Rémi Gaillard
Encyclopedia
Rémi Gaillard is a French humourist.
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.
Gaillard has appeared in several sport events, TV game shows
and political rallies.
Gaillard's motto is C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui ("It's by doing anything that we become anybody.").
Most of Gaillard's videos are shot by his friend Grégory Lafargue.
type, in which the antagonist performs an unexpected or surprising action to elicit humorous responses from the bewildered witnesses. Gaillard often disguises himself for these sketches. 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 with a friend in Montpellier. In 2001, he created an internet website, nimportequi.com.
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.
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.
Gaillard also appeared in Orangina
, Pepsi
, Durex
and LG
commercials.
Gaillard gained attention in the French media after performing a well-documented series of pranks, including a famous appearance disguised as a Lorient
FC Lorient
Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...
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
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...
. He is also an amateur football player and has posted videos of his skills.
Gaillard has appeared in several sport events, TV game shows
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
and political rallies.
Concept
Gaillard became famous for his videos where he displays an "outrageous" style of humour. 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.Gaillard's motto is C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui ("It's by doing anything that we become anybody.").
Most of Gaillard's videos are shot by his friend Grégory Lafargue.
Sketches
The majority of Gaillard's sketches are of the hidden cameraHidden camera
A hidden camera is a still or video camera used to film people without their knowledge. The camera is "hidden" because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed, or is disguised as another object...
type, in which the antagonist performs an unexpected or surprising action to elicit humorous responses from the bewildered witnesses. Gaillard often disguises himself for these sketches. During some pranks, Gaillard is accompanied by a crowd of friends, giving the action a flashmob
FlashMob
FlashMob is a band formed in Nashville, Tennessee featuring Meghan Kabir. The band signed a record deal with Warner Brothers in spring 2010....
-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 with a friend in Montpellier. In 2001, he created an internet website, nimportequi.com.
He gained notoriety in 2002 at the finals of the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
. Disguised as an FC Lorient
FC Lorient
Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...
player, he celebrated the team's victory with the players, shook the hand of the then French President Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...
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
Mario Kart
is a series of go-kart-style racing video games developed by Nintendo as a series of spin-offs from its trademark Mario series of platformer adventure-style video games...
, and his football videos.
In 2007, he gained the attention of journalists from Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
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.
Gaillard also appeared in Orangina
Orangina
Orangina is a carbonated citrus beverage made from orange, lemon, mandarin, and grapefruit juice. The concept of Orangina originated at a trade fair in France and was first marketed in Algeria by the French Algerian Léon Beton...
, Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, Durex
Durex
Durex is the trademarked name for a range of condoms that used to be made by British company SSL International. This company was sold to Reckitt Benckiser in July 2010....
and LG
LG
LG may refer to:*LG Corp., a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate*LG Electronics, an affiliate of the South Korean LG Group which produces electronic products* Lawrence Graham, a London headquartered firm of business lawyers...
commercials.