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]
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Munasifi as two US representatives in Raise the Debt Ceiling Rap (Again) video for Reason TV in 2021
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] had over 520,000 hits 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.
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"[7]
EPsedit
The Falafel Album (2010)
Referencesedit
^ abcdSharmila Devi, [1]The National. October 30, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2011
^ abcdeKris Coronado. Whatever Happened To ... The comedic rapper who hit it big on YouTube The Washington Post. May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2011
^Sarah El-Richani, Talking To: US-Lebanese Comedian Remy Munasifi 2011-01-27 at the Wayback MachineNow! Lebananon. August 31, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2011
^McDonough, Megan (August 7, 2013). "Remy Munasifi: From 'Arlington Rap' to opening for Ron Paul". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
^ abc"Remy Munasifi: Store". Remy Munasifi. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
External linksedit
Official website
October 27, 2023
remy, munasifi, born, june, 1980, american, stand, comedian, parody, musician, rapper, video, artist, became, internet, celebrity, after, production, comedic, sketches, based, arabs, under, name, goremy, youtube, videos, have, gained, over, million, views, jun. Remy Munasifi born June 16 1980 is an American stand up comedian 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 Remy MunasifiMunasifi in 2021Born 1980 06 16 June 16 1980 age 43 Washington D C U S Years active2006 presentKnown forComedy comedy musicWebsitegoremy wbr com Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 EPs 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editMunasifi was born in Washington D C and grew up in McLean Virginia He has an Iraqi father who is a doctor and a Lebanese mother who is a Pilates instructor 1 Munasifi graduated from the Honors Program at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling West Virginia in 2002 He has been to Lebanon numerous times many of his relatives moved there from Iraq after the Iraq War began in 2003 1 Career edit nbsp Munasifi as two US representatives in Raise the Debt Ceiling Rap Again video for Reason TV in 2021Munasifi 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 In 2009 he signed with the Gersh Agency and later landed a Comedy Central Records deal 3 Munasifi has since been the opening act for rapper Wale comedian Brian Posehn 3 and others 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 had over 520 000 hits 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 Since 2010 Munasifi has partnered with Reason TV and the Reason Foundation to create libertarian parody videos 6 In 2020 he created a second channel MTGRemy which posts parody songs and skits about the popular trading card game Magic the Gathering Discography editStudio albums edit the cd 7 Released 2009 3 Format CD 7 Writer Remy Munasifi 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 7 EPs edit The Falafel Album 2010 References edit a b c d Sharmila Devi 1 The National October 30 2010 Retrieved May 31 2011 2 Usurped GoRemy YouTube Channel Stats a b c d e Kris Coronado Whatever Happened To The comedic rapper who hit it big on YouTube The Washington Post May 9 2010 Retrieved May 31 2011 Sarah El Richani Talking To US Lebanese Comedian Remy Munasifi Archived 2011 01 27 at the Wayback Machine Now Lebananon August 31 2009 Retrieved May 31 2011 https abcnews go com Politics video comedian remy munasifi raise debt ceiling 14189941 ABC News Remy Munasifi Raise The Debt Ceiling McDonough Megan August 7 2013 Remy Munasifi From Arlington Rap to opening for Ron Paul Washington Post Retrieved 27 December 2015 a b c Remy Munasifi Store Remy Munasifi Retrieved 31 October 2019 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Remy Munasifi amp oldid 1171264802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
