"Shovel to the Face" (Ep.91: Rory Scovel - 'Show Must Go On')

"Shovel to the Face" (Ep.91: Rory Scovel - 'Show Must Go On')

From Standup Snobs (with Jay Berg and Colton Drake) by Jay Berg

August 19, 2026 · 1h 20m · Episode 92

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The episode features a discussion with guest Blade Frank about Rory Scovel's fifth comedy special, touching on various comedic topics and personal anecdotes.

Shovel to the Face (Ep. 91): Rory Scovel – “Show Must Go On” We bring in special guest comedian Blade Frank to discuss Scovel’s highly-praised fifth special in today’s episode. Work injuries are wild (0:15). What being passed at the Comedy Cellar means (5:00). Jay meets a legend and a man with an unfortunate name (9:00). Blade likes hefenweitzen (14:30). Intro/Bio for Rory Scovel (17:35). Overall impressions/Blade’s longstanding love of Rory’s comedy (21:00). Stuff we liked (26:20). Mini-nitpick (34:10). More stuff we liked/favorite clips (36:30). The denim look of Scovel in Colton Drake: Fashionisto, and Blade talks comedy color grading (52:45). More stuff we enjoy (58:05). The room is split on how he ends the special (1:03:35). Top 5?/Better name?/Good hang?/Emulate? (1:10:00). The “Make Jay Pay” Charity of the Week is Spokanimal (Last week: $40 each to Red Cross and Austin Humane Society)(1:14:25). This week’s “Comics You Should Follow” are @mattjenkinscomic, @bladejfrank, @calebsynan (1:15:30). Upcoming shows (1:16:20). Next Week: Kelsey Cook – “Happy Hour.” IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

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Hosts: Jay Berg, Colton Drake

Guest: Blade Frank

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Organizations: Comedy Cellar, Spokanimal

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