Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time

This standup special is from the mind of a genius. If you follow his narrative you are in for an entertaining ride. What? I said I created an account to leave A review, not "write a DECENT review". If you are a fan of good writing, this special is a mist-see. A "mist-see", see, told you.

At the moment I'm discovering all kind of new stand-up comedians. Some of them were just about okay, some I didn't really like, and some are really good. Rory Scovel was new to me and to be honest the beginning of his show was not very convincing humor-wise. But I'm glad I watched the whole show as Rory clearly needs some time to warm up. The second part was way much better, sometimes even hilarious. Visual it was also much better than the average comedians, Rory playing with the audience with his clothing is a good example. The majority of his jokes are well thought of. I will definitely watch other shows of him.

Step 1: If you need your comedians to open with a bland greeting and an underhanded softball pitch of an opener, back away slowly and go catch a Tuesday night open mic in your hometown instead.

Once you get past that, just hold on for the ride. What is disguised as silly and absurdist is actually a wonderful blend of deep, well-crafted material and straight up brilliant observation.

I think some people miss the boat here and think he's trying to be something when in reality he is actually making fun of that thing.

If you like comedy that sometimes takes an interesting path, think Louis CK, but he's driving in the shoulder of the road. Rory is reminiscent of Kyle Cease, Kyle Dunnigan, maybe a little Nick Swardson. This is now like eight years old, maybe, and it's pretty funny that some of the Donald Trump stuff has suddenly become topical and relevant again. It still holds up and is a fun ride. -You can skip the side sketches... these are rarely worth watching in a comedy special. Jim Norton is a notable exception. This is one of my favorite specials to go back and watch again, and I docked a point for the sketches. Anyway, enjoy and hang on!

I almost turned it off after 5 or so minutes. The beginning is just a brutally bad open for an unknown (to me) comic. I'm glad I stuck it out, because there were a bunch of hilarious bits. It progressively got better throughout. The side segments away from the mic were stupid, but they almost always are in these stand up specials, so it might not be worth mentioning. He has a bit of a Jim Gaffigan vibe at times (voicing the audience schtick). He has a bunch of unique observations that are worth watching for stand-up fans. I'd pay to see him at a show now.

Rory Scovel is a not very funny comic who uses repetition and screaming in place of humor. He does have some bits that may cause a tiny smile, which means he is not a total loss. However, after about twenty minutes I had had enough and turned him off. If the show became gold after that, oh well.