How Seth Rogan’s Interview Slightly Inconvenienced My Life

This fall, Seth Rogan's Interview got some online buzz. As a result, my phone has been ringing off the hook at all hours of the night. Little did I know I would be one digit away from one of the most trending celebrities.

How Seth Rogan’s Interview Slightly Inconvenienced My Life

Via Twitter: @BME_Films

With all of the recent news, and rumors, I want to preface that all of this story is true, and that the identities were obscured to protect the privacy of the people involved, except for Seth Rogan.

It started out innocent enough, I was driving to get lunch while talking to my friend about the latest iPhone6 release and whether either of us were going to buy it.

Suddenly, from OUT OF NOWHERE, I noticed an incoming call. "Wait a second", I said to my friend, as my important phone call was interrupted…. "Let me check who this is…"

My caller ID displayed it was an incoming call from my Google Voice #.

I’ll let it go to voice mail, I told my friend as it was probably that Cadillac car dealership where I was going to take the test drive for a free $100 visa debit card. (They kept calling me, even though I was just in it for the freebie.)

I checked my Google Voice and saw that it was IN FACT NOT the Cadillac dealership. It was an unknown caller from Norfalk, VA.

They didn’t leave a voicemail. How inconvenient...

WHO DO I KNOW FROM NORFALK, VA?! (I scream-thought in my head.)

Could be a wrong number?... Or so I thought, before I found out it was something much MUCH more slightly inconvenient.

I wrapped up my call with my friend and headed over to Daphne’s for some chainstore street gyros and a vanilla coke.

On the way, I decided against that and chose to eat at Hook Burger. I ordered a Prime Burger without the onions.

My phone rang again. AGAIN FROM MY UNUSED GOOGLE VOICE #. The number was from Sacramento, CA. I let it go to voicemail. I was hungry.

Then it happened. My phone began to ring AGAIN… AS my burger was being served….

My stomach said NO, but my mind said YES… I wanted to solve the mystery! I WILL ANSWER IT THIS TIME! (I scream-thought in my head.)

(Transcription re-enactment)

Me: Hello?

Guy: Hey

Me: Hi

Guy: Who is this?

Me: You called me.

Guy: Your phone number was on TV, man.

Me: Excuse me?

Guy: You watch Eric Andre on Cartoon Network?

Me: Uh, no?

Guy: You number was on it.

Me: OK…..

Guy: You should watch it, it’s really funny.

Me: Ok, thanks for letting me know. I’ll check it out.

Guy: Bye

Me: Goodbye. *click*

Me: ....

Me: What the fuck?! (I scream-thought in my head.)

I started hypothesizing while my burger got cold…

Was this some kind of genius viral marketing plan where several phone numbers were displayed and people were asked to call people and promote the show?

Was my number listed as a single number to call, with specific instructions?

3 calls in what turned out to be 2 hours, to a number that I BARELY EVER GIVE OUT!

I had to discover the reason my life completely turned slightly askew that fine November morn.

I went online as I got back to my car before I headed over to Best Buy.

I found an article that explained my predicament:

On 11/7/14 - An interview displaying Seth Rogen’s cell phone aired on The Eric Andre Show.

Previously, I had configured a google voice number that just happened to be one digit away. 323-762-5448

I just would use the number for online freebies, general info forms, etc… So I would barely, if ever, get calls or texts to this #.

Well, thank to Seth Rogan’s Interview with Eric Andre’…

I'VE BEEN SLIGHTLY INCONVENIENCED!!!

I decided to have some fun.

I started answering the calls as “Seth Rogan’s Assistant”.

I answered a call with my worst Seth Rogan impression possible.

Then I stopped answering.

That’s when the texts began.

“Fuck Jeff Goldblum man”

“Yo Seth rogen, your funny as shit keep doing you”

“IS THIS SETH ROGEN”

“Ops wrong number”

Over 3 texts and from my last count… over 30 calls.

I DO realize that Seth Rogan is going through something much more stressful and life affecting these days with the Interview movie / hacking scandal / international news / etc...

BUT...

30+ calls and 4 texts due to a misdial by his nice fans who were very kind once I let them know that I wasn’t him, and that they had the wrong number????

SLIGHTLY inconvenienced.