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[cormack12]

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/10/guy-goma-bbc-interview-turns-15-case-of-mistaken-identity-14550632/

Today marks 15 years since Guy Goma was accidentally interviewed on BBC News. The computer technician had been visiting the corporation for a job interview, however, in the mother of all mix-ups, he ended up being grilled on live TV after being mistaken for technology expert Guy Kewney. Goma expertly managed the nightmare situation and when he realised he’d been brought in to comment on technology Apple Computer’s court case with the Beatles’ record label, Apple Corps, he attempted to answer the questions thrown at him. His face upon realising he was on TV is one we’ll never forget.




Legend.

 

[Jeff Spicoli]

I was thinking ab Samuel Jackson/ Laurence Fishburne

 

[INC]

Just look at the US justice system if you wanna see some fucked up mis-identifations

 

[kittoo]

I was thinking ab Samuel Jackson/ Laurence Fishburne

Yeah me too. I was sure that it was going to be this.
But the OP video is pretty cool too (fuck BBC though).

 

[AJUMP23]

This has always been beautiful.

 

[The_Mighty_X]

This one was better

 

[Skyfox]

This one was better

God, I don't think I'd have had that interviewer's patience after apologising and laughing at the mistake like 800 times and Sam wouldn't move on.

When someone takes ownership of a mistake and generously repeatedly apologises in a good hearted manner over and over and you just keep at them you kind of come across as the asshole instead.

 

[Punished Miku]

I was thinking ab Samuel Jackson/ Laurence Fishburne

I was too lol.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Being aware is great who would have thought

 

[T8SC]

God, I don't think I'd have had that interviewer's patience after apologising and laughing at the mistake like 800 times and Sam wouldn't move on.

When someone takes ownership of a mistake and generously repeatedly apologises in a good hearted manner over and over and you just keep at them you kind of come across as the asshole instead.

In Sam's defence, he's probably spent too much time in the Matrix.

 

[godhandiscen]

God, I don't think I'd have had that interviewer's patience after apologising and laughing at the mistake like 800 times and Sam wouldn't move on.

When someone takes ownership of a mistake and generously repeatedly apologises in a good hearted manner over and over and you just keep at them you kind of come across as the asshole instead.

Samuel Jackson is like a child the media coddled for too long. The guy is a total douchebag pretty often and nobody will do anything because we all thought it used to be funny back then, so the guy evolved into a bad caricature of himself.

 

[Hatemachine]

I can't believe they didn't give him the job after all that. BBC is scum.

 

[farmerboy]

What an injustice he didn't get the job. He came across as a really nice guy.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Willie Mayes can relate.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Wiki:

Goma was waiting in the main reception area of the BBC Television Centre in west London to be interviewed for a job as a data support cleanser in the corporation's IT department. At the same time, Guy Kewney, a British technology expert, was in another reception area preparing for a live television interview on the subject of Apple Computer's court case with the Beatles' record label, Apple Corps. The producer sent to fetch Kewney was told that Kewney was in the main reception area. When he asked the receptionist where Guy Kewney was, she pointed to Goma, even after he asked if she was sure this was the right person.

The producer had seen a photo of Kewney, but only had five minutes before the live interview was due to take place. He approached Goma and asked him if he was "Guy".[1] Hearing his first name, Goma answered in the affirmative. Goma was led to the News 24 studio. BBC staff put on makeup, and he was ushered to the television studio, where he was seated in front of the cameras and wired up with a microphone. Although he thought the situation was strange, he believed he was about to be interviewed for a job.


This is what Guy Kewney looks like:

 

[T8SC]

Samuel Jackson is like a child the media coddled for too long. The guy is a total douchebag pretty often and nobody will do anything because we all thought it used to be funny back then, so the guy evolved into a bad caricature of himself.

 

[godhandiscen]

Samuel Jackson.