Randy Rainbow

Who is Randy Rainbow?

Randy Rainbow is a blogger and Internet celebrity based in New York, NY, United States. Rainbow is most notable for a series of humorous YouTube viral videos in which he stages fake phone conversations with famous people by editing real audio clips of those celebrities. He posted his breakout video, “Randy Rainbow is Dating Mel Gibson,” on July 18, 2010. It received more than 60,000 views in one week and has since surpassed 100,000 views. Subsequent videos include “Randy Rainbow Calls Lindsay Lohan,” “Randy Rainbow Calls Dr. Laura,” “The Morning After Chelsea’s Wedding,” “Randy Rainbow Gets a Job,” “Randy Rainbow Kicks It with Kanye West,” and "Randy Rainbow Spends Christmas with Mel Gibson." Michael Urie appeared as himself in “Randy Rainbow Getting Married?” Tituss Burgess appeared as himself in “Randy Rainbow Stars in a Show!” Brent Corrigan appeared as himself in "Randy Rainbow Makes a Sex Tape." Randy's cat, Mushi Rainbow, also plays a prominent role in his videos.

Rainbow’s videos have appeared on a number of major blogs. Popular LGBT blogs Towleroad and Queerty have reposted many of his videos since “Randy Rainbow is Dating Mel Gibson.”