Sara Weinshenk
Who Sara Weinshenk is
Sara Weinshenk is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster who started doing stand-up in 2010. A regular on the live podcast Kill Tony, she was the featured guest on episodes in 2018 and 2021, and she is a paid regular at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, in its class of 2023, and at the Comedy Mothership in Austin. She hosts the podcast Shenk, has her own Comedy Central digital series, Shenks for Smoking, and has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience and Comedy Central's Lights Out with David Spade.
At a glance
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Came up through
- Kill Tony
- Podcasts
- Kill Tony, Shenk and The Joe Rogan Experience
- On screen
- Shenks for Smoking and Lights Out with David Spade
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Shenks for Smoking her digital series, Comedy Central
- Lights Out with David Spade Comedy Central
Podcasts
- Kill Tony regular; featured guest on episodes 263, 497 and 531; podcast
- Shenk host, podcast
- The Joe Rogan Experience guest, podcast
Where they got their start
- Kill Tony a regular
Came up the same way
Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Kill Tony:
Comedians like Sara Weinshenk
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Ahren Belisle also came through Kill Tony
- Ari Matti also came through Kill Tony
- Casey Rocket also came through Kill Tony
- David Jolly also came through Kill Tony
- David Lucas also came through Kill Tony
- Dedrick Flynn also came through Kill Tony
- Fiona Cauley also came through Kill Tony
- Hans Kim also came through Kill Tony
Questions about Sara Weinshenk
Where is Sara Weinshenk performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What podcast do they host?
Kill Tony, Shenk and The Joe Rogan Experience.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Shenks for Smoking and Lights Out with David Spade.
Where did they get their start?
Kill Tony (a regular).
Where are they based?
Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Ahren Belisle (also came through Kill Tony), Ari Matti (also came through Kill Tony), Casey Rocket (also came through Kill Tony), David Jolly (also came through Kill Tony) and David Lucas (also came through Kill Tony).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- The Comedy Store — Sara Weinshenk ↗ Paid Regular, class of 2023; show on 3 October 2026, 10:30 PM (Headliners of the OR Late Night, Original Room); her podcast Shenk; Comedy Central digital…
- YouTube — KILL TONY #263 - Sara Weinshenk, Ali Macofsky ↗ On Kill Tony's own channel, 20 July 2018
- YouTube — KILL TONY #497 - SARA WEINSHENK + JAMAR NEIGHBORS ↗ On Kill Tony's own channel, 22 March 2021
- YouTube — KILL TONY #531 - KIM CONGDON + SARA WEINSHENK ↗ On Kill Tony's own channel, 15 November 2021
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026