About Ashna
What is Monologue Productions?
Ashna Yakoob is a writer, producer, director, and comedian based in Los Angeles and New York City. She founded Monologue Productions, a production company built around community-oriented storytelling. Her past production work includes Netflix's Running Point, Apple TV's 12 12 12, and The Daily Show. She's also worked for Vogue, The New Yorker, and Bon Appétit.
She also writes, with bylines in The Woodlands Magazine, Cul-de-sac of Blood, and Under the Button, plus a personal essay newsletter, Cold Plunge, on Substack (sorry). As a comedian, she has performed improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy all around New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Instagram Reels. Currently, she is writing and producing a marketing web series, among other projects on her slate.
Her backstory?
Ashna was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Arizona, with short stints in various places at various times. She studied English at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was basically clocking in full-time hours at her college sketch comedy troupe, Bloomers.
What Monologue does
Monologue takes a community approach to bringing stories to life.
Storytelling
I help bring your words to life. I bring my experience as a comedian and writer to craft compelling content for anyone looking to level up their story.
Creative Agency
Writing, concepting, creative direction, and social strategy. How can we make your work feel impactful and empowering?
Live Event Production
Full-service production for live shows, sets, and music videos. My goal is for people to walk away feeling more excited about the world.
Producing
Decisions, Decisions
Director, Host, and Producer
2026
Take You
Pig Milk
2025
Take What You Need
Rego There She Go
2026
✦ past & present clients ✦
On the slate
Coming soon.
CTRL Z Agency
A web series: "Where everything is a brand opportunity."
At a scrappy Gen-Z marketing agency run by two best friends, everything is a brand opportunity. But in order to win the validation of the upper echelons of digital marketing (aka win a Webby), they must keep their agency afloat with genius pitches: think Benson Boone's weedless weed brownies or coming up with the next ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
Fear Factor
A live experiential comedy show.
Disc-Satisfied
A short film.
Let's talk