Rory Scovel

Rory Scovel is an American comedian and writer from Greenville, South Carolina. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Rory grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, where he played basketball, tennis, and soccer. He described himself as hyperactive and the class clown.

Rory graduated in 2003 with a Communications Degree from University of South Carolina Upstate. While there, he played soccer for all four years. A year later, he began his standup career. Scovel first performed at open mic nights in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Soon after, Scovel moved to and started his career in Washington D.C., where he performed for three years. He then moved to New York City where he performed for three years until he moved to Los Angeles where he now lives.

In 2006, Scovel participated in the Seattle International Comedy Competition where he made it to the finals.

In 2011, Scovel performed on Conan with comedian Jon Dore under the premise that the show accidentally booked two comedians. Scovel also released his first stand-up album with Stand Up! Records called Dilation. Scovel and the record were named by The Huffington Post as one of fourteen in their, "Guide To New Comedy Albums of 2011".

In 2012, Scovel was named in the 10 Comics to Watch by Variety Magazine. Scovel has opened for comedians such as Louis C.K., Nick Swardson, and Daniel Tosh. He has also performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, the FYF Fest with many other famous Los Angeles comedians,the Vancouver Comedy Festival, the Del Close Improv Marathon, the Bumbershoot Festival, and the Chicago Improv Festival.

In 2013, Scovel performed at a show at Third Man Records, Jack White's record label. The show was recorded to tape and transferred to vinyl. There is no digital version of this recording.

Scovel has appeared on several popular podcasts, including Comedy Bang Bang with Scott Aukerman, Doug Loves Movies with Doug Benson, Sklarbro Country with The Sklar Brothers, The Nerdist Podcast with Chris Hardwick, You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes, Maximum Fun's Stop Podcasting Yourself, and The Todd Glass Show.