Remy Munasifi (born June 16, 1980) is an American stand-upcomedian,[1] parody musician, rapper and video artist, who became an Internet celebrity after his production of comedic sketches based on Arabs under the name "GoRemy" on YouTube. His videos have gained over 98 million views as of June 2021.[2]
He has been to Lebanon numerous times; many of his relatives moved there from Iraq after the Iraq War began in 2003.[1]
Career
Munasifi's comedic alter-ego "Habib Abdul Habib" received much popularity for joking about matters such as U.S. security screening. He is known for a video titled "Arlington: The Rap", which received 300,000 views in less than a day.[3]
He has performed several times in the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.[4] Munasifi's debut EP, titled The Falafel Album, is available on iTunes.[1]The Falafel Album was highly influenced by Munasifi's Iraqi and Lebanese heritage, especially culture and food.[3]
Munasifi's 2011 political spoof video titled "Raise the Debt Ceiling"[5] has over 750,000 views on YouTube. He was interviewed on several national news programs about the content of the song as well as his views about the debt ceiling.
At the end of 2021, with the U.S. government's debt more than double what it was when he released his first track on the subject, Remy put out a sequel.[6]
Tracks: "Two Percent Milk: The Rap", "Eggs Over Easy: The Rap", "It's Been Declined", "Warcraft: The Rap", "Turbo Tax: The Rap", "McDonald's: The Rap", "Remy's Debate Question", "Fantasy Football: The Rap", "Birthday Hat: The Rap", "What a Day It's Been!", "Happy Holidays: The Rap", "Opposites Attract", "Extra Cheese: The Rap", "Hummus: The Rap", "Slow Jam", "Partly Cloudy: The Rap"[8]