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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Baffled cabbie gets interviewed on BBC news as IT expert
Update 2: BBC interviews both, er, Guys
Update 1: Reader Nick informs me that the dude was not a cabbie but a Business Studies graduate, Guy Goma (ya, same first name), from the Congo, applying for a high level IT job with the BBC (more here from the blog of the real Guy J Kewney). Thanks Nick!
This is the look of a man who knows he is in over his head.
This black taxi driver was mistakenly interviewed by the BBC, who thought he was an IT expert named Guy Kewney — a WHITE, bearded technology expert — who was supposed to speak on online music.
The dude even gamely tried to answer the questions posed to him by the reporter. You have to watch the video of the interview (also viewable at Youtube this new Youtube link and Google Video link). That look on his face was priceless. In the transcript of the interview, it was described as Face of horror.
ROTFLMAO.
Excerpt:
A computer expert has described his astonishment at seeing the BBC's 24-hour news channel interview a taxi driver — in the mistaken belief it was him.
Guy Kewney — a white, bearded technology expert — was astonished to see himself appear on screen as a black man with an apparent French accent. He was even more shocked to see himself unable to answer basic questions about the legal battle between the Beatles' Apple Corps and Apple Computer over the use of an apple symbol.
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man i would have freaked out if I were him..
"it..it is very surprising...the verdict..to come on me"
Posted by: torrance | May 16, 2006 5:33:45 PM
It is revealed he is not a cabbie, but trying to apply for a job. =)
Posted by: NoHoldsBar | May 16, 2006 6:32:43 PM
Not a taxi driver:
http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/2708
Posted by: Brian | May 16, 2006 6:44:33 PM
The BBC actually got both of them back for a live interview over that hooha in the studio.
Its here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TMaRUbYq1w
Posted by: tootkiaz | May 16, 2006 7:33:46 PM
Wahahaha!
I wonder did he get the job in the end...
Posted by: Cindy | May 16, 2006 9:41:56 PM
ROFTLMAO. His look was priceless.
BTW, I think you lost weight. Looking good! :)
Posted by: moxielass | May 16, 2006 10:52:33 PM
More persistently non political broadcast please..I miss it!
Posted by: aa | May 17, 2006 12:16:29 AM
hahaha, oh man. so, so priceless.
Posted by: The Screwy Skeptic | May 17, 2006 5:35:55 AM
the original guy is a super duper racist..
see his original blog posting on the saga
http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/2697
better call the isd to catch this kind of people
Posted by: muai name | May 17, 2006 11:05:53 AM
Bah, youtube have removed it...
Posted by: Tom | Nov 17, 2006 10:23:28 PM
Anyone have another copy or know of another one posted of the interview?
Posted by: Ryan Metcalf | Nov 18, 2006 3:32:38 AM
how awesome!!!
search it on dailymotion
what a chestnut!
Posted by: mm | Nov 18, 2006 6:15:52 PM
it's here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWAvHnfJsOQ
Posted by: anon | Nov 18, 2006 6:51:42 PM
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5316653485189456209&q=guy+goma
Posted by: Sean | Nov 19, 2006 12:47:53 AM
To the point of the interview, I think he made as much sense - if indeed not more - than most IT (or other) pundits. But the look on his face when he realizes there's been a mistake is priceless.
Posted by: Eric | Nov 20, 2006 2:14:30 AM
muai name; that blog entry is not racist! He is simply stating fact! Guy Kewney is white, and the other guy is black, he isnt lying, that is not racist stating the differencies in colour. It is racist if he uses derogatory terms to descibe different creeds, but he didnt!
Posted by: Jase | Nov 20, 2006 10:42:07 PM
The blog shows that he is more offended about being portrayed as a black guy than his missing the interview. He goes on and on about his being pink and sunburn candidate and his reputation being shot aby being portrayed as black with a French accent. It makes one wonder whether he could have just laughed it off if the imposter was white. I have nothing against black people, especially those caught in a bad situation like this one. And I commend BBC for not identifying their guests by colour as it shows that was immaterial to their identification.
Posted by: Mike | Nov 28, 2006 12:42:58 AM
BBC had the interview with the real guy pulled off YouTube, bah!
Posted by: Donovan | Dec 2, 2006 6:17:06 AM
Just like real-live "Being There."
Posted by: Steve | Feb 26, 2007 9:29:35 AM
Some of you didn't read the same article I did (the real guy's interview)...he never says anything about being insulted at being portrayed black with a French accent - and he makes fun of HIS OWN color, being pink, a sunburn candidate, etc. He never makes fun of the black fellow or criticize him for his black color. THIS is not racism. And he's right - he's NOT black! Calm down people; sheesh, you can't even MENTION color without people going all wierd about "racism." The guy they interviewed on the TV has some difficulty with English because it's not his native language - nothing to do with color - and the white guy doesn't want people to think he is unable to speak well in English. He's a professional so that's understandable. He's definitely not black so the BBC have got to be pretty stupid to make such an obvious mistake - and again, the white guy is pointing that out too. He never says anything negative about the other guy being black or anything else negative...he doesn't say the guy has difficulty with the language BECAUSE he's black - that would be lame. Fact: the other guy is black, he's pink; the other guy doesn't know anything about the industry (NOT because he's black); the other guy has trouble with English, he doesn't (NOT because he's black). All fact, nothing racist. Sheesh.
Posted by: rory | Nov 1, 2007 8:37:18 AM
