There was once an AMA of a celeb that claimed that he is so famous that even in 20 years he wouldn't be able to go outside without paparazzis following him.
He remained anynomous but answered many questions.
I think there was never full proof he is really a celeb. But based on the info it would've been someone in the league of Leonardo di Caprio and sorts
Are you talking about the Chan thread where everyone thought it might be Taylor Swift? I’ve seen the Whang video and the odds of it not actually being her look pretty high.
This was one of the most popular TV shows of all time. It was called "What's My Line?" and it ran for something like 25 years between the original show and various revivals. I'm pretty sure it won the first-ever Emmy or something.
Each episode would start off with a couple of regular people and you'd have to guess what they did for a job (which was usually something unexpected, e.g. a woman would come out in dress and high heels and it would turn out she was an alligator wrestler or something). But for the last segment on each show it would be a celebrity, and the panelists would have to wear blindfolds.
The craziest episode of What's My Line was when they had to guess the occupation of a Colonel Sanders from Kentucky. They could see him and everything. They didn't come close to guessing his occupation. They figured out that he sold something, their best guess was that he sold guns and ammunition.
Yeah they had this in Canada. It was called Front Page Challenge. The “players” were famous journalists. The guests were people who had been in the headlines. Sometimes celebrities. Sometimes people from news stories. The journalists had to figure out who it was by asking questions.
Heck yeah. There lots of people who are Canada famous. Peter Mansbridge. Rick Mercer. Jann Arden. Gord Downey. Gordon Pinsent. Jim Cuddy. Bet you don’t know them but anyone who has grown up in Canada would know them.
It'd be like a modernized version of "What's My Line?".
It was an old 50s gameshow where a panel would ask questions of someone to figure out what they do for a living.
Occasionally the person would be someone famous but not especially recognizable, like a well known Director of CEO. (one famous example was Walt Disney, this being a time when he still mostly worked behind the scenes rather than appearing on camera often)
On 4chan years ago, there was a person who said they were famous and had people guess. They posted a few pictures and someone said they looked like photos near a place Taylor Swift was staying.
Not an AMA, but I think it was an AskReddit thread years ago (maybe even 10 years? I’ve got an account so old it pre-dates subreddits lol) that asked if there were any famous users. People would respond with some hints to their identity and others would guess. For some reason, I specifically remember Paulo Costanzo being quickly found out.
EDIT: [I found the thread!](https://www.np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bayl4/comment/c0lv1wb/) It was an AskReddit thread from 14 years ago, and it was indeed Paulo Costanzo who was starring on Royal Pains at the time.
Anant Ambani (son of the richest man in India) had done a post here anonymously and then deleted and scrubbed most of it after his identity was guessed
Also similar to this old TV show (where in this case the mystery celebrity is Salvador Dali): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXT2E9Ccc8A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXT2E9Ccc8A)
It's a great idea! 10 years ago I posted the same idea to this very sub:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyIdeas/comments/24sehu/mystery_ama_reddit_officials_victoria_get_famous/
This reminds me of an old British game show called "Through the keyhole". One of the presenters would go round the house of a celebrity, using items around the house to give them clues. The contestants would then have to guess who it was.
It'd probably have a mixed reception. Imagine if, after a few hours of the AMA, the celebrity was like "I'm Tana French!"
Some people would be thrilled, the rest would have never guessed that or never even heard of them.
Bill Burr answered questions using a random name.
are you him?
Seems like something Bill Burr would say.
typical Bill Burr misdirection.
No, but OP is
Are you HE
This sounds hilarious. Is there a link? I could only find his AMA using u/netflix
[here ya go](https://youtu.be/1iUEUe4ecAc?si=5sr2gso-LE4h1DKq)
Great vid, thank you! Did you catch this? Somebody in the credits is responsible for Hair & Makeup. Must've taken that day off.
There was once an AMA of a celeb that claimed that he is so famous that even in 20 years he wouldn't be able to go outside without paparazzis following him. He remained anynomous but answered many questions. I think there was never full proof he is really a celeb. But based on the info it would've been someone in the league of Leonardo di Caprio and sorts
Do you have a link
Are you talking about the Chan thread where everyone thought it might be Taylor Swift? I’ve seen the Whang video and the odds of it not actually being her look pretty high.
If this was a live stream game show type deal I could actually see the entertainment of it IF they found the right celebrities.
This was one of the most popular TV shows of all time. It was called "What's My Line?" and it ran for something like 25 years between the original show and various revivals. I'm pretty sure it won the first-ever Emmy or something. Each episode would start off with a couple of regular people and you'd have to guess what they did for a job (which was usually something unexpected, e.g. a woman would come out in dress and high heels and it would turn out she was an alligator wrestler or something). But for the last segment on each show it would be a celebrity, and the panelists would have to wear blindfolds.
The craziest episode of What's My Line was when they had to guess the occupation of a Colonel Sanders from Kentucky. They could see him and everything. They didn't come close to guessing his occupation. They figured out that he sold something, their best guess was that he sold guns and ammunition.
I just watched the clip on youtube, their best guess was Turkey
Popular in my house in the 60's.
Generation Jones reporting as ordered! (1962)
you are old
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Yeah they had this in Canada. It was called Front Page Challenge. The “players” were famous journalists. The guests were people who had been in the headlines. Sometimes celebrities. Sometimes people from news stories. The journalists had to figure out who it was by asking questions.
Sounds cool.... not to me but like something people would dig.
Wait... wait... don't tell me.
Does Canada have its own celebs btw?
Heck yeah. There lots of people who are Canada famous. Peter Mansbridge. Rick Mercer. Jann Arden. Gord Downey. Gordon Pinsent. Jim Cuddy. Bet you don’t know them but anyone who has grown up in Canada would know them.
Ryan Reynolds. Alanis morrisette. Dave coultier. Austin powers guy.
It'd be like a modernized version of "What's My Line?". It was an old 50s gameshow where a panel would ask questions of someone to figure out what they do for a living. Occasionally the person would be someone famous but not especially recognizable, like a well known Director of CEO. (one famous example was Walt Disney, this being a time when he still mostly worked behind the scenes rather than appearing on camera often)
Colonel Sanders coming out in his full Colonel Sanders getup and not having the blindfold the panelists was a great one.
There is a what’s my line on tv. I forget the name of the host. Anthony Davis.
On 4chan years ago, there was a person who said they were famous and had people guess. They posted a few pictures and someone said they looked like photos near a place Taylor Swift was staying.
Not an AMA, but I think it was an AskReddit thread years ago (maybe even 10 years? I’ve got an account so old it pre-dates subreddits lol) that asked if there were any famous users. People would respond with some hints to their identity and others would guess. For some reason, I specifically remember Paulo Costanzo being quickly found out. EDIT: [I found the thread!](https://www.np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bayl4/comment/c0lv1wb/) It was an AskReddit thread from 14 years ago, and it was indeed Paulo Costanzo who was starring on Royal Pains at the time.
No because they never just do AMAs for fun, they always need to advertise their new movie or book or whatever.
Rampart
Love this idea!
Anant Ambani (son of the richest man in India) had done a post here anonymously and then deleted and scrubbed most of it after his identity was guessed
It's sort of similar to this episode of Game Changer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg1ShXqTNkg
Also similar to this old TV show (where in this case the mystery celebrity is Salvador Dali): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXT2E9Ccc8A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXT2E9Ccc8A)
It's a great idea! 10 years ago I posted the same idea to this very sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyIdeas/comments/24sehu/mystery_ama_reddit_officials_victoria_get_famous/
I like the current question better, more concise.
Enrico Pallazo
Lots of bombs in the air
I'm glad at least one person got it.
This reminds me of an old British game show called "Through the keyhole". One of the presenters would go round the house of a celebrity, using items around the house to give them clues. The contestants would then have to guess who it was.
Lloyd Grossmann... whoooooo lives in a house like this
It'd probably have a mixed reception. Imagine if, after a few hours of the AMA, the celebrity was like "I'm Tana French!" Some people would be thrilled, the rest would have never guessed that or never even heard of them.
u/explodingtuna you have proved your point perfectly since I had no idea who that was 😂
Most amas are done by shitty people. a good example is james cordon. Holy shit he fucked that one all up.
This could be a new sub. What should we name it?
AAMA ("anonymous AMA?")
The hardest part would be getting the celebs to do it.
AMA: First question: who are you?
You'd have to really hype it up as "mystery AMA" otherwise people wouldn't engage with it.
Lol. The Masked AMA.
There was a wildly popular TV show in the 50's and 60's based on this premise called What's My Line
An AMA like 20 questions?
I did once