Funny Celebrity ‘Do You Know Who You’re Talking To?’ Moments When People Don’t Recognize Them Proves Their Ignorance

These people got themselves into some pretty uncomfortable situations by name dropping, lying, and making false statements without doing some research first. And they got called out for it online so we can enjoy these “Do you even know who you’re talking to?” moments.

Ed Solomon is a famed writer who is probably most well-known for writing the Men in Black series starring Will Smith. When he offered to clear up a disagreement about Men in Black he was met with hostility and insults.

We can only imagine the shock on the rental car agent’s face when they saw Tony Hawk stroll into the place. They probably thought some kids were playing a joke on them when they saw his name on the list.

A speaking event would be pretty boring without the keynote speaker. We can only imagine the confusion that would have gone on had they not let Malorie into the event to speak!

We don’t think that people mean to offend Jenna when they say this right to her face, but this is one of the most backhanded compliments we’ve ever heard! To be fair, Jenna Fischer is technically an older version of Pam from The Office because she played Pam when she was younger. 

You know who looks just like Tom Morello? Tom Morello, himself! This poor barista had no idea that the Rage Against The Machine frontman was playing with them. They didn’t seem to get the hint when he even revealed his name was Tom.

There’s tons of social justice warriors all over the internet who like to pick battles to join online. This person was obviously very set on giving credit where credit is due. Unfortunately, he picked the wrong battle to fight on this one.

Rainn Wilsonplays Dwight Schrute in The Office. Dwight is one of the most quoted and most adored characters on the show. This “superfan” was schooled by Rainn a little when he claimed to be the show’s number 1 fan.

This person’s aunt ran into Young Thug in an incredibly comical interaction. She went up to the rapper to tell him to pull up his pants. The poor woman had no idea that he was a famous rapper.

Dr. Samantha celebrated a not-so-small victory when a man tried to mansplain to her the subject area in which she has personally studied. And the cherry on top is that he used her own paper to use against her.

We can’t imagine what it would feel like to embarrass yourself in front of the Tesla creator’s mom. Thankfully, this man didn’t learn of his mistake until after the fact so he didn’t have to deal with being red-faced in front of Mrs. Musk.

Maia is a singer/songwriter who has gained popularity in the past few years. She’s gained quite a following online. It’s funny that someone would claim to be such a big fan of hers but not recognize her face.

Kola Bokinni plays Isaac on Ted Lasso. It sounds like this “fan” of the show needs to be informed of that fact! He confidently said to his face that he was not who he said he was.

Let’s all just agree that we shouldn’t argue with the creators about their own shows. This person is one of those who thinks if he speaks confidently enough everyone will believe him. But that doesn’t really work out all of the time.

We think this person must be a little confused as to what Hamilton is. They are acting like they’re telling Lin Manuel something new that he wouldn’t know. But they’re really just making a fool of themselves.

Stealing jokes is a huge “no no” in comedy circles. It’s a sure fire way to lose all respect from the community and from your fans. But, this person didn’t steal, unless you count stealing from yourself.

This one begs a few questions. Is the store owner just lying about the fact that Phoebe comes in to do some sort of name drop? Or is there another woman that comes in all the time that looks like the singer? 

This person made an embarrassing mistake when he asked the Austin FC coach if enjoyed soccer. To be fair, if you’re not a huge fan you might not know what the coach of every team looks like.

This beautiful woman looks like an expert in dressing up for carnival. All the bright colors, feathers, and sequins look great! But her costumes might be so convincing that she looks like a different person in each photo. At least, that’s what this commenter thinks. 

Nita Strauss was the guitarist for Alice Cooper between 2014 and 2022 so she was probably pretty confused when someone questioned why she was wearing an Alice Cooper shirt.

Jason Isbell is a guitarist and singer/songwriter who obviously has enough fans that people are wearing his face on a shirt. But, he might not be that recognizable in real life!

Seth Rogan is known for his hysterical roles in tons of comedic films and has made more than one hysterical tweet. When the high and mighty come after him on twitter, he is ready with a quick response.

Poor Renee was unintentionally shaded by her own company! The original poster was trying to pay a compliment, saying that he never would have bought a product without her influence.

If you’re going to be condescending, make sure you know who you’re talking to. Better yet, just don’t be rude to people and you won’t have to worry about it! Or else, you’ll find yourself in an embarrassing situation like this one.

Jobs are always looking for multiple years of experience with different tools and specialties. But in this case they were asking for way too much. Why?

This person should feel very foolish about trying to educate someone on something she obviously knows more about. They strike us as someone who needs to tell everyone what to do to feel good about themselves.

The algorithms on things like Amazon and other platforms are getting scary good at knowing us and what we want to see (for better or for worse). In the case of this author, they got it scary right!

Knowing how eccentric Jeff Goldblum is, we think he probably found this encounter pretty funny. And we like that he didn’t even correct this person when they mistook him for a Jeff Goldblum look alike.

Imagine sitting down on a plane to look over and see the person next to you watching your show! And they’re so engrossed on the show that they don’t even realize that the person playing the character onscreen is sitting right next to them.

This is a real Inception moment in which the man is mansplaining to a woman who wrote a book that’s based on the writings of another woman who wrote a book that was inspired by the idea of mansplaining. Make sense?

One of the biggest lessons that all kids have to learn these days is to be careful what they post online. The internet is forever! This person was obviously excited about her new position with NASA, as she should be. But this was not the best way to express it.

You know who speaks German really well? Germans! While this might not come as a surprise to most of us, it seems this guy couldn’t really connect those dots.

We don’t know who hurt this guy or what he has against strong professional women, but he was sure shown up in this instance. We bet he sure wasn’t prepared for this comeback.

Friends is a show that has stood the test of time which means the new generations of kids are enjoying the show. But the show is more than 20 years old so of course the cast looks different in real life.

Who is going around yelling at strangers telling them what to do with their free time? It’s not the smartest move, especially when the person you’re telling to read a book is actually an author!