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?”
These passersby showed a flicker of recognition, looking at the tall, bearded man like someone they had known in a past life, but couldn’t quite place.
“You look familiar! Where do I know you from?” someone asks, as though Rogowsky could be a friend of a friend they had met at a party.
“I know your face,” another person says, staring thoughtfully at the 41-one-year-old.
A cosplayer dressed as a Ghostbuster finally figures it out.
“Did you used to do that game show online?” he asks. “Like, every night?”
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.”
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