That would be, of course, Guy Goma – a Congolese man who was first reported to be a taxi driver but later confirmed to have been applying for a job within the BBC. He was broadcast live on BBC World – a channel which unforunately I have not seen much of lately since being in Beijing.
It started with the victory of Apple Computer over the lawsuit by Beatles’ Apple Corps, for which presenter Karen Bowerman welcomed Goma into the studio as computer expert Kewney. Not realising she had the wrong person, she proceeded to interview ‘Kewney’ by asking “Were you surprised by this verdict today?”
Goma responded:
“I’m very surprised to see the verdict come on me because I was not expecting that… When I came, they told me something else.”
The look on Goma’s face when he discovered he was live was just priceless. In fact, you can view a copy of it online.
Meanwhile of course, the real Kewney was sitting at reception watching himself on TV – live. Now that’s something you don’t see every day.
As for Goma – there is no word yet on whether he got the job he applied for.
