As an actor, he began his career as part of the main cast on the sitcoms Ground Floor (2013–2015) and Those Who Can't (2016–2019), co-starred in the romantic comedy film I Feel Pretty (2018), and also appeared in and wrote for the comedy series The Eric Andre Show (2012–2016).

[5] Scovel first performed comedy in December 2003 at an open mic night in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Following the cancellation of Ground Floor, Scovel joined the main cast of Those Who Can't, which began airing on TruTV in 2016, reprising his role as Principal Quinn from the 2013 Amazon film of the same name.

Notably, he starred as the main love interest in the 2018 Amy Schumer comedy film I Feel Pretty.

Scovel was part of the writing staff for the second and fourth seasons of The Eric Andre Show, which aired in 2013 and 2016, respectively.

He was featured in the show's "New Years Eve Spooktacular" as well as an episode in season two where he played the fictional Chef Rory Scovel.

In November 2018, it was announced that Comedy Central had green-lit an eight-episode scripted television series produced, co-written, and starring Scovel, called Robbie.

The show premiered on May 7, 2020, at which time Comedy Central released the series in its entirety on its streaming platform and YouTube.

[25] Recently, Scovel played the lead in the Chris Blake quarantine comedy, Distancing Socially filmed remotely using the iPhone 11.

[26] Since 2018, Scovel has co-hosted The Pen Pals Podcast with fellow comedian Daniel Van Kirk.

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