Skrovan began his career as a stand-up comic. In 1988, he hosted a short-lived talk show on MTV called Mouth to Mouth. The following year, he became the original host of Totally Hidden Video, which aired on FOX from 1989 to 1992. Starting in 1991, he hosted the first two seasons of the game show That's My Dog on what was then The Family Channel.

Skrovan co-wrote the 1993 Seinfeld episode "The Movie" and went on to write for the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond during its entire nine-year run, from 1996 to 2005.

In 2005, he produced the TV special Earth to America, which focused on environmental issues. He also wrote, produced, and directed An Unreasonable Man, a 2006 documentary about Ralph Nader. Skrovan later worked as a producer on the show 'Til Death, which aired from 2006 to 2010 and starred former Raymond cast member Brad Garrett. Since 2014, he has co-hosted the weekly Ralph Nader Radio Hour program on the Pacifica Radio Network.