Trigger (Michael Jackson Thriller Parody)

Hey Zoo Freaks, it's your moonlit Zoo Crew gliding in from the cobweb corners of THE ZOO, where the cider's bubbling and the lanterns swing like pendulums in the chill. We're unleashing Remy Munasifi's "Trigger (Michael Jackson Thriller Parody)"—that sly Halloween howler from 2017—and man, does it twist the King of Pop's moonwalk into a libertarian lark that'll have you chuckling through the goosebumps. Picture Remy, all mischievous mustache and manic energy, riffing on gun rights with lines like "Cause this town's full of thugs and the police are all corrupt, so I'll be your trigger, baby," swapping zombies for Second Amendment zingers in a video packed with fog machines, fedoras, and a chorus of backup dancers dodging doughnut munching cops. Dropped right on All Hallows' Eve via ReasonTV, it's Remy's cheeky nod to the debt ceiling woes—wait, no, that's another track—but here he's culturally appropriating MJ's groove to poke at urban myths, complete with a zombie horde that looks like it stumbled out of a policy debate. In the YouTube comments and Reddit rants, fans still howl about how it racked up millions of views by blending Thriller's thrill with trigger-happy satire, one Redditor quipping it's "the remix we didn't know we needed for election night chills." Remy himself spilled in a Reason clip that he dreamed it up after bingeing old MJ vids, thinking, "What if the real monster was bureaucracy?"—and poof, a parody that's spawned Halloween playlists from Beirut to the Beltway. It's wicked wit wrapped in white glove funk, Zoo Freaks—like a pumpkin spiced with powder keg punch.

Now let's saunter back to the suburban glow of McLean where a kid with Middle Eastern roots first doodled rhymes in the margins of his notebooks, 'cause Remy Munasifi didn't just wake up a parody prince—he hustled from law school laments to YouTube laurels like a comet chasing its tail. Born '80 in D.C. to an Iraqi doc dad and Lebanese Pilates mom, young Remy grew up knee-deep in falafel feasts and family tales, scribbling satirical sketches to combat the post-9/11 caricatures that had him rolling his eyes at every turbaned terrorist trope on the tube. Wheeling Jesuit honors grad in '02, he dips a toe in law but bolts quick—too stuffy for his satirical soul—landing a gig writing for a think tank while moonlighting as "Habib Abdul Habib," Baghdad's bungling comedian, roasting airport pat-downs in viral vids that snagged 300k views overnight. By '06, he's armed with a flip cam, birthing the GoRemy channel with "Macaca Blues," a political spoof that hooked the Washington Times and lit the fuse; fast-forward, and "Arlington: The Rap" in '09 explodes his local legend status, trading on brown flip-flops and Whole Foods woes till the views hit half a mil in days. Hooks up with ReasonTV around '10 for libertarian larks like "Raise the Debt Ceiling," inks Comedy Central Records as the first Arab-American act with The Falafel Album topping iTunes laughs, and even struts Netflix's Brown Nation as wild-eyed Hyder. From Beltway basements to global giggles—98 million views and counting—he's the jester who turned stereotypes into stand-up gold, proving one guy's gags could glue the world with a grin.

If the trigger's twitching your funny bone, Zoo Freaks, mosey over to the official GoRemy site for video vaults, falafel anthems, and that fresh parody pantry that'll tickle your third eye. Swing by the Facebook page where devoted dazzlers swap remix reels and Reason riffs, a digital den for the devoted. Peek the pinball on Instagram for mustache mischief and Middle East musings, or riff on the rapid-fire at X where Remy drops deadpan dispatches amid fan-forged fire. For fellow funnymen, the GoRemy YouTube lair is a crypt of collector clips and cypher confessions, while whispers of fan gatherings flicker in the Arab America forums for heritage howls and holiday hijinks. Light the lantern, cue the chorus, and let's parody the poltergeists till the dawn dances in, my twilight troubadours.