Stand-up Rory Scovel, who you may know from his series of amazing Conan appearances (see below), has been added to the cast of a new TBS pilot from Spin City/Scrubs/Cougar Town creator Bill Lawrence, Deadline reports. Co-created by Lawrence and Greg Malins, the show is called Ground Floor, and it follows an Ivy League grad (Skylar Astin) who falls for his office's high school-educated maintenance supervisor (Briga Heelan). John C. McGinley, James Earl, and Rene Gube also star. Scovel will play a character named Harvard, who got his nickname because he was the only one on his co-workers to go past high school and attend community college. [...]
This week, Nikki and Sara toss around contest-caliber costume ideas for Halloween before losing their minds welcoming back to the show comedian Rory Scovel (Conan, Twitter). Rory and the ladies bond over a shared love of yelling at strangers in public, especially in Des Moines, home of the Most Difficult Audience on Earth. Before long, the discussion focuses on eliminating the BS from relationships and marriage myths, an issue groom-to-be Scovel feels particularly strong about. The episode ends goofily enough as Rory fails a pop star audition and Sara and Nikki ban a shameful celebrity from their TV show before it's even begun. Hear, hear!
Two weeks ago, we showed you the cover of Variety's "10 Comics To Watch" issue. The issue hits newsstands this week, so finally we can get an insight onto why Jillian Bell, Kurt Braunohler, Rob Delaney, Lil Rel Howery, Jake & Amir, Moshe Kasher, Joe Mande, Rory Scovel, and Jessica Williams are so damn watchable. Read about all of these now watched comedians here.
Goodbye Comedy Central Presents – hello The Half Hour. Ostensibly, they're the same thing but The Half Hour sounds cooler. The list of specials includes a diverse assortment of dudes and Garfunkel & Oates. Besides G&O, there is: Joe Mande, Neal Brennan (famous for co-creating The Chappelle Show), Na'im Lynn, David O'Doherty, Michael Palascak, Jesse Popp, Theo Von ("famous" for being on Road Rules), Rory Scovel, Maronzio Vance, Nick Vatterott, and Brendon Walsh. The series premieres this Friday, May 11th, at 11:00pm with Rory Scovel, followed by Michael Palascak at [...]
Respect: typically we can't get none of it. However, in The Village Voice article, "Have You Heard the One About the Art Scene Embracing Comedians?," author Martha Schwendener argues that the comedy scene is currently getting a shout-out from the world of art. For example, this Saturday MOMA P.S.1 is hosting a showcase of comedians like Jon Glaser, Jenny Slate, Reggie Watts, Rory Scovel and Maeve Higgins, with the intent to highlight comedians as the artists they are. Comedy and art, the article argues, both share the uncertainty and structurelessness that creates an environment where "the crackpot can thrive," while comedy does not have the safeguards of museums [...]
You’re forgiven if you don’t know who stand-up comic Rory Scovel is, because it’s pretty hard to keep track. Sometimes he’s a German dude, sometimes he’s a down-on-his-luck former high school coach with three DUIs, sometimes he’s a confused Southern guy. You just never know.
Take note, however, because you’ll probably be seeing a lot more of him. Named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch 2012, the South Carolina native has been busy this year, appearing in a Nissan commercial, performing on Conan and other television programs, and headlining at some of the most prestigious comedy festivals, including last month’s Montreal Just for Laughs Festival.
Sarah Colonna tweeted this picture that reveals this year's Variety "10 Comics to Watch", probably because she was super excited to be featured. Also probably excited are: Jillian Bell, Kurt Braunohler, Rob Delaney, Lil Rel Howery, Jake & Amir, Moshe Kasher, Joe Mande, Rory Scovel, and Jessica Williams. Considering its track record, this is a big break for these young comedians. Last year's list included Rebel Wilson, Amy Schumer, Harris Wittels, Chris D'Elia, and Pete Holmes and they're doing all right. The issue doesn't officially get released until 7/25, so we won't know why each was picked until then. But it's probably because they're all funny and cool and [...]
Standup fans know Rory Scovel has been one of the funniest comedians going these past few years, and now, ABC is hiring him to star in a new show. Deadline reports that ABC is developing a multi-camera comedy called Big Children that stars Scovel as a 30-year-old only child who returns home to parent his parents after they've retired and begun acting like children. The show is being written by Scott Marder, a longtime writer/producer for FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Scovel and Marder seem like a natural pair, and they should make for one great, weird Disney-owned multicamera family sitcom. For those unfamiliar with Rory Scovel, [...]
Esquire brought Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Hardwick, Amy Schumer, Andy Kindler, and Seth Herzog in to name their favorite new comedians. The level of newness varied but it's hard to argue with the choices, which included: Chelsea Peretti, Kyle Kinane, Moshe Kasher, Ron Funches, Tig Notaro, James Adomian, Rory Scovel, and John Mulaney.
Stand-ups on Conan don't have to use microphones. It's disarming at first. Without a microphone, stand-up doesn't feel like a performance as much as a guy talking while everyone looks at him. So, instead of a mic, Rory brought a beer with him. It probably helped him build the courage necessary to take on the powerful people at Lunchables. #OccupyLunchables, amirite? So crack open a Breakfastable or Brunchable and watch Rory miclessly kill it.
Last night on Conan, they claimed to have doublebooked standups Jon Dore and Rory Scovel. Rather than one of them rescheduling, they decided to share the stage. What resulted was something truly amazing, with them performing simultaneously on the same stage. I don't know if this was a planned bit or something they came up with after an actual doublebooking, but I love it so much either way.
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