Man Stops Live News Broadcast To Ask Presenter A Random Question

We're all accustomed to the miracle of live television by now. Every now and again there's a brilliant mishap that gets shared across social media - something which is totally out of anyone's hands. And then there are times when a randomer simply does their utmost to ruin a broadcast.

Sky News presenter Lewis Goodall experienced this recently, when he was stopped by a passer-by asking if he'd 'seen a skinhead run past'. Watch the memorable moment below:

Credit: Sky News

If you watch Goodall closely in the clip above, you can see in his eyes that he's racking his brain, trying to remember the part of his training which taught him how to deal with this situation. 'Panic', you suspect.

The political reporter was covering a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee from Whitehall, the Independent reports, before Irishman James Slattery barged in to enquire: "Did you see a skinhead running past with a mobile phone?"

Goodall shrugged him off, but as Slattery walked out of shot he added: "If you see him just send him back to me."

Slattery, as it turns out, is a prolific prankster, who set out to make a few presenters' days hell.

He even did it with an injured foot...

He once posed as a tourist in London, asking people in the street to take a picture of him around different famous buildings in the Big Smoke. However, it was just a set-up for someone else to jump in, take the phone off the unsuspecting person and run away.

Each to their own and all that. At least it's a hobby.

Appearing in the background on TV has proven to be a popular one, for some reason. And I don't mean being some kind of serial extra, cast in shows like Hollyoaks and Eastenders. I mean just wandering into shots of live broadcasts.

Paul Yarrow also makes a habit of doing this, having appeared in the background of BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News. Whenever a camera crew sets up in public he simply makes sure he's behind the reporter, doing pretty much nothing.

Credit: BBC

It's nothing special, but you have to admit there's something really admirable about it.

Keep an eye out for Paul.

Topics: Prank, TV

Mark McGowan

Mark is a journalist at LADbible, who joined in 2015 after a year as a freelance writer. In the past he blogged for independent football fan channel Redmen TV, after graduating from Staffordshire University with degrees in journalism and English literature. He has worked on campaigns such as UOKM8? and IIOC.