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name: "Rachel Axler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rachel-axler"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "15 June 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-17T04:20:40.160228+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Rachel Axler

Writer. Born 15 June 1978 in Queens, NY.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 15 June 1978, Queens, NY
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Works often with:** Tristram Shapeero, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Craig Zisk, David Hyman, Donick Cary, Morgan Sackett

## Biography

Rachel Axler is an American television writer and playwright. She was born in Queens, New York, on 15 June 1978. She graduated from Hunter College High School in 1995 and Williams College in 1999, and received an MFA from the University of California, San Diego.

Her television writing credits include episodes of *The Daily Show* (2005–2008), *Parks and Recreation* (2009), *Bored to Death* (2011), *Veep* (2012–2019), and *Somebody Somewhere* (2022–2023). As a playwright, her works include the plays *Smudge* and *Archaeology*.

Axler has won four Primetime Emmy Awards: two for her writing on *The Daily Show* (2006 and 2009) and two for Outstanding Comedy Series as supervising producer on *Veep* (2016 and 2017).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, televisionacademy.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Somebody Somewhere* (2022), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/somebody-somewhere.md)
- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Bored to Death* (2009), Fi1m 50, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/bored-to-death.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Writer

## Also known for

- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Writer
- *New Girl* (2011), Writer
- *Dickinson* (2019), Writer
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), Writer
- *The Franchise* (2024), Writer

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