Last week, a confused young man names James Malcom took a photo with legendary singer and writer Nick Cave and posted it to Twitter with the caption, “Can someone please tell me who this celeb is? Everyone was asking him for pics and I didn’t wanna feel left out.” The tweet quickly went viral, birthing a new meme in the process.
Can someone please tell me who this celeb is? Everyone was asking him for pics and I didn't wanna feel left out pic.twitter.com/s67vF5rZKZ
— James Malcolm (@Jimbo_Malcolm) January 17, 2017
All you need to do is take a photo with someone (preferably they’d be famous or at least noteworthy for something, but it also works as just a gag with your friend) tweet it with Malcolm’s same caption. Below are a few noteworthy examples.
Can someone please tell me who this celeb is? Everyone was asking him for pics and I didn't wanna feel left out pic.twitter.com/AksUUryD8S
— [adrián] (@fobiadicto) January 18, 2017
Can someone please tell me who this celeb is? Everyone wanted a photo with him and I didn't want to feel left out. pic.twitter.com/aDx1fn1ERA
— Ian Rankin (@Beathhigh) January 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/nellyweather/status/822095218224799744
https://twitter.com/jrhennessy/status/821534523900850176
https://twitter.com/tGMo1898/status/822091100823363589
https://twitter.com/SofieHagen/status/821793858472263685
https://twitter.com/rickburin/status/821671631470915584
Of course, the meme eventually found its way back to Malcolm.
Can someone please tell me who this celeb is? Everyone was asking him for pics and I didn't wanna feel left out @DieJamesMalcolm pic.twitter.com/WlA4hP7Ts7
— Taylor McLeod (@taycrazylor) January 18, 2017
He seems to be taking the new internet fame just fine. “put my phone on airplane mode when this had 7 likes then got off the plane and it’s gone bloody mental,” he tweeted after his tweet went viral.
Nick Cave hasn’t acknowledged the meme publicly yet, but we’re hopeful he will soon.
