access-date=2024-12-15}} She attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.{{cite web|title=SNL Alumni Panel|website=NYU Tisch School of the Arts|date=2022-04-14|url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/dramatic-writing/events/snl-alumni-panel|access-date=2024-12-15}} She has written for Weekend Update since 2015, becoming head writer in 2023.{{cite web|last=Vincenty|first=Samantha|title=SNL and Late Night with Seth Meyers Score 2023 Emmy Nominations|website=NBC Insider Official Site|date=2023-07-12|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/snl-and-late-night-with-seth-meyers-score-2023-emmy-nominations|access-date=2024-12-15}}

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.{{cite web|title=Veep, Will & Grace, Last Week Tonight, and SNL Win at 2018 Writers Guild Awards – The Comedy Bureau|website=The Comedy Bureau – Your Go To Place for Comedy in Los Angeles|date=2024-12-15|url=https://thecomedybureau.com/2018-writers-guild-awards-winners/|access-date=2024-12-15}}{{cite web|title=Saturday Night Live Political Satire 2017|website=The Peabody Awards|date=2021-05-18|url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/saturday-night-live-political-satire-2017/|access-date=2024-12-15}}

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rowspan="8" \|Primetime Emmy Awards \|2016 \|Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}} \| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web \|title=Megan Callahan \|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/megan-callahan \|access-date=2024-12-15 \|website=Television Academy \|language=en}}
2017 \|Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}}
2018 \|Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}}
2019 \|Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}}
2021 \|Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}} \| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web \|title=Megan Callahan-Shah \|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/megan-callahan-shah \|access-date=2024-12-15 \|website=Television Academy \|language=en}}
2022 \|Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}}
2023 \|Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}}
2024 \|Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series \|Saturday Night Live \|{{nom}}

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rowspan="8" |Primetime Emmy Awards

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