Shukri R. Abdi
Biography
Shukri R. Abdi, is a writer, actor, and TV producer from Potomac, Maryland. She is currently a writer on ERIN & AARON, a new Nickelodeon/Netflix musical, as well as STRANDED, a comedy for Broadway Video/Audible. Shukri's other writing credits include KEVIN CAN F**K HIMSELF (AMC), BLACK CARD REVOKED (BET), and DANGER FORCE (Nickelodeon). As an actor, Shukri has been featured in UNITED WE FALL (ABC) and ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING (TruTV), the animated series ALPHA BETAS (YouTube), and several narrative podcasts including FISHPRIEST (AUDIBLE) and SOUNDS SCARY (AUDIBLE). Shukri is a sketch comedy actor/writer at the UCB Theatre on Maude Night's MONEY PLEASE, and in 2019 was named a New Face of Comedy by the JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL. A lover of game and competition shows, she has produced on programs such as BIG BROTHER (CBS), MINUTE TO WIN IT (NBC), and THE APPRENTICE (sorry). Before landing in LA, Shukri attended Wellesley College, and also lived in Mexico where she spent 3 years studying, teaching, and modeling. Good for her.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Ron Don Johnson
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Mime
In this newsroom, breaking means losing. Our reporters don't know what's about to be on the teleprompter, and every laugh is a point against them.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest
Host Lily Du gathers together four guests to tell secrets, guess who they belong to, and enjoy a few drinks.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Reporter
Slacker comedy writer-turned-hapless drug dealer Katie Marovitch makes coke a joke in this darkly funny origin story inspired by Breaking Bad.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Maya
The trials and tribulations of Jo and Bill, parents of two young kids, as they try to make it day to day as a functioning family. Bill’s very judgmental live-in mother and Jo’s large, Latinx Catholic family will never hesitate to let our couple know they’re seemingly screwing up, but Bill and Jo will always have each other’s backs, united against everyone – other parents, teachers, doctors, specialists, coaches, co-workers and, especially, their kids.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Trish
A mockumentary following six down on their luck musicians who are hoping to find success in the music business.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Boss
An awkward encounter at work carries two unassuming co-workers into a dreamy holiday weekend. A weekend that inevitably falls to pieces when Andy introduces Katherine to some friends. A surreal portrait of love and how pathetic it renders us.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Frankie
Leah is a 30-something woman who doesn't want kids. Though she's happily married to Kevin, she's fulfilled by her work and her art and has no interest in babies. But as she gets older, her friend circle is changing. As more of her friends become parents, Leah has less in common with them than she used to. At a baby shower, she discovers her best friend Deena is pregnant, and Leah is crushed. She decides to make new friends - only to discover she's stumbled into a cringeworth misunderstanding.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Skyler
In a near future when women rule the world, a politician visits a "Grooming School" to snag a trophy husband, but her boring date takes a turn when her Stepford-y match stops pretending to be something he's not.