My blackberry is not working - BBC

BBC · 30.8M views · 2010 · 2:53

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Stand-up & sketch comedycomedy

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN posts it as a joke or light recommendation in threads where dongles, Apple or trademark confusion come up.

What it is

A BBC comedy sketch from The One Ronnie starring Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield, built around a word-play misunderstanding about a broken BlackBerry. It is about three minutes long.

Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2013 to 2023.

What Hacker News said

Recommends Stratoscope · 2019-07 · on “Apple Factory Thefts: Secret Tunnels, Hidden Crawl Spaces”

This is a good occasion to recommend a great British comedy sketch: My Blackberry Is Not Working! [this video] One reference that may not be familiar to all viewers: when the sketch was made in 2010, Orange was a popular UK mobile carrier. Enjoy!