Scott Rogowsky is a comedian ' he knows how to make fun of himself. That's how he ended up roaming New York City Comic Con with his own photo printed out like a 'Wanted' poster, filming himself asking strangers, 'Have you seen this man'' Rogowsky was just poking fun at himself, embracing the persona of a washed-up internet sensation. 'I know my place,' he tells TechCrunch. 'I'm not walking around like everybody's supposed to know who I am.' Rogowsky was once the face of HQ Trivia, an app that exploded into popular culture, then faded out of the public consciousness almost as fast. Between 2017 and 2019, Rogowsky hosted the live mobile game show twice a day. At its peak, it drew more than 2.4 million daily viewers each night. It garnered 20 million lifetime downloads. Now the comedian is back with an app of his own called Savvy, which shares a lot of the DNA of HQ. Savvy's first game, TextSavvy, is a daily live game show where players can earn cash ' only this time, viewers are...
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