Rémi Gaillard

Rémi Gaillard
Gaillard in 2011
Born (1975-02-07) 7 February 1975
Residence Montpellier, France
Occupation Prankster
Years active 1999–present
Home town Montpellier, France
Internet information
Web alias(es) Rémi Gaillard
Web hosting service(s) YouTube, Dailymotion
Website nimportequi.com.

Rémi Gaillard (born 7 February 1975 in Montpellier, France) is a French prankster who uploads videos on YouTube. After losing his job at a shoe store and leaving Preston Manor School, Rémi began to use his free time to run pranks on the public. As of January 2017, his channel is the twenty-sixth most subscribed comedy channel on YouTube.[1]

Gaillard gained attention in the French media after performing a series of pranks, including an 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 greeted by the then president of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac. He plays football and has posted videos showing his skills, including one with Brazilian footballer Ronaldo.

Gaillard has appeared in several sport events, TV game shows and political rallies as well as the 2011 Banksy-produced documentary The Antics Roadshow.

Concept

Rémi Gaillard became known for his videos, in which he displays an "outrageous" style of humour.[2] Recurring themes include dressing up as and interpreting the behaviour of various animals in public, racing unsuspecting car-drivers whilst dressed up as Mario à la Mario Kart, and numerous provocative interactions with parking enforcement officers and the police.

Gaillard's satirical motto is C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui. The literal meaning is, "It is by doing anything that we become anybody". The understood meaning is, "It is in doing whatever that we can become whomever" satirical because "doing whatever" implies goofing off but "becoming whomever" implies greatness. It plays on a classic French proverb C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron. Literally translated the proverb reads, "It is by smithing that one becomes a blacksmith".

Sketches

The majority of Gaillard's sketches are of the hidden camera type, often disguising himself in outlandish costumes for his pranks. In some videos, Gaillard is accompanied by a crowd of friends, giving the action a flashmob-like nature.

Gaillard shot his first sketch in 1999[2] with a friend in Montpellier, and in 2001, he launched his website nimportequi.com.[2]

He gained fame in 2002 at the finals of the Coupe de France.

He achieved further YouTube popularity through his Rocky Balboa parodies, Pac-Man, Mario Kart and Santa Claus pranks, as well as his football videos. His recent pranks often entail dressing up in large animal costumes; including a kangaroo and a bat. He has also dressed up as a bomb, a Traffic enforcement camera, and staying locked in an animal cage for 87 hours to raise funds for animal shelters.

On his official site, Gaillard claims over 2.5 billion views on his videos on the web.[3] His YouTube channel has 1.6 billion total views and his most popular YouTube video, "Kangaroo", has 79 million views.[4]

English comedian Dom Joly stated in 2010 that many of Gaillard's sketches plagiarize from Joly's show, Trigger Happy TV,[5] a statement backed up by YouTube channel CopyComic in December 2017.[6] Gaillard responded by noting that many pranks by Dom Joly may have been plagiarized from his own work.[7]

Movie

Gaillard starred in his first full-length feature film titled N'importe qui. It is directed by Raphaël Frydman and was released on March 5, 2014, in France.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "YouTube Top 100 Most Subscribed Comedy Channels List - Top by Subscribers". VidStatsX. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Champenois, Sabrina (February 11, 2009). "Rémi Gaillard : Farce de frappe". écrans.fr.
  3. ↑ "Rémi Gaillard". Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ Kangaroo (Rémi GAILLARD) on YouTube
  5. ↑ Joly, Dom (August 7, 2010). "Dom Joly: I am the victim of a dastardly art heist". The Independent. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWWSxLOUT5o. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUueeGG_c64. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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