Rachel Axler is an American screenwriter and playwright.

In television, her credits include Childrens Hospital, How I Met Your Mother, The Goodwin Games, New Girl, Bored to Death, Parks and Recreation, Veep, and The Daily Show.

She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego,[2] As a playwright her works include the plays Smudge[3] and Archaeology.

In 2006 and 2009, Axler won two Emmys for her work on The Daily Show as a part of the writing team.

[5] In 2016 and 2017, she won two Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work as Supervising Producer on Veep.