Greenville, S.C. native and comedian, writer, and actor Rory Scovel heads to Charleston this coming January as a headliner at the 2019 Charleston Comedy Festival. You may have seen Scovel on Netflix, where his special Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time, recently premiered. He’s costarred in Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty and appeared in The House, alongside Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler. You can purchase tickets to Scovel’s show ($20) online.
Thanks to Scovel’s role in I Feel Pretty — the Schumer flick about an insecure woman who knocks her head and wakes up believing she is the most beautiful woman in the world — the comedian has, at least according to Conan O’Brien, led a generation of men “who are a 6 out of 10.” Impressive, really.
In addition to his role in feature films, Scovel has had stand-ups featured on Comedy Central and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Don’t take our word for it, just hear what LaughSpin’s Daniel Berkowitz has to say: “Picture a storyteller, philosopher, and absurdist, whom you can’t quite decide whether he’s a nice guy or a huge asshole. Either way, he’s pretty damn funny.”
This year’s Charleston Comedy Festival, presented by Theatre 99 and yours truly, is held from Jan. 16-19 in various locations around town. Stay tuned for the full schedule, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
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