Rémi Gaillard (born 7 February 1975 in Montpellier, Hérault, France) is a French humorist, who uploads popular videos on Youtube which are gaining millions of views. He is the 20# most subscribed comedian on Youtube.
Remi's message is:"C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui" which means: "It's by doing whatever, that one becomes whoever." or more exactly: "It's by doing crazy stuff that one becomes whoever." (see discussion).
Gaillard gained attention in the French media after performing a well-documented series of pranks, including a famous appearance disguised as a Lorient football player in the 2002 Coupe de France final match, during which he took part in the winners' celebrations and was even greeted by the then president of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac. He is also an amateur football player and has posted videos of his skills. Remi has posted these videos every year since he started his Youtube career.
Gaillard has appeared in several sport events, TV game shows and political rallies.
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Gaillard became famous for his videos where he displays an "outrageous" style of humour, questioning public norms:[1]
His videos were mostly posted on Stage 6. After this did not pick up he posted them on his YouTube channel. In most, Gaillard plays pranks on other people and TV shows.[1]
Gaillard's motto is C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui ("It's by doing whatever, that one becomes whoever.").
Most of Gaillard's videos are shot by his friend Grégory Laffargue.
The majority of Gaillard's sketches are of the hidden camera type, in which the antagonist performs an unexpected or surprising action to elicit humorous responses from the bewildered witnesses. Gaillard often disguises himself in outlandish costumes for the pranks. During some pranks, Gaillard is accompanied by a crowd of friends, giving the action a flashmob-like nature. Some other videos may feature acrobatics like aiming footballs at distant goal-like objects, or more still aim to antagonize police forces he interacts with during his sketches.
Gaillard shot his first sketch in 1999[1] with a friend in Montpellier. In 2001, he created an internet website, nimportequi.com.[1]
He gained notoriety in 2002 at the finals of the Coupe de France. Disguised as an FC Lorient player, he celebrated the team's victory with the players, shook the hand of the then French President Jacques Chirac and signed autographs, without anyone realizing that he was not a player on the team.
Some of his most famous sketches are parodies of the Rocky Balboa movies, Pac Man, Mario Kart, and his football videos.
He often dresses up in large animal costumes. Pig, dog, cat, turtle, snail, bee, shark, kangaroo, spider, beaver, fly, gorilla, chicken, penguin, giraffe, rabbit and butterfly have all been used in pranks.
In 2007, he gained the attention of journalists from Le Monde and was invited on a few talk shows..
On his official site, Gaillard claims over 1.1 billion views on his videos on the web.[2]
Gaillard also appeared in Orangina, Pepsi, Durex and LG commercials.