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.[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]
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.[4][5]
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2016 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | [6] |
| 2017 | Nominated | ||||
| 2018 | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | Nominated | ||||
| 2024 | Nominated | ||||
| 2025 | Nominated | ||||
| 2025 | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special | Won |
