Rory Scovel's Netflix special "Show Must Go On" premieres August 11, closing with an unscripted tribute to his late father

Rory Scovel's Netflix special "Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On" premieres 11 August 2026. The closing routine, about his father's dying wish, began as a long-running joke about his grandmother, Scovel told The Hollywood Reporter. He later switched the premise to his father — who died in June 2020 — then stripped the punchlines away, leaving an unscripted tribute.