Rory Scovel

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

Dean (2016)

A freelance illustrator in New York suffers a quarter-life crisis and leaves his home for the west coast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Demetri Martin
CAST:  Demetri Martin  •  Gillian Jacobs  •  Christine Woods  •  Mary Steenburgen

A freelance illustrator in New York suffers a quarter-life crisis and leaves his home for the west coast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Demetri Martin
CAST:  Demetri Martin  •  Gillian Jacobs  •  Christine Woods  •  Mary Steenburgen

Rory Scovel: The Charleston Special (2015)

Mixing his spontaneous creativity and absurd view of the world, stand-up comic Rory Scovel performs his first special in Charleston, South Carolina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Moran
CAST:  Rory Scovel

Mixing his spontaneous creativity and absurd view of the world, stand-up comic Rory Scovel performs his first special in Charleston, South Carolina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Moran
CAST:  Rory Scovel

Second Thoughts (2015)

In Second Thoughts a cult leader gets cold feet when it comes time to fulfill his own prophesy and transcend to the afterlife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Shane
CAST:  Rory Scovel  •  Abby Miller  •  Colin Trahan  •  Jordan Scovel

In Second Thoughts a cult leader gets cold feet when it comes time to fulfill his own prophesy and transcend to the afterlife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Shane
CAST:  Rory Scovel  •  Abby Miller  •  Colin Trahan  •  Jordan Scovel

The No Look Dunk (2014)

This short film finally reveals what takes some men so long in the bathroom. It's better than it sounds, I swear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Samiljan
CAST:  Rory Scovel  •  Jordan Scovel

This short film finally reveals what takes some men so long in the bathroom. It's better than it sounds, I swear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Samiljan
CAST:  Rory Scovel  •  Jordan Scovel

I Feel Pretty (2018)

Action-packed

A head injury causes a woman to develop an extraordinary amount of confidence and believe she's drop dead gorgeous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abby Kohn  •  Marc Silverstein
CAST:  Amy Schumer  •  Michelle Williams  •  Emily Ratajkowski  •  Rory Scovel

A head injury causes a woman to develop an extraordinary amount of confidence and believe she's drop dead gorgeous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abby Kohn  •  Marc Silverstein
CAST:  Amy Schumer  •  Michelle Williams  •  Emily Ratajkowski  •  Rory Scovel

The House (2017)

When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for tuition they can’t begin to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew J. Cohen
CAST:  Amy Poehler  •  Will Ferrell  •  Allison Tolman  •  Rob Huebel

When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for tuition they can’t begin to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew J. Cohen
CAST:  Amy Poehler  •  Will Ferrell  •  Allison Tolman  •  Rob Huebel

Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time (2017)

Comedian Rory Scovel storms the stage in Atlanta, where he shares unfocused thoughts about things that mystify him, relationships and the "Thong Song."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Moran
CAST:  Rory Scovel  •  Jack White

Comedian Rory Scovel storms the stage in Atlanta, where he shares unfocused thoughts about things that mystify him, relationships and the "Thong Song."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Moran
CAST:  Rory Scovel  •  Jack White

Gutbuster (2017)

Part food doc, part comedy special, Gutbuster follows unhealthy stand-up comedian Dave Stone on a cross-country tour after a sobering health diagnosis pushes him toward a major lifestyle change. He talks to farmers, doctors and academics by day, compiling his own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joshua Ligairi
CAST:  Dave Stone  •  Pete Holmes  •  Kyle Kinane  •  Nick Thune

Part food doc, part comedy special, Gutbuster follows unhealthy stand-up comedian Dave Stone on a cross-country tour after a sobering health diagnosis pushes him toward a major lifestyle change. He talks to farmers, doctors and academics by day, compiling his own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joshua Ligairi
CAST:  Dave Stone  •  Pete Holmes  •  Kyle Kinane  •  Nick Thune

Reggie Watts: Spatial (2016)

The comic innovator delivers a surreal set blending experimental songs, jokes about grits, guns and drugs, and other improvised comedy adventures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Dickinson
CAST:  Reggie Watts  •  Rory Scovel  •  Kate Berlant  •  Chloe Arnold

The comic innovator delivers a surreal set blending experimental songs, jokes about grits, guns and drugs, and other improvised comedy adventures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Dickinson
CAST:  Reggie Watts  •  Rory Scovel  •  Kate Berlant  •  Chloe Arnold

The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular (2012)

To celebrate New Year's Eve, Eric does his talk show live in front of a studio audience.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kitao Sakurai  •  Andrew Barchilon
CAST:  Eric André  •  Hannibal Buress  •  Sebastian Bach  •  John Kricfalusi

To celebrate New Year's Eve, Eric does his talk show live in front of a studio audience.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kitao Sakurai  •  Andrew Barchilon
CAST:  Eric André  •  Hannibal Buress  •  Sebastian Bach  •  John Kricfalusi

Rory Scovel: Live Without Fear (2019)

A docu-comedy special that follows stand-up comedian Rory Scovel as he performs six nights in a row with one difficult, self imposed rule: not using any pre-written material. It all happens in Atlanta at Relapse Theatre, a venue operated by Bob Wood who tells his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Moran
CAST:  Rory Scovel  •  Bob Wood  •  Mark Normand

A docu-comedy special that follows stand-up comedian Rory Scovel as he performs six nights in a row with one difficult, self imposed rule: not using any pre-written material. It all happens in Atlanta at Relapse Theatre, a venue operated by Bob Wood who tells his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Moran
CAST:  Rory Scovel  •  Bob Wood  •  Mark Normand

Babylon (2022)

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien Chazelle
CAST:  Brad Pitt  •  Margot Robbie  •  Katherine Waterston  •  Jovan Adepo

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien Chazelle
CAST:  Brad Pitt  •  Margot Robbie  •  Katherine Waterston  •  Jovan Adepo

Distancing Socially (2021)

Composed of a series of short vignettes that share a telecommunications application as a common thread, Distancing Socially focuses on loosely connected human interactions taking place virtually across a world in lock down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Blake
CAST:  Sarah Levy  •  Alan Tudyk  •  Connor Paolo  •  Rory Scovel

Composed of a series of short vignettes that share a telecommunications application as a common thread, Distancing Socially focuses on loosely connected human interactions taking place virtually across a world in lock down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Blake
CAST:  Sarah Levy  •  Alan Tudyk  •  Connor Paolo  •  Rory Scovel