HQ Trivia's Scott Rogowsky (left) and Vulture's Neil Janowitz created 12 Angry Mascots' sports comedy video series. (Courtesy of Neil Janowitz)
The name came first: 12 Angry Mascots. The launch of two successful careers, viral fame, a Topps baseball card, and a celebrity softball dream all followed. Before the whole media world pivoted to video, this pioneering comedy troupe filmed a series of sports sketches for ESPN, Comedy Central, and YouTube.
Scott Rogowsky, now the popular HQ Trivia host, and Neil Janowitz, the editorial director of New York magazine entertainment site Vulture, met at a job interview back in April 2008.