NOWHERE

Andy Haynes and I have posted our new web series on youtube. Up right now is the trailer and episode one. These will probably be monthly episodes. Please send a request to rory.scovel@gmail.com if you want to be on the mass email about updates on this web series. It will only be a once a month email letting you know that a new episode is posted. Please check it out and let us know what you think. NOWHERE

For those yet to audition.

I just walked out of my 8:30 am audition for Season 6 of Last Comic Standing. It was the most awkward experience. Going into the audition I had reservations. I wasn't sure I wanted to be on a reality contest show that greatly misrepresents what its really like to be a comic and struggle to become a full time working comic. I've thought about this a million times leading up to today. Do I want to be on a show like this? I know that I don't decide if I get to be on the show or not but still I didn't know if I would be happy if I were selected. People say that being on a show like that can be great exposure and help get you booked at clubs around the country as a feature and sometimes even a headliner. This point in the game seems to be the weirdest spot. You don't make enough money working comedy throughout the year but yet still can't hold a permanent 9-5 because when you do get a call from a club you have to go. You have no health insurance or extra cash in your pocket ever. You just have to hope that the shows and auditions you go out for are the right moves to help your career. So what do you do when you get the chance to audition for a show you aren't that excited about. Do comics lose respect for you because you are trying to win a contest to gain exposure? I have no clue. The main problem for me is that all the elements that make up this show aren't reflective of what you actually need to do or learn as a performer. I walked up to Gotham Comedy Club at 8 am. I had a booked audition for 8:30am. As I approached the club I noticed that there was a line of comics that was a block and a half long. People had been waiting for hours, spending the night on the sidewalk, just to get inside and showcase their comedy for 2 minutes. Who do they showcase for? The first audition round is in front of 2 producers of the show. I don't know these people. I don't know their names or their backgrounds. One was a an older woman and the other was an older man. I walked on stage around 8:40. I walked up to the microphone, stated my name and began my first joke. About 10 seconds or so into my first joke I realized that these two people had yet to look up and acknowledge my presence. They were discussing something and looking down at some papers. Perhaps it was my polaroid headshot that they took in the lobby or the meaningless personal info I had to fill out. Very warm and inviting posture. The one gentleman has a look on his face like you are about to take his only daughter on her first ever date and he has a time machine and already knows that later you end up touching her boobs and videotaping it for myspace pornography. This is how he stares at you before he even knows how funny you may or may not be. COMEDY. The fact that he is a judge is a joke within itself. Now keep in mind as I write this. I'm not angry that I wasn't selected for this show. I had reservations going in and honestly was on a fence about the whole thing. I just don't like the process. You go into a room with 4000 cameras and 2 people with angry faces. Thats worse that performing at an empty open mic in the middle of nowhere. I did 4 jokes and I knew as I did each one of them that I wasn't actually performing them or giving any life to them at all. I sounded like I was reading off someone elses jokes from a sheet of paper that I'd never seen before. So not being selected for this show is fine by me. I didn't give them much to cheer for. After a minute and fifteen I think, I stopped performing. The woman said that I had well written material but guessed that I wasn't performing it the way I normally do. She pointed out that it was 8:30am and a bit weird and I said it was weird and there is noone in here. However what I wish I would have said was "sir, perhaps you could sit up and force a fucking look of delight as we get up here and perform our material for you. There is a block and a half of people outside (which I already felt like a dick for getting to go straight into the club) waiting to come in here and perform, the least you could do is actually show some gratitude for their time and their effort. Without any of us, you don't have a show at all." I didn't say that on stage nor in my postperformance interview. I wish I would have said that though. Oh well. For anyone that is auditioning today or later this month, do not let those two people ruin your own vibe and energy. They aren't comics and in my opinion they aren't an audience either. Stare right through them and do what you do.

new trailer for new webseries

check it. HERE

Congratulations

are in order for one Mr. Mark Ramirez. Last night he was able to clear the song "orange crush" by R.E.M. on Rockband. Big deal you say. Well he did it playing the drums and guitar simultaneously on easy. He is a superhuman and you should all look to him when you realize the end is near. He will have the answer. He does hold the key.

Beauty Bar

This is a great show on Sunday nights in Manhattan. Check it out if you are ever in the area. Vince Averill and Jesse Popp do a great job of booking very funny up and coming comedians. The show is free and starts at 9pm.

here is stuff

Thank you to everyone that came out to the Christmas shows in Greenville a few weeks ago. We raised over 1200 dollars for Clement's Kindness. Jay and I appreciate the support we get from our hometown and we hope to keep bringing you guys great comedy throughout the year. I'm going to be heading out west for a 2 weeks run. If you are in the following areas please come out and check out a show. Pasco 1/24-1/26, Spokane 1/27, Sun Peaks 1/30, Nelson 1/31, Klamath Falls, OR 2/1 or Santa Cruz 2/3. I know you will need to know locations but just email me if you actually read this and are in those areas and I'll give you more info. Or go to my myspace.com/roryscovel calendar and check out details there. Hope you're all well and having a great 08.

New Charity for Christmas Show

After a dispute with the Susan G. Komen people over the R-Rating for our Christmas Show this year, we thought it best to find a new charity. Thanks to Bern Dupree (a friend of mine from Greenville) we will be donating 50 percent of our ticket sales to "Clement's Kindness". Here is a bit about the charity... "Clement's Kindness Fund for the Children was established at the Community Foundation of Greenville to help address the medical, psychological, social, emotional, and financial needs of Upstate families impacted by pediatric cancer and other serious blood disorders. The fund provides assistance to families facing the tremendous challenges surrounding a child's diagnosis, treatment, and recovery." Please go HERE to find out more details about Clement's Kindness. Tickets are still on sale at the Warehouse Theater for our 7pm and 9:30pm shows on Thursday December 20th.

Watch this now

Amazing guitar legend Woody Quinn (also from the amazing city of Greenville, SC (sister city to Bergamo, Italy)) just sent this to me. It should be watched by all. Let your heart soak it in and then slowly put a warm blanket over it.

Christmas Show 2007

Jay Hastings and myself will perform in Greenville, SC on 12/20. This year our event will be a bit different. There will be 2 shows this year instead of one and our venue will be The Warehouse Theater in the West End. Also this year we will be donating half of each ticket to the Susan G. Komen "Race for the Cure" Foundation. Shows will be at 7pm and 9:30pm. Each will be about an hour and a half. Tickets are currently on sale for $20.00 with $10.00 of each ticket going towards the charity. There will only be 184 seats available for each show so if you intend to come out and support the charity and live comedy please reserve your tickets asap. Last year we had 400 people come out to support the show so don't wait to reserve. The easiest way to reserve tickets is to call the box office at (864) 235-6948. The theater will also be serving drinks before and during each show. Prices are very low with beer at only $2 and wine at only $4. Doors will open at 6:00pm for the 7:00pm show and the lobby bar will be open to all 9:30pm ticket holders at 8:30pm.

Canadian Money

So right now the Canadian dollar is worth more than the US dollar. This turn happened just as I was entering into Canada for my tour. The Canadian dollar has not been worth more than the US dollar for a really really really long time. I remember last year when I deposited all my checks from the tour the conversion sucked. Depositing 1000.00 dollars canadian became 940 US or something like that. Bank of America was sure to examine the checks and tell me the checks were in Canadian dollar amount. They did not let this slip. However now that the US dollar is down Bank of America has told me that my checks are in US dollar amount and not Canadian. This despite the fact that the checks do not say USD and are clearly from a Canadian company. I just went to convert 460 dollars Canadian cash which comes to 477 US cash. The Bank of America teller told me the conversion was only 458 dollars. I don't usually write blogs on stuff like this and I am fully aware that people could probably care less what the exchange rate is right now as it doesn't effect them in any way. Im just shocked that this can actually happen. A bank can decide what the exchange rate will be? After depositing all my checks that I have saved over a month and a half its the difference of me getting 200 dollars taken from me by my Bank that dollars honor currency from around the globe and its exact value.

Just fishing

Myself and Jay are trying to book a show in Charleston and/or Charlotte for this upcoming Christmas. We've performed in Greenville the past 2 holiday seasons and we are going to be doing a 3rd show as well this year. We thought we'd try to get one or two extra shows in either Charleston and/or Charlotte leading up to the Christmas show in Greenville. Our only problem is getting a venue. At this point we are testing the local interest. Anything that lends itself to becoming a good performance venue is fine by us. Bars with karaoke setups, lights are actually plenty to get the show underway. We know we have a good amount of friends in Charleston who would probably support a big show. We just can't seem to nail down a venue thats interested in having us do standup for 1.5 hours. If anyone has any suggestions please contact us. We have a few weeks here to get something together but we want to jump on something quality right away.

a few shows in DC

On Wednesday December 5th I'll be doing a 30 minute set at Dr. Dremos in Clarendon. Also on this show are my best buds Jay Hastings, Jon Mumma and Kojo Mante. Please come out and support this weekly open mic. Especially on this night. On Friday and Saturday December 7 and 8, I will be headlining the Hyatt in Bethesda. Please come out and check out the shows if you're around. I'm not sure who else is on the Hyatt shows.

hola

A few things... The third installment of the apartment is up now. Head to this link to see it...(insert link here) I'm going to be performing for 3 more weekends in Canada. I'm excited about the upcoming weeks of work and cutting more episodes of "The Apartment" (six total). I'm also really excited about getting back to Hoboken. Just announced. Jay Hastings and myself will be performing this Christmas in Greenville, SC. We've done a Christmas show in Greenville for the past 2 years and this will be our third one. We're both really curious to see if people in Greenville find this event to be something they want annually. We're willing to keep doing it if people are interested in it. This years show will be at The Warehouse Theater on Thursday December 20th at 9pm. I don't know if tickets are on sale but there will probably be about 200 to 250 seats for this show. Doors open at 7:30 and the drink prices at the theater are very low. Definitely come out early for that. In fact come out as early as this announcement is coming out for the show. Here is a picture of the drive back from Cranbrook to Calgary...

Webisodes

My Canadian comedy buddy Casey Corbin and I have decided to put a webisode together while we are in Calgary. Its called "The Apartment". Episode one is already on youtube here. Please check it out and let us know what you think. The entire season will be 5 episodes and we are working on all five over the course of this week. Episode 2 should come out this Wednesday. Thanks for checking it out.

Upcoming Somethings

Hello all. Jay and I are currently attempting to set up a show or two in SC for this upcoming Christmas holiday. Unfortunately this year we won't be performing at the Handlebar but we are seeing if we can get something to happen at the Warehouse Theater again. There is a chance we will be doing a show in Charleston about a week or week and a half before Christmas. Speaking of the Handlebar...If you are around Greenville on 11/16, check out Todd Barry. He is an amazing comic and definitely deserves the attention of many. Go check it out, I promise you won't be disappointed.

Another blogpost?

Thats right. Lucky you. Another blogpost. Here we go. So today I woke up around noon and joined Andy Haynes for a lovely morning ride across Seattle, over to Capitol Hill. There we went for a coffee and exchanged ho hummeries. Then I was informed he was going to get lunch with his girlfriend and I couldn't play the 3rd wheel. The shit really did hit the fan. I threw my cup of coffee right into his face cause I thought it would be funny. Turns out the coffee was way hotter than I predicted. He starts screaming for dear life yelling out "it burns, oh fuck this burns." Meanwhile the rest of the coffee shop sees whats going on and they love it. They think we're some sort of 2 man street act that just got to town and wanted to test out our new material. They are having a rip roarin good time and I decide to start passing out DVDs of my standup. Andy is in deep tears on the couch, trying to regain sight when bam Shock G walks into the coffee shop. He was carrying a keytar and a bad attitude and boy did it really get the room jumping. Andy was doing is best to dial an ambulance on his laptop cell phone but he still couldn't see straight and wasn't getting very far. I thought to myself, "well, we do have the time while Andy recovers...Shock G, do you wanna play a jam with me real fast?" Of course he says yes cause I'm standing there with a smile the size of smiles in Texas and just looking scrumptious. We start off with a slow jam and the crowd starts coming to their senses. We clearly aren't a 2 man road show. We're clearly a 3 man circus. Thats right. They all start crowding around me and Shock and just start snapping pics with camera phones and cameras and just phones without cameras. It was unreal. After our 5th encore, the people refused to leave without letting us take their money. We did, lots of it. Andy's share is probably going towards some sort of facial reconstructive surgery. I'm probably gonna put mine down on a laptop. Shock told me he was going to buy a robe for me. I told him thats foolish, thats his money, he should take the robe. Well one thing leads to another and suddenly we're fighting it out like ninjas in the parking lot. He does not see a decline of offer as a nice gesture. He is pissed that I would deny his kindness. We're both there in tight hipster jeans and no shirts. He has 3 bandanas and I'm wearing a backwards Cleveland hat. Not a particular team just a hat that reminds people that Cleveland exists. We each have a sword and by now a rather large crowd has gathered around us. Just before I take my first swing in his direction...poof...he turns into Humpty Hump and everyone starts dancing. He's pegging me in the face with confetti and everyone is having the laugh of the night. Andy comes running outside with a huge smile on his face and he's removed his fake Andy face and everyone realizes he never was hurt by the coffee, thanks to Latex. I turn to Shock G and we hug just to show that the previous ninja battle was merely our closing sketch. The three of us take hands and bow to the gracious audience. I've never felt like this before in my life. The road really is awesome. Seriously, this is what the road is like.

gone again

tomorrow i leave for another 2.5 month adventure. Its hard to believe that it was just a year ago that I took this exact same trip. Time flies. Not really sure where it goes. I am excited to see old friends from Seattle and Canada. I'm really hoping to learn as much this tour as I did last year as well. For all the people that sent me well wishes, I appreciate it. I will see you all very soon. Just remember one thing..."Don't stop..."

Free show this Monday and VOTE or DIE

If you were unable to make it out on the 13th of this month for the greatest comedy show in history, guess what? You get another chance to be my friend. This Monday 8/27 at Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn we are doing our 2nd installment of "Free Comedy". We are also going to be giving away free smiles to the first 15 audience members. In other news... Dawan Owens, former DC comic now LA comic, is doing a contest through Comedy Central and you can vote for him. Go HERE and cast your vote for DAWAN OWENS immediately. You are allowed to vote once a day. So get in the habit of logging on everyday and clicking DAWAN.

To the West Coast

Hello Jon Mumma and Danny Rouhier and sometimes Ryan Conner. The only 3 people that read my blog. I could have just emailed you guys all the great things that are happening in my life but then realized if I don't go on my blog and say "noone reads this" then noone will leave a comment and say that they do. Without that comment I can't raise my self-esteem to get me through another week of new material that has little to no hope of being the foundation to a successful career. I am heading to Seattle on 8/29 to participate in the Bumbershoot Festival. I am really excited about this. I watched many shows last year with comic legends Andy Haynes and Scott Moran. This year we all 3 are appearing in the festival on the local's stage being headed up by People's Republik of Komedy. I love them. Here is a link to the Bumbershoot site for info and tickets. I will be appearing in a number of shows in Seattle after the festival. On the 20th of September I am off to Vancouver for the comedy festival there. I am really excited about this as many of the comics in the festival are the reasons I got into comedy in the first place. Here is a link to the festival. When the festival ends I am off to do the Yuk Yuks Western tour for the 2nd year in a row. This year will be a bigger challenge as I've been given the opportunity to co-headline many of the shows I'm doing. It will be great to see all the comics I met last year and catch up on how our Summer Fantasy Hockey Teams are doing. New York City so far has been a great place to live. There is a lot going on here but getting stagetime isn't the easiest venture. Granted I haven't put forth the necessary effort to gain any time but when I return from Canada I hope to really push myself to network and attend more shows as a fan of comedy and not just a jealous performer forced to sit in the back.

Blarberspittzles

Transformers, blah blah blah. Whatever, I'm over it. I heard that this movie would change my life. It hasn't. I do want to own a robot now, thats the only difference from who I used to be. Show tonight at Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn. I am the emcee for a show filled with awesome talent. Be sure to come out and check out the awesomeness that will grace the stage. Here is the address: 110 Bedford Ave in Brooklyn. L train to the Bedford stop. The show will start at 8PM. ABSOLUTELY FREE

Diana Pappas

if you get a second please take a look at my links page. The very last link is Diana Pappas. She is an amazing photographer that I met in Hoboken recently. I was smooth enough to talk her into a pro bono shoot and the pics are absolutely incredible. They aren't available for viewing in full but a few are on her link. Also she has tons of other projects on there and they are all amazing. Please take a sec and admire the amazing photography of Diana Pappas. She is going to be a megahuge-superstar one day and you can already begin admiring her work. Hope you enjoy it. Leave her a comment and let her know what you think.

Live at Gotham

Andy LoPresto has added my portion of the Live at Gotham episode to my website. I believe there is a link on the homepage and the video section. Be sure to check it out. Gracias. There are still a few tickets available for the Warehouse show in Greenville SC, one week from today. Please come and check it out if you can. We are going to be recording the show for a DVD that will be available in the early Fall. Please support this awesomeness. If you can't, we are performing the very next night as well at the Fiddler off Augusta Rd in Greenville, SC at 10pm.

ONE WEEK

In one week I'll be performing at the Warehouse Theater in Greenville, SC. Tickets are still available at the box office, please check the number in the previous blog for reservation info. Then we'll be performing again on Saturday night at the Fiddler on Augusta Rd. in Greenville, SC. We are really experimenting with trying 2 shows in 2 nights in Greenville. Please come out and support the show and the Rory Scovel Make a Wish Foundation.

Just announced

The tickets for the 8/3 show at the Warehouse Theater in Greenville, SC are now on sale through the box office. The only way to purchase in advance is to physically go to the box office at 37 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC 29601 or call the box office at 864-235-6948 or even email them at tix@warehousetheatre.com. There are about 100 seats available for this 8/3 8pm show. If this show sells out in advance, they will add a 2nd show for 10:30pm. Im not sure how ticket numbers will actually be but I do recommend purchasing in advance for the simple fact that the show may sell out. Here is the website for the warehouse theater.

Some shows

I have finally posted all the shows I currently have scheduled from now until November. I do believe I have a few one nighters here and there that I need to post and will as soon as they are confirmed. If you happen to be in the area of any of these shows, please come on out and support live comedy. I am really excited to be performing in Greenville, SC again. Jay and I were recently booked to do a show, possibly 2 depending on early ticket sales, at the warehouse theater in Greenville. The show will be on Friday August 3rd at 8pm. The next night we will be returning to the fiddler to do another standup comedy show. The last time we were there we had a really good crowd in attendance. We are hoping to get this again this year. Both of these shows will be very different, just in case you are planning on attending both. Some, few I'm sure, will actually do this. Performing in a really small theater space def. changes the vibe and energy in the room. Performing at a bar is a completely different story. If you are interested in seeing both shows, there will be some overlap of material but overall the presentations will be very different. There, maybe that convinced you. I am going to be heading out west again this fall. This time I am lucky enough to join the Peoples Republic of Komedy in this years Bumbershoot Festival. Last year I went and watched shows at this festival and this year I get to actually be in it. Huge thanks goes out to the awesome guys and gals of PROK.

tasperdoodle

Danny moves to NYC in a week with MegerMegMegersons. I don't know if Meghan spells her name Megan or Meghan. That is half the reason I want them up here, to get to know each other's names better. I am jealous of young Daniel, by young I mean older by one year and 22 days, because he will be living in a great area in Manhattan. My GF and I live in Hoboken, NJ. So I can't really sound cool and say I live in NYC because technically I live in another state. Its been really hard to get laid for that reason, plus I have a girlfriend. Obstacles, right people? hahahaha lol forever. I really hope he reads this and understands I have no intention of helping him move anything into his apartment. I will find something to occupy my time and keep me from dealing with that mess in every way possible. I have decided to put a show or a few shows together with Ryan Conner and Danny Rouhier. We are going to perform somewhere in DC in July or August. I want to record a nice DVD of myself to sell to people. Hopefully anyone reading this blog will be interested in coming out to see the show and supporting this live DVD recording. It is probably going to be bigger than those Elton John songs.

3 blogs in one day!!!!!!!!!!

Lucky you. Someone is obviously really bored temping right now. Check out this video immediately. I demand it. God I hope I'm the last person to see this thinking I'm cool and actually exposing everyone to something new. HERE

This is my 100,000th blog post

no need to scroll through archives to do the counting. been there done that. Daniel has finally contacting me outside of mass email format. Hurahh. Daniel is moving to the NYC area next weekend and from that point on I am going to make his life a living hell. He also redid his website. Check it out here. Lots of website changes going on. I think I will have to change mine around just to show these other 2 assholes that I'm here to play ball. Pretty sure they can't compete with my myspace page though. I just found out that I am not going to be showcasing at the Mid-Atlantic NACA conference. Thats great news. I really didn't want the chance to showcase in front of hundreds of colleges that might possibly book me this fall for a performace that they give me way too much money for, getting me out of financial debt. Why would I want that? I have never been given a showcase spot at the NACA conferences. I think NACA is a really good system that def. does not ruin the integrity of performance art. Anyone want to go listen to a Papa Roach cover band at this years conference? I'm all in.

Day 3

Yesterday afternoon Danny responded to something I wrote in a mass email. I do not count this as personal contact and therefore we find ourselves on day 3. Danny has still not returned my phone calls, emails or text messages. Some of you are wondering to yourselves "who is this danny character, who does he f-ing think he is?" I think think these questions are just. I don't know how to use the word "just" at the end of a sentence, but I think that sounds right. There is a chance Dr. Fantastic will be performing in Washington DC on July 7th. I will let you know if we are. Right now our troupe is a lot like KISS. We wear make-up on stage and reunite once every 3-4 months. A Dr. Fantastic show is rare and should be enjoyed by all boys and girls. If you get the chance to see this troupe, you should go. For a troupe that only reunites at festivals every 3-4 months, I would say we are incredible. But deep down inside I feel as though thats the same as Fantastic. If you would like to join my "fan email list" please visit the homepage of my website. I know the word "fan" seems pretentious but the program we are using to collect these addresses to a mass email distribution list uses the word "fan" to describe the program. I'm sorry I sound like a dick. I just want "fans" not "supporters", FANS. Ryan Conner has redesigned his website. It finally looks respectable. This isn't to say his last website was awful but yes it was. Please visit his site and see what you think.

Day 2

Danny still has not responded to any emails, texts or phonecalls.

few things

first, thanks so much to my buddy Robert Mathison. I met him a few weeks ago when I performed in Indianapolis. He just redesigned the look of my myspace page and I think it looks awesome. I don't really know what i use myspace for. Sometimes I log in just to stalk people I went to high school and college with. Sometimes I get on there just to see who the "in" band is right now. A lot of times I log in just so I can log right back out and watch those horrible videos of "almost whores" dance and IM me. Whatever the reason I am using myspace (mostly to post the few performance dates I have for people that might actually want to catch a show) I am glad it looks awesome. There are no other words to describe Robert's changes. They are awesome. I just want a better myspace page than comedian Danny Rouhier. By the way Danny doesn't respond to voicemails or emails or texts or anything since he got back from Canada. I remember when I went to Canada and came back as the same nice guy as when I left. Yes, I am a nice guy. Danny is a horrible person as of his return. Danny also hated the ending of the Sopranos. Many people hated the ending of the Sopranos. Ryan's buddy Al has a great theory on why people were upset with the ending of the series. I never really watched the sopranos. One of the only things I have watched of it, is the final scene of the whole series. I thought it was really great but to be honest I really could care less. Obviously because I never really watched the series but mostly because I am way too myspace popular to get involved in such things. I will say though the final episode of Family Ties was bullshit. So many unanswered questions. Danny, answer your F-ing phone and emails. Don't go changing just because you've seen mountains now. (blackout)

Live at Gotham

On Comcast "on demand". I'm like a tv slave right now. You demand the show, there we are.

today on comedycentral.com mainpage

I saw TOOL on friday night in Baltimore. It was incredible. By far one of the best concerts I have seen. They were great to see after a 5-6 year wait. If you are able to catch their show anytime soon, you should do yourself a favor and go. The videos are incredible and the laser show is fantastic. I want to say thanks to everyone that sent me emails and texts and myspace messages after the "live at gotham" episode. I appreciate that very much. It was good to hear from high school and college friends especially. Some that I haven't spoken with in quite a while. Thanks so much for checking out the show. I'm on the mainpage of comedycentral.com today. Go there and watch the clip. I only say this because I want as many hits as possible.

VA Beach and Indianapolis

I just returned from a weekend of shows at the Virginia Beach Funnybone and Morty's Comedy Joint in Indianapolis. Both clubs were awesome. The staff at both clubs was really cool and the headliners I was with for the 2 weekends were a lot of fun. Why am I telling you this? In all honesty, maybe someone at those clubs reads my blog and feels good that they made a random no name performer happy. Is that so wrong? Wanted to indirectly tell people how you felt about their club and hotel and treatment? I don't think thats a crime. More honesty: I want to get booked at those clubs again. So there it is. If you check out the schedule on my website, you'll notice there isn't too much going on for me right now. So I load my site with tons of compliments for places I've already worked. Doug Powell, dear friend and comic guru is no longer performing stand-up. I know I'm probably the last person to mention this or possibly even find out about it but I just wanted to say something about him on my blog. Just in case anyone actually reads this thing. Thats right, I don't know how to check my own site stats to comment on the traffic I may or may not be receiving. Anyways, Doug was an awesome comic to watch. He constantly put new material together and in a very innovative way. He took huge risks on stage with a lot of his material and it paid off more times than not because of his natural talent. If you ever got the opportunity to see Doug on or off stage, you know he is a great guy. Moreso on stage, you know he is a natural comic and we are all going to wish we could hear his "new stuff." I know I will constantly wonder what new ideas he might have about whatever. His creativity was incredible and it definitely inspired tons of other comics to try bigger ideas and write in a more abstract voice. Doug, if you actually visit my site, I want you to know I will miss getting to see the awesomeness. I've learned that you don't know how much time you and other comics will be living in the same area. So many people move away to pursue other things or try comedy in a new area. Its probably the saddest part for me. I've met a lot of great people that I don't get to see on a weekly basis anymore. I know thats just how things go. I just want to say I'm glad I got to get a glimpse of Doug while he was still performing. I feel like PHISH just broke up for the 17th time.

Nothing interesting here...

What an awesomely positive title!!! What grammar good!!! I have decided that I'm not going to be putting any growing up backwards episodes together in a rush. Because I know there are millions of people just waiting to see the next episode. I know there isn't that many. This is just a note for those that have asked about it. I could have just emailed them individually but that isn't lying is it? I have to tell you that people have asked about it so I don't feel full of myself when I talk about an update for it. So I know its been 3 months since the first episode and since then I have decided to go in a different direction with the story. Instead of the trip through canada, I'm making it about me and my comic friends doing what we love doing. It will be sappy and coldplay is doing the soundtrack, so its good to have them on board. There will be lots of "guy hugs" if you will. So there is the info only one person requested. Longer episodes, more infrequent. Doesn't that sound like an awesome time? I wish school went til 4:00 because I like it that much.

yo

WIT just completed another entry for the 48 hour film fest. It is up on their website or you can go to the homepage of my site and click on the link to the film. It is incredible. This year they decided to shoot the whole thing in one shot. Unreal, absolutely unreal. I love it and I know you will too, so watch it. Also I'm in VA beach this weekend and in Indianapolis next weekend. If you are in those areas, you should come out and see some awesome comedy. Just do it. Nike.

This Sunday at Carolines

So I just went to see Brian Posehn last night at Carolines. It was the first time I had seen him and I really enjoyed it. I just found out today that this Sunday 4/22 Zach Galifianakis will be joining him on the show. That should be an amazing show. I just saw "live at the purple onion" and I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately I will be in DC for the weekend and won't be able to see the show, but if anyone is in the area and wants to catch a great performance, go check out this show. My buddy Matt started working at Carolines about a month ago and tells me that the tickets are still plenty right now but won't be come Sunday, especially after word that Galifianakis is on the show spreads further. Hopefully you can check it out. On a different note... I recently found out that someone that used to "represent" me (and I use that word very loosely) tried to put a stop to last weeks 3rd annual DCCF at the last minute. I won't say any names but I would warn any DC comics to be very inquisitive when it comes to this certain person and any shows they try to book you for. A show this person recently booked for local comics to showcase in front of "industry" had only no shows. The DCCF had 80-100 representatives from different entertainment outlets. Why would someone who claims to care so much about helping local comics try to put a stop to something that could be so helpful? They clearly could care less about giving you opportunities to advance your career. I think it is important to rememeber that while we are all standup comics and therefore very independent performers, we can have some sense of unity to create a better comedy community for ourselves. We are the talent and without the talent there is no show. We have to keep that in mind at all times. The DCCF is now on the right track to becoming a very big festival in DC. There were lots of performers and industry that were very pleased with how everything went. I think a festival that can attract numerous agents/bookers/college agents/television networks can be huge for all performers, especially in the DC area. So if you didn't participate this year, keep in mind this festival is only going to get better and better and it is so important to support as it could be you showcasing for those people next year.

Live at Gotham and new GUB

I just found out today that the episode of Live At Gotham that I'm on will be airing on Friday June 8th at midnight on Comedy Central. Hopefully it will replay a few times a little earlier in the day or night. Also be prepared to be way overreminded of this. I'm not sure if midnight on Friday means really late Friday night or really late Thursday night on June 7th. I guess we'll find out soon enough. I am working on the next episode of Growing Up Backwards. Trying to figure out how to tell this story that I really want to tell. I'm not sure I have the footage I need. Sorry if you are really salivating to see it. I am getting it together. I will have something out soon. I'm sure there is really only one person wondering where the next episode is. I have found recently that full time standup comedy is a lot of fun however pays for shit. So guess whose broke. There is a strange cloud over my head about trying to have enough money to live. And yet for some reason it all still seems worth pursuing. Chasing your dreams can be quite painful. Online diaries are fun.

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So far things have been great in NYC/NJ area. I finished the taping for Live at Gotham and it was an amazing experience. I think the air date is some time in May. I will obviously let people interested know the exact date when I know it. I love the comments I get on my blog. Especially the ones by Leo Goodman or at least the guy/girl pretending to be Leo Goodman. Or perhaps it is Leo Goodman knowing we would never think it was actually him so he uses his real name. Either way, they are so funny and I love reading them. Here is a show that Jay Hastings, Justin Schlegel and myself will be doing at the DC Improv Comedy Lounge. If you can check it out, check it out. I have included the link below for ticket purchases as the show is not advertised on the DC Improv homepage. This should lead people that have already seen our act a thousand times to show up to see our act again. That is unless strangers read our blogs or visit our webpages. The show sells out at 60. If you are interested in coming out, please pass the word along to friends that perhaps haven't seen us before. They will enjoy it. Justin will be fresh off his canadian tour and ready to destroy the room. Here is the link...here. How about that Danny, a hyperlink.

Growing Up Backwards

I have finished creating the first episode of Growing Up Backwards. My awesome web guy Andy LoPresto has posted it and it is now on the main page of www.roryscovel.com. Please get some popcorn ready and watch the amazing imovie magic. The episodes to come will focus more on interviews from myself and other comics about what its like trying to do full time comedy as a no name comedian. Please feel free to let me know what you think. My girlfriend and I have successfully moved into Hoboken, NJ and we are super excited to see what happens with our careers at this point. I'm going to be taping for Comedy Central's "live at gotham" on 3/11 and will post the air date of the show. Hopefully you will be able to check it out and enjoy the imovie magic there as well.

Leaving Town

My girlfriend and I found a place in Hoboken, NJ and we will be moving on the 1st of March. It is sad to be leaving DC, this place I called home for the past 3 years. I will most certainly miss all of my friends here in DC and hope that soon enough that they will also be diving into the world of comedy in NYC or elsewhere.

Just to Clarify

If you watch the seattle video in my video section it says "improvised set" just before it starts. This is not an entirely improvised set. Just here and there when I'm interacting with the crowd. I included "improvised set" in the title because the manager of the competition didn't believe that I didn't know the people I was interacting with. I wanted to make sure people didn't think anything was set up. I only bring this up as someone I was speaking with brought that up and I wanted to make sure I at least said something about it.

So here we are...

As of this morning my girlfriend and I have secured an apartment in Hoboken, NJ and we'll be moving between 2/15 and 3/1. We have many many many items for sale and would love to help anyone out who is looking for furniture or electronics. We have tons of calculators. TI-85 bitch. We are trying to get rid of these items as quickly as possible and have begun posting on craigslist. Please let me know if you are interested. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/fur/274075662.html. yes, no hyperlink. I get it. I'm sorry but at this point enjoy pissing off Daniel. Also on March 1st at the Arlington Cinema Drafthouse, come see Jay Hastings, Kojo Mante and Myself perform awesome standup comedy. I just realized that this will be my final DC show as I'm heading off to NJ right after the show. Please come out and support the three of us as we are trying to convince ourselves we are awesome. Your laughter will certainly help this.

New Video posted

Andy LoPresto has posted a new video in the video section. It is my set from the finals of the Seattle Comedy Competition. This was the final night of the entire competition at the Seattle Comedy Underground Club. Hope you enjoy it. Also next week myself and Jay will be performing at the Baltimore Comedy Factory. Thursday thru Saturday shows. Please come and check us out. If you are interested in seeing those shows, please ask me about getting a ticket. If you show up with a ticket that I gave you, I get 2 dollars for that show. So if you are going, please ask me about a ticket and help me make 2 dollars. Yes, I beg for money on my blog. Also, I just noticed that I no longer have links to other comics' blogs or websites to the left of this blog. I used to, not sure why they aren't there anymore. I will get them back up, don't you worry.

Mustaches UNITE!!!

Just a few things. If you are interested in helping create an international mustache day, please email me at rory.scovel@gmail.com We will be compiling a list of emails from as many people as possible. We will email all of you and let you know when Mustache Day is and then on that day everyone shaves their facial hair and leaves just a mustache. It will be a surprise to the world. Only those that want to participate should email me. The day will be a secret to everyone else. Please join in fighting against the mustache haters. Tonight at THE REEF on 18th street. The first ever Andy Haynes "Who Farted?" Extravaganza starts. Andy now runs a weekly thursday night room in Adams Morgan and tonight promises to be awesome. Andy is including two awesome segments to this comedy show. First off being the "Jokedown." This is a seattle born idea where 2 comics in character each tell four jokes in character and the audience votes the winner of the week. Then next week that winner will face off against a new opponent. It is awesome. The 2nd segment being called "Same Set High." This is a segment where the first comedian of the night will perform their 8 minute set, then go and smoke illegal drugs, then return to the show to perform last and do the exact same set as before. Genius in my opinion. I have begun cutting together footage of my recent trip to Western Canada, Seattle, LA, Chicago. I am calling it Growing Up Backwards. The episodes will be between 5-10 minutes and a new one will be added to my website every 3 weeks. The documentary is basically about the trip and what I learned along the way in my efforts to become a full time standup comedian. Yes, I'm full of myself and now we can all watch me do things in different places. I hope you enjoy it. Have a great weekend. I'm going to a monster truck rally tomorrow.

if you have 2 seconds, check this out

http://matthewjgarvin.com/comedian please note I tried to hyperlink this and it doesn't show up in my post. I made the effort. It doesn't work, please do not hassle me anymore.

Check this out if you get a second

From Allyson at the Improv: ANOTHER IMPROV COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT The first one was a huge success so we got 2 more coming at ya. Sunday, January 14th in the New Lounge, The DC Improv is proud to host it's 2nd Improv Comedy Open Mic Night. Be sure to come and check out this FREE SHOW and let people know about it who love Improv or do Improv. It is open to all students of Improv, not just The DC Improv Comedy School Students. LOSER JOSH will be defending their title in the troupes/groups round. Sign up to participate whether as a GROUP or as INDIVIDUAL SOLO IMPROV PERFORMER is between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Performers will be chosen at RANDOM on that evening. Showtime will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. The full wordy and confusing detailed structure can be found on THE DC IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY OPEN MIC BLOG here: http://dcimprovisationalcomedyopenmic.blogspot.com/ Keep checking it as I will be updating after each open mic night. We will be hosting the Improv Comedy Open Mic night twice a month. January 31st, 2007 we will venture over to The Comedy Spot for a change of venue. www.comedyindc.com MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

Oh World

Here we are '07. We made it. We did it. I'm going to the store to get some strawberries and soda drink. Does anyone need anything?

Thank you all Very Very Very Much.

To everyone that made it out to the Handlebar this past Friday, I would like to say thank you so much. Coming out and supporting us perform live stand-up comedy around the holidays really means a lot to myself, Jay and Kojo. I know there is a lot of other things that you could be doing with friends or family and coming out to see us might not be at the top of the priority list. A huge thank you to all of you for coming. The show went exactly the way we all wanted it to and hopefully you all enjoyed the performances that we work on at open mics and shows every single night of the year. We promise to continually add to our performances and try and become better and better each year. The Handlebar has already informed us that we are more than welcome to do the show again next Christmas. We promise this next year to have a chair for every single paying customer. For those of you standing in the back I apologize for not having enough chairs for all of you. I want to thank everyone for being courteous throughout the entire show and hopefully you enjoyed it enough to see another one in 362 days. Thank you all very very very very much. Have a good Christmas and New Years. See you soon.

This Friday

So here we are. The week of the most amazing show ever. Yes, the handlebar in greenville will be housing us this Friday night for the worlds most awesome standup comedy show ever. Rory Scovel, Jay Hastings, Kojo Mante. The show is this Friday (12/22) at 9pm. Doors open at 7pm. If you are planning on coming to this show and you are a huge fan of convenient ticket purchases then please visit the website www.handlebar-online.com now and purchase your tickets in advance. You can also purchase tickets at the box office in advance. Please check the same website for box office hours. Who knows, maybe you can walk right up to the window the night of the show and purchase a ticket. Maybe others will think of doing the same. Maybe there will be a long line outside. Maybe it will be really cold outside. Maybe waiting in lines is awesome to some of you. Maybe the show will sell out. We'll see. Please come and check us out this Friday if you can. Thanks.