Remy Munasifi

Remy Munasifi (born June 16, 1980) is an American stand-up comedian, parody musician, rapper, and video artist. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in McLean, Virginia, he has an Iraqi father and a Lebanese mother, and graduated from the Honors Program at Wheeling Jesuit University in 2002. He gained widespread recognition for his comedic sketches on YouTube under the name GoRemy, parodying cultural and social issues, with his videos amassing over 98 million views as of June 2021. His comedic alter-ego Habib Abdul Habib drew attention for jokes about matters such as U.S. security screening, and his video Arlington: The Rap received 300,000 views in less than a day. He signed with the Gersh Agency in 2009 and later landed a Comedy Central Records deal, releasing his debut EP The Falafel Album in 2010. A prominent voice in libertarian circles, Munasifi has partnered since 2010 with Reason TV and the Reason Foundation to create libertarian parody videos on topics such as crime, tariffs, and government spending.