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Birth name | Scout Gayle Durwood |
Born | Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. |
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Alma mater | Amherst College |
Years active | 2007 | –present
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Parent(s) | Woody Durwood Marilyn (née Strayer) Durwood |
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Scout Durwood is an American comedian, actress, singer, writer, and director. In 2017, she starred in MTV's scripted comedy series Mary + Jane, [1] and her debut studio comedy album, Take One Thing Off, was released on Blue Élan Records. [2] Her twenty-two episode digital series of the same name was nominated for Best Indie Series at the 2019 YouTube Streamy Awards. [3]
Durwood came out in an interview with Blueelan.com for National Coming Out Day. [4] Scout is one half of the comedy duo Scout + Avery, who together produce monthly comedy shows at Jam in the Van in Los Angeles, with past lineups including Brett Goldstein and magician Michael Carbonaro.[ citation needed]
Durwood was a full-time cabaret singer in New York City [5] and in 2008, she competed in Murray Hill's Miss LEZ pageant at the Zipper Factory in New York winning First Runner-up which launched her career in burlesque and cabaret. [6] She moved to Los Angeles in 2012 to pursue a career in film and television. In 2015, she appeared as one of the six cast members in Oxygen (TV channel)'s unscripted series, Funny Girls. [7] In 2017, she starred in the MTV series, Mary + Jane, created by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Her half-hour comedy special appeared as part of the Epix series, Unprotected Sets in 2018.
Durwood tours nationally as a comedian, and has been featured at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Moontower, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, [8] and Outfest among others. [9]