Background
Rory grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, where he played basketball, tennis, and soccer.
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Rory Scovel
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Rory attended Saint Mary"s Catholic School from kindergarten through 8th grade then Christ Church Episcopal School and Greenville High School for high school. Rory graduated in 2003 with a Communications Degree from University of South Carolina Upstate.
Career
He currently lives in Los Los Angeles He described himself as hyperactive and the class clown. 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 District of Columbia, 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.
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 Delegate Close Improv Marathon, the Bumbershoot Festival, and the Chicago Improv Festival. In 2013, Scovel performed at a show at Third Manitoba Records, Jack White"s record label.
The show was recorded to tape and transferred to vinyl. There is no digital version of this recording.
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Scovel also released his first stand-up album with Stand Up!.
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