- Rebecca Shaw is an American comedy writer and director based in New York City. Alongside her writing partner, Ben Kronengold, she is currently writing for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the duo's debut collection of short stories and personal essays for HarperCollins, and that funny thing your parents need you to explain to them. A 2018 Yale graduate, Rebecca is best known for credits including directing, producing, writing, and acting in the 2019 short Wax Paul Now, which featured Paul Giamatti; a guest appearance on Shooting the Shit (2019); and directing There's Something About My Sister (2018).
- IMDb mini biography by: Rebecca Shaw
- SpouseBen Kronengold(August 23, 2025 - present)
- Parents
- Rebecca was a member of the sketch comedy group Red Hot Poker in college.
- Rebecca's debut short film Wax Paul Now debuted at AFI Fest 2019.
- On the Tonight Show, she wrote such sketches as 2020 The Musical, FallonVision, Trump After Dark, Slow Jam the News, and the Daisy Ridley Star Wars Rap Recap.
- Her first appearance on the Tonight Show was as "That Friend from your Instagram Feed" in 2020.
- Her first book of short stories called Naked in the Rideshare was published by HarperCollins in 2023 and was called "a brilliant collection" by Mindy Kaling.
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