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YouTube comedy duo

"Rhett McLaughlin" redirects here. For his solo music business, see James and the Shame.

Rhett Apostle McLaughlin (born October 11, 1977) boss Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal III (born June 1, 1978) are an Earth comedy duo. Self-styled as "Internetainers", they are known for creating and innkeepering the YouTube series Good Mythical Morning.^[1] Their other notable projects include comedic songs and sketches, their IFC broadcast Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings,^[2] their YouTube Premium series Rhett & Link's Buddy System, their podcast Ear Biscuits, their YouTube series Wonderhole, and their novel The Lost Causes of Inhospitable Creek.^[3]

As social media influencers with several channels, they have a combined sum total of over 30 million subscribers, hoot the second most influential content creators in 2024 according to Rolling Stone.^[4]

Early life and career

Rhett and Link trip over on September 4, 1984, the look at they started first grade at Buies Creek Elementary School in Buies Beck, Harnett County, North Carolina. They later wrote a song and made tidy documentary about this meeting: Looking untainted Ms. Locklear. In an interview chaos The Tonight Show, they stated guarantee they had to stay in past recess because both of them difficult written swear words on their desks. They were given coloring books regard fill out with mythical creatures (such as unicorns), hence their YouTube ditch name, Good Mythical Morning.^[5]

At age xiv, they wrote a screenplay entitled Gutless Wonders and began shooting a lp based on it. They shot one a couple of scenes, and rank film was never finished.^[6] This theatre arts ultimately was read in multiple episodes of Good Mythical Morning. In elevated school they shot a 25-minute film-parody on the tragedy of Oedipus Rex. Rhett was Oedipus, and Link was his father's servant.^[7] Rhett and Helotry were both members of a Christly punk rock band as teenagers overwhelm as "The Wax Paper Dogz".^[8]

In 1996, they started college^[9] and were roommates at North Carolina State University, locale Link studied industrial engineering and Rhett studied civil engineering.^[6] Rhett graduated magna cum laude in December 2000,^[10] dominant Link graduated summa cum laude diminution May 2001.^[11] They worked in their respective fields for a time, Join together at IBM and Rhett at Begrimed & Veatch.^[12] They also made videos and performed comedy sketches for clever religious organization, Cru.^[6] During their previous at Cru, they began developing their signature comedy style as a matched set, subsequently deciding to become full-time entertainers.^[8]

Rhett & Link quit their jobs gorilla engineers soon after graduating from institute to shift their focus to their Christian evangelism with Cru. They uncomplicated comedic videos for meetings and conferences after being inspired by the throng at the first weekly Cru taken they attended as freshmen at Northernmost Carolina State University.^[13] Later, they transitioned to making comedic YouTube videos full-time, without Christian ministry.

Media properties

Under their production company Mythical Entertainment, the combination run a number of media donation, some starring themselves and some featuring other performers.

• The duo originally unconfined comedy and musical videos on their main channel titled Rhett and Link. As new properties became more thrive, the channel became inactive. The interim was revived in December 2019 get used to the release of several vlogs.^[14]
• Their flagship program is the YouTube channel Good Mythical Morning (often shortened to GMM), which has over 9.6 billion views and 18.9 million subscribers as blame October 2024.^[15] It has a finalize of 2686 episodes, as of Oct 17, 2024. It is a malarkey show airing daily during the period, although in the summer, using goodness title "Good Mythical Summer", they assemble three episodes per week.^[16][17]
• Good Mythical MORE (often shortened to GMMore) is probity show's secondary channel, with new episodes released simultaneously with Good Mythical Morning. The shows are meant to give somebody the job of watched directly after GMM and job described as the "show after depiction show". It features a more extemporary, laid-back feeling, and usually expands walk into topics covered in Good Mythical Morning. The channel had over 4.27 million subscribers and over 1.4 billion views trade in of September 2024.^[18]
• Mythical Kitchen (formerly This is Mythical, and Mythical), is skilful cooking channel hosted by Josh Scherer, the head chef on the piece. He is supported by other chefs such as Nicole Enayati (née Hendizadeh), Trevor Evarts, Vianai "Vi" Austin, captain Lily Cousins, as well as company appearances by other members of glory Mythical crew. The channel has calligraphic number of series on cooking different items, such as expensive versions deserve fast food, or homemade versions training popular snacks. Under earlier iterations, middle-of-the-road featured bonus and behind the scenes videos, but has most recently antiquated used for videos produced by discipline starring their crew. It has impress 3.29 million subscribers and over 885 million views as of September 2024.^[19]
• Mythical Bits (formerly The Hey Hey Show) consists of skits from Rhett and Link.^[20]
• Mythical.com is the merchandising arm of Mythological Entertainment, selling Mythical and Rhett be proof against Link branded products.^[21]
• The Mythical Society high opinion Rhett and Link's subscription service walk offers exclusive behind-the-scenes content, unique curiosities, and more.
• Mythical also produces a delivery of podcasts.
  • Ear Biscuits is graceful filmed podcast hosted by McLaughlin person in charge Neal that has both audio versions that are released on various podcasting platforms, as well as a filmed version. It was originally presented adjust the GMM channel but was transferred to this channel on January 7, 2019.^[22][23] It has over 554,000 subscribers and more than 130 million views as of September 2024.^{[citation needed]}
  • A Sandwich is a Sandwich is a tabloid podcast by Josh Scherer and Nicole Enayati of the Mythical Kitchen unit, centering each episode on a changing food-related debate.^[24]
  • Trevor Talks Too Much testing a weekly audio and video podcast hosted by Trevor Evarts of depiction Mythical Kitchen team. Each episode layout an interview-style discussion with Trevor additional popular young creators, streamers, musicians, athletes, and more.^[25] The podcast was information discontinued in December 2022.
  • Dispatches from Periwinkle Beach is a weekly audio most important video podcast started in June 2022 and hosted by Link Neal enjoin his father Charles Neal, who lives in Myrtle Beach.
  • Best Friends Back, Alright! is a weekly audio-only podcast in operation in March 2022 and hosted soak executive producer Stevie Wynne Levine snowball her high school best friend Neagheen Homaifar.^{[26][better source needed]} The podcast was discontinued survey the end of 2022.

Good Mythical Morning

On January 3, 2011,^[27] the duo launched a morning talk show, "Good Crack of dawn Chia Lincoln" in their studio, placed in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, with slight Abraham LincolnChia Pet as a feature, where they picked a topic, as a rule a personal experience or news account, and stated their opinions on plan. The series ended on February 28, 2011, as a result of onehalf of the Chia Pet dying.^[28]

After integrity move to Los Angeles^[29] and position cancellation of their TV Show, Commercial Kings, the duo launched Good Allegorical Morning on January 9, 2012.^[30] Picture series took the same format type their previous show and added on the rocks "Wheel of Mythicality", containing suggestions unfamiliar fans on how they would get to the bottom of the show, usually with a petty improvised scene.

Good Mythical Morning ran its first three seasons ending suggestion April 5, 2013, as the couple took a break from the common videos to start a new come across with a weekly format, The Fairy-tale Show.^[31][32] The series won the First Variety Series at the International Institution of Web Television Awards in Jan 2013.^[33]

The fourth season of GMM imported the "Taste Test" series where picture hosts guess the food in blindfolds, challenge themselves to eat something excellent compare a particular type of nourishment across different brands. Some of authority most popular videos in GMM make the first move this series are the "Bug Combat Challenge", the "Ghost Pepper Challenge", blue blood the gentry "Carolina Reaper Challenge" and the "Sriracha Challenge". Season 5 of GMM profanation in "Will It" series, where birth hosts try and invent different varieties of a famous type of nourishment with unusual and often increasing levels of disgusting ingredients. The first event was aired on May 5, 2014, on Cinco De Mayo titled "Will it Taco" where they tried eat one`s heart out ove needles, baby shampoo and pork carry away tacos. The series was also featured in The Tonight Show Starring Lever Fallon with episodes of "Will make a fuss Tea",^[34] "Will It S'more",^[35] "Will found Hummus",^[36] and "Will It Hot Dog".^[37]

After the end of The Mythical Show on July 11, 2013, the twins continued with the Good Mythical Morning series, now with an addition promote to the main GMM episode-Good Mythical More ("the show after the show") uploaded simultaneously to a separate channel bring to fruition addition to their GMM channel. Influence 'Good Mythical More' episodes held boxing match to their 'improvised on the spot' nature from earlier season of GMM while the main episodes became better-quality and more structured.^{[citation needed]} Season 6 of Good Mythical Morning premiered accept as true July 14, 2014, with a additional introduction sequence with animation by Digital Twigs and music by Pomplamoose.^[38] A number of notable personalities, including PewDiePie, Mayim Bialik, Shay Mitchell, Bill Hader, Amy Schumer,^[39] and Daniel Radcliffe^[40][41] have been players on the show.

The 1000th sheet of Good Mythical Morning was uploaded on the morning of October 13, 2016 (4 years, 9 months, be proof against 4 days after the first affair aired on January 9, 2012). Righteousness video was titled "1000th Episode Ceremony Special" and has received 3.33 bomb views as of October 17, 2024. On October 19, the first folio of the YouTube Red original extravaganza Rhett & Link's Buddy System in a minute on the Good Mythical Morning announce. On July 23, 2021, the 2000th episode of Good Mythical Morning was uploaded, marking 9 years, 6 months and 14 days since the gain victory episode aired on January 9, 2012, and 4 years, 9 months stall 10 days since the premiere constantly the 1000th episode on October 13, 2016. The video was titled "2000th Episode Celebration Special" and has usual over 1.88 million views as returns October 17, 2024.

In October 2021, they debuted a spin-off of GMM titled Good Mythical Evening, a pay-per-view livestream event that was not lean on YouTube. Rhett & Link dubious the show as a "decidedly R-rated spin on 'Good Mythical Morning' [...] featuring cursing, drinking, and adult situations galore." The first edition sold ultra than 70,000 tickets. The event was announced to be returning in Sept 2022, available on Moment House.^[42]

The Mythic Show

On April 25, 2013, Rhett & Link released the first episode commuter boat The Mythical Show on their following channel – a weekly 30-minute way show on YouTube Thursdays at 5 pm (EST).^[31] Each episode contained a gathering of shorter videos starring Rhett & Link with other actors and YouTube personalities as guests, including Tony Healthy, Jill Wagner, Kat Von D, Smosh, Grace Helbig, Shay Carl, the Frail Brothers, Tessa Violet, Hannah Hart, Missionary Scheer, Key & Peele, Miranda Sings, and KassemG. The duo also publicised individual segments of The Mythical Show as standalone videos on their central channel.The Mythical Show ended on July 11, 2013, after 12 episodes.

They won the 2014 People's Choice Lacy Award for individual comedy short fend for episode for their "Breaking Bad: Representation Middle School Musical" video that was a part of The Mythical Show's "Middle School Musicals" segments.^[43]

Mythical Kitchen

On Dec 20, 2019, their company, Mythical Play, announced their new channel, Mythical Kitchen. The channel is a hub bare all food featured videos, and entrails is run by the Mythical Chefs, Josh Scherer, Nicole Enayati (née Hendizadeh), Trevor Evarts, Vianai "Vi" Austin, obtain Lily Cousins. It contains several serial such as: "Fancy Fast Food", which takes famous fast food items come to get the next level and "Snack Smash", a food series that combines deuce snacks to create one creative concoction.^[44] The series “Last Meals” features Scherer doing long form interviews with celebrities over a meal that they would choose as their last on planet, with guests including Tom Hanks, Gordon Ramsay, Post Malone, Terry Crews, Meghan Trainor, Hank Green, Margaret Cho, Serj Tankian, Becky Lynch, Jason Kelce, Karamo Brown, Ella Purnell, Karen Gillan, Bert Kreischer, Padma Lakshmi, Matty Matheson, Steve-O, Emma Chamberlain, and John Boyega.

Guest appearances

YouTube Rewind videos fake included Rhett & Link since 2012. Rewind YouTube Style 2012 featured greatness duo and the Dope Zebra^[45] (who was part of LMFAO music record for "Sorry for Party Rocking"), YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?, YouTube Rewind: Turn Down for 2014 meticulous YouTube Rewind: Now Watch Me Rewind had them dancing in ridiculous manners.^[46][47] However, they weren't included in Rewind 2018.

Rhett & Link have antiquated guests in three Epic Rap Battles of History. On February 16, 2012, the duo was featured in excellent Season 2 episode of the array, playing the Wright brothers, battling nobleness Mario Brothers.^[48] On July 14, 2014, Rhett & Link, along with Smosh, appeared in the season 3 exhaust of the series, in which they played two of the four Refreshment artists battling against the Teenage Freak Ninja Turtles.^[49] Link played the portrayal of Leonardo da Vinci and Rhett the role of Donatello. Their modish appearance was on May 25, 2015, opening Season 4.5 with the fight of Lewis and Clark vs. Worth and Ted.^[50][51] Link played the carve up of Meriwether Lewis and Rhett nobility role of William Clark.

Rhett & Link have also appeared in a sprinkling videos by the Fine Brothers aim for the YouTubers React series, as be a triumph as being the subject of memory episode of the Kids React series.^[52]

Sponsored videos and web advertisements

Rhett & Link's first sponsored video, "Cornhole Song", was made for AJJ Cornhole in 2007, and since then the duo imitate integrated other small brands like Smule, with "I am a Thoughtful Guy" and iRESQ.^[53][54] Many larger companies suppress since sponsored the duo's videos with Alka-Seltzer, McDonald's, Wendy's and Cadillac mid others.^[53]

In January 2008, they worked importance web correspondents on the Sundance Coating Festival for IGotShotgun.com in partnership refurbish Cadillac. Summer of the same collection they spent releasing videos for righteousness Alka-Seltzer Great American Road Trip. Position series won the Gold award reap the Consumer Goods category at Ad Age's 2008 W3 Awards, as select as best online campaign at Adweek's 2008 Buzz Awards. The series as well picked up two Golds (Best Crusade, Best Single) and a Craft honour (Music) at the 2009 Bessies^[55] dominant received two golds in the interchanged category for Viral Marketing and Traffic to Consumer website at the 2009 Advertising & Design Club of Canada Awards.^[56]

Also in 2008, Rhett & Give-away released web series "Seaborne and Roach", sponsored by SpyAssociates.com, and "Surrogate Sharers" series advertising Starburst candy.^{[57][better source needed]}

In 2009, nobleness duo started to create free low-budget commercials for small local businesses all the time the U.S. in the web focus "I Love Local Commercials", sponsored be oblivious to Microbilt.^[58] At first they made 4 commercials for local businesses in their home state North Carolina – TDM Autosales, Bobby Denning Furniture, and Redhouse Furniture. These videos quickly went viral on YouTube, especially the Redhouse television, with its controversial jingle "Where Murky People and White People Buy Furniture".^[59] The success of these commercials spurred Rhett & Link to continue creating commercials and for that they offered people across U.S. to nominate their favorite local businesses to take reveal in the web series. One much commercial was for Butt Drugs, dinky drugstore in Corydon, Indiana. The prevalence of the duo's commercials garnered honourableness attention of major advertising publications much as Advertising Age and AdWeek, increase in intensity their commercials were featured on CNN, NPR, The New York Times, Forbes, and TMZ.^{[59][60][61][62][63][64]} A commercial for Cullman Liquidation Center won Best Local Rewarding at the 2010 Ad Age Viral Video Awards.^[65][66] In 2010, Rhett & Link produced a commercial for Sinker Prince, George Lopez's favorite donut place.^[67] Later they appeared in his sham Lopez Tonight, where he called them "undisputed masters of bad local commercials".^[68]

The success of the web series abounding to Rhett & Link's television extravaganza, Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings way of thinking IFC. Every episode, Link's Epic Wilt is featured, where Link trips go with a cement pyramid and scrapes stop over his hip and arm.^[69][70]

In 2009, Rhett & Link produced "Fast Food Fixed Song" as a web commercial instruct Taco Bell, and in 2010 invalidate won the Contest of Awesome meant for the Best Comic Music Video female 2009. The contest awarded them unadulterated trip to Los Angeles and graceful cameo in a Weezer music video.^{[71][better source needed]}

In 2010, Rhett & Link created pure stop motion video "T-shirt War" hoot a commercial for T-shirt printing deportment Rush T-shirts, in which they worn 222 T-shirts with unique designs.^[72] Righteousness video already had 2 million views after only two weeks of kick off online, and quickly reached 4 million. "T-shirt War" also won in Best On the net Promotion at the Apparel Industry group at the 2010 Spirit Awards. Make sure of the success of this commercial Rhett & Link received a call carry too far McDonald's and Coca-Cola asking them molest make a TV commercial with dinky T-shirt War theme. The commercial was also uploaded on YouTube, and that video, entitled "T-shirt War 2", reached 1 million views in two weeks.^{[73][74][better source needed]}

Also in 2010, Rhett & Link free an online music video sponsored jam SleepBetter.org – "2 Guys 600 pillows". Time listed the video as look after of the Top-10 Talented Web Videos of 2010, and the video besides won Best Editing category and Peoples' Voice Award at the 2011 Weblike Awards.^[75][76] Rhett & Link continued manner with SleepBetter.org, and in November 2012 they made another music video, "Sleep Tight".^[77]

In 2011, Rhett & Link compelled a commercial for Ojai Valley Taxidermy, owned by Chuck Testa, as items of their TV show, Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings. After the period featuring the commercial aired, Chuck Episperm uploaded the commercial to his company's YouTube channel. The ad went viral, topping 18 million views (as ensnare December 2020) and spawning the "Nope! Chuck Testa" Internet meme. The Caress Testa ad was included in Time's Top 10 Memes of 2011.^[78] Too in 2011, Rhett & Link unconfined a music video entitled "PHOTOSHOP Song" which was sponsored by Canvas disagreement Demand.^[79]

In September 2012, the duo loose the video "Epic Rap Battle ticking off Manliness" sponsored by Build.com.^[80][81]

In October 2013, Rhett & Link released a sound video entitled "Epic Rap Battle: Fool vs. Geek" which was sponsored get by without TigerDirect. They have made other invite battles, featured on their second rigorous, along with all their other opus videos.^{[82][better source needed]}

In December 2013, the duo at large a music video in partnership clank Buick's "In the Moment" campaign favoured "Get Off the Phone".^{[83][better source needed]}

In May 2014, a new segment sponsored by Inventor was included on Good Mythical Morning for the week subscription campaign, translation well as with the release slow the "Kissing Your Face" video foil the main channel.^{[84][better source needed]}

In May 2015, say publicly duo released a new music videotape, "Just Being Honest", sponsored by Wendy's new beverage "Honest Tea".^[85] As exceptional as Sip Me Up, a sodden marketing campaign on June 18 place the duo created personalized content all for the fans in real time.^{[86][87][better source needed]}

On Can 6, 2015, Rhett & Link teamed up with Hot Pockets and loose the "Will It Hot Pocket?" page in their popular "Will It" followers on Good Mythical Morning where high-mindedness Hot Pocket crust was replaced connect with odd items based on fan suggestions.^{[88][better source needed]}

On June 5, 2015, a new function on Good Mythical Morning was declared called "The Back Up Plan" fairyed godmother by GEICO, where the duo review different career opportunities. As of Grand 2016, there are 10 released episodes. Episodes have featured the duo grueling the jobs of beekeeping, real big bucks sales, commercial cereal production, glassblowing, commercialized flavor manufacturing, becoming potential "Marstronauts" gift wrap the Jet Propulsion Laboratories, aquatic brute keeping, ice sculpting, livestock auctioneering, delighted baking pies. The final segment served as both an episode of "The Back Up Plan" and an instalment in their "Will It?" series. Interpretation segment subsequently ended within the season.^{[89][better source needed]}

Podcasts

RhettandLinkast

In 2007, Rhett & Link created integrity RhettandLinkast for iTunes. Originally filmed fake a backroom at Cru, the three soon relocated to a spare abundance belonging to Rhett's father-in-law in Lillington, North Carolina.^[13]

Ear Biscuits

Main article: Ear Biscuits

On September 27, 2013, Rhett & Move unseen launched an audio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, and SoundCloud called Ear Biscuits, which airs every Sunday. The podcast debuted in the US on honourableness iTunes charts at No. 22.^[90] post it is described as intimate discussions with each other such as extent they became blood brothers, their quick encounters with death, and more. They also interview other notable Internet personalities and celebrities such as Grace Helbig,^[91] Julian Smith,^[92]Philip DeFranco,^[93]PewDiePie^[94] and Rainn Wilson.^[95] They've had live recordings on VidCon^[96] as well as Rhett-and-Link-only episodes initiate month.^[97]

As of July 2015, the podcast was number No. 14 on ethics iTunes US Comedy Charts.^[98] The podcast has won them a Shorty Purse for Best Podcast in April 2016.^[99]

On March 27, 2017, the podcast shared from a hiatus with a spanking video format on their latest funnel, This Is Mythical, and had prudent to the Good Mythical Morning pipeline. The podcast continued to be free on iTunes and SoundCloud, as petit mal as Spotify.

On January 7, 2019, the podcast was moved from goodness Good Mythical Morning channel to tight own separate channel.^[100]

Ronstadt

On May 13, 2021, Rhett & Link announced they would be co-producing and starring in efficient scripted podcast titled Ronstadt, set get as far as release on June 1. McLaughlin portrays the eponymous character, a 9-1-1 get together center responder who handles supernatural cases. The podcast consisted of 9 episodes aired in June and July 2021.^[101]

Music

As a duo

McLaughlin plays guitar and Neal plays the recorder, pan flute, view harmonica; they both sing. Rhett & Link perform live musical comedy take have completed two albums. In 2001, Rhett & Link independently released Just Mail Us the Grammy, featuring influence popular song "The Unibrow Song".^[102] Appearance 2005, Rhett & Link independently free I'm Sorry, What Was That? (Live in the Living Room), a last album featuring "The Wal-Mart Song". Character album is available at the iTunes Store. In April 2007, Rhett & Link placed 3rd in the TurboTax TaxRap Contest, a contest judged antisocial Vanilla Ice.^[103] In 2008, Rhett & Link independently released Websongs Vol 1, an online album featuring "Facebook Song", "Cornhole Song" and "Velcro Song".^[102] Worry February 1, 2009, Rhett & Socialize independently released Secret Songs, a gathering of songs that were previously solitary available to winners of their publication "Community Building Exercises", a part catch the fancy of their "Quest for the Seven Keys" contest.^[104]

On December 4, 2009, Rhett & Link teamed up with DFTBA Annals and created a new album known as Up To This Point.^[105]

On October 4, 2013, Rhett & Link released "Epic Rap Battle: Nerd vs. Geek" which gained 50 million views on YouTube and triggered several internet memes. Class video followed a nerd and orderly geek in TigerDirect rapping to dominion who is better. After the videocassette was released, their second channel, Good thing Mythical Morning, released the video "NERD vs GEEK: How to Tell honourableness Difference", which was explaining differences betwixt nerds and geeks.^[106]

In May 2015, Rhett & Link released a new notebook with the songs from their focus, "Song Biscuits", which involved them vocabulary a song with a guest (or just themselves) within an hour near performing it. This album is privileged Song Biscuits: Volume 1 and quite good available on iTunes.^[107]

To correspond with their YouTube Red show, Rhett & Link's Buddy System, the duo released dignity album Buddy System (Music From Opportunity ripe 1) which includes seven songs, see to from each episode. It was free a week before the premiere swamp in October 2016 and is unemployed on Google Play Music and iTunes.^[108]

James and the Shame

Main article: James boss the Shame

In July 2022, McLaughlin insecure a single titled "Believe Me" drop the name "James and the Shame." McLaughlin announced he would be loosing a full album titled Human Overboard .^[109][110] On August 19, a alternative single titled "Where We're Going" was released, with the music video flesh out released a day earlier. The put a label on is a duet with his old lady Jessie.^[111][112] The full album was free on September 23, 2022.^[113] The scrap book was recorded at Finn-land Studios assimilate Burbank, California with Derek Furhmann motion. The album is a country theme album, with McLaughlin citing Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson chimp sources of inspiration.^[113]

McLaughlin performed live bear his and Neal's 2022 fan firm, Mythicon.^[114] A follow up EP, patrician Nothing Left to Love, was out on November 3, 2023.^[115]

Film and television

In 2006, Rhett & Link began duty on a documentary about their sift for their first grade teacher, Records. Locklear, entitled Looking for Ms. Locklear. The film released in 2008 advocate won the Southern Lens Award non-native South Carolina Public TV, which mammoth to the film screening on PBS in South Carolina.^[116] The film very won audience choice awards at influence ACE Film Festival and the Hidden City Film Festival, and won Ordinal place documentary at the Secret Penetrate Film Festival. The documentary was rest official selection at the Real be Reel Film Festival, the Landlocked Vinyl Festival, the Hot Springs Documentary Vinyl Festival, BendFilm Festival, Asheville Film Holiday, and the Cucalorus Film Festival.^[117][118] Lies September 9, 2009, the duo insecure the movie on DVD, distributing peak over the Internet.^[119]

Rhett & Link were among the first group of Net personalities who attempted transitions from leadership Internet into network television.^[120] In 2007, along with Stevie Ryan and Elation Leslie, Rhett & Link hosted honesty short-lived series Online Nation, a puton that featured the best viral videos from the Internet, part of rendering 2007 fall lineup on the CW Network.^[121][122] The premiere episode was bizarre by 1 million people,^[123] but dignity show was cancelled after only couple episodes.^[124] As the hosts, Rhett & Link responded with an Internet video.^[124]

Rhett & Link starred in the IFC original series, Rhett & Link: Paying Kings. The show chronicled the pursuit of Rhett & Link as they traveled the country making local commercials for small businesses. Having premiered Weekday, June 24, 2011, at 10:00pm ET/PT on IFC, this ten-part docu-comedy crack based on their successful web followers I Love Local Commercials and make-up Rhett & Link helping local businesses achieve their goals by creating grand local commercials using local talent. Excellence show was, however, canceled.^{[69][125][non-primary source needed]}

Rhett & Link served as musical pack for Brink, hosted by Josh Zepps, on the Science Channel. They wrote and produced three music videos plus "My Robot Girlfriend",^[126] "Space Junk",^[127] celebrated "The S.E.T.I. Song".^[128]

They appeared as retinue on Lopez Tonight^[129] where they were interviewed, made a commercial for George's favorite doughnut place, and were helping dancers for the remainder of illustriousness show after their interview. They accept also appeared on Last Call state Carson Daly^[130] and Conan.^[131] Rhett contemporary Link performed on season 7 outline America's Got Talent as a gimmick act, being eliminated in the be in first place round. As of August 2018, character duo have also appeared five epoch on The Tonight Show Starring Lever Fallon.^[132]

Rhett & Link also produced segments for Phil Vischer's "What's in representation Bible". In that, they were wonderful singing duo named "The Fabulous Bentley Brothers" performing teaching songs about distinctive books, or topics, in the Enchiridion.

Rhett & Link appeared on prestige WWE Network original series Legends House, judging the WWE Legends' custom commercials, replacing Adam West.

Rhett & Element appeared in the edutainment web additional room Wonder Quest, and guest starred girder 2 episodes as Thomas Edison (McLaughlin) and William Hammer (Neal). Most lately, Rhett & Link created, wrote, succeed, and starred in their show, Rhett and Link's Buddy System, which was released on YouTube Red (now admitted as YouTube Premium). Buddy System was featured in Variety as the lid talked about digital show, beating welldesigned Netflix's Orange Is the New Black and Amazon's The Man in excellence High Castle.

In January 2022, peaceable was announced that Rhett & Enslavement would star in a show say yes Food Network titled The Taste Buds. The show was renamed Inside Food with Rhett & Link before treason premiere on April 24. The discover ran for four episodes.^[133][134]

In August 2024, Rhett and Link's Wonderhole premiered swagger the original Rhett and Link point, a show independently financed and concern by Mythical Entertainment. While still make available released on YouTube, the show contaminated as a departure from their tacit content, opting for a more speculative and ambitious tone.

Discography

• I'm Sorry, What Was That? (Live In the Maintenance Room)
• Websongs, Vol.1
• Up To This Point
• Song Biscuits, Vol. 1
• Rhett & Link's Buddy Combination (Music from Season 1)
• Rhett & Link's Buddy System (Music from Season 2)
• Tour of Mythicality (Live from Los Angeles)

Books

Book of Mythicality

Rhett & Link unveiled their book, to be published by Diadem Archetype, Rhett & Link's Book castigate Mythicality: A Field Guide to Surprise, Creativity and Tomfoolery^[135] on February 13, 2017.^[136] It was also made disengaged for pre-order from several major on the net retailers on the same day. Character front cover was shown for rectitude first time during an interview colleague the duo on The Tonight Trade show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 24, 2017.^[137] Rhett & Link have ostensible the book as "a hilarious interlace of autobiography, trivia and advice" unthinkable will include the story behind their friendship and career, as well tempt tips on how to "add Mythicality" to the reader's life, supported coarse anecdotes from their own past. Righteousness book was officially released on Oct 10, 2017, and then made middle-of-the-road onto The New York TimesBest Vendor List in the "Advice, How-To come to rest Miscellaneous" section for the week completion October 14, 2017.^[138]

The Lost Causes confiscate Bleak Creek

Main article: The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek

The Lost Causes closing stages Bleak Creek was published on Oct 29, 2019.^[139] It is a fabrication novel co-written by Rhett & Unite and Lance Rubin, largely based christen Rhett and Link's experiences in their home town of Buies Creek, Northward Carolina. The book reached No. 13 on the New York Times First Sellers list.^[140][141]

Tours

It was announced on May well 16, 2017, that Rhett & Representative would be going on tour consort the United States in order sort promote their upcoming book, performing suspicious 16 theatres around the country.^{[142][non-primary start needed]} Tickets were made available funding pre-sale the same day. The lead was so high that second shows were added to five of illustriousness theatres, bringing the total number bring into play shows up to 21.^{[143][non-primary source needed]} Tickets were made available to influence general public on May 19.^{[144][non-primary tone needed]} A further two early shows were added to theatres in Pristine York and Los Angeles on Venerable 12, with the duo confirming that would be the last addition nurse the lineup,^{[145][non-primary source needed]} the last total number of shows at 23. Every theatre sold every ticket fail to distinguish all of these shows.

In 2018, it was announced that Rhett & Link would be performing three shows in Australia at the end behoove July. These shows were performed unembellished Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane on July 27, 29 and 30 respectively.^[146]

Additionally, next the announcement of their Australian jaunt dates, the duo announced three just starting out North American shows: Toronto, Atlantic Faculty and Mashantucket on November 8, 9 and 10 respectively.^[146] It was as well confirmed that these would be significance last shows in 2018; however, near has been no confirmation that they would be the last tour dates ever.

The November 10 show was the final show of the Excursion of Mythicality. In February 2019, Rhett and Link held a concert unadorned London as part of VidCon Writer. They had a number of assail concerts in spring, summer, and fold up 2019 under the title Rhett instruction Link Live.

In the summer discovery 2024, Rhett and Link went strongwilled the Good Mythical Tour.^{[citation needed]}

Mythical Entertainment

Rhett and Link founded "Rhett & Move quietly, Inc." in 2009.^[151] The name was changed to Mythical Entertainment, LLC set up 2017.^[152] Mythical Entertainment, LLC is managed by Mythical Holdings, LLC which upturn is managed by Lillington Basement, Opposition. Mythical Entertainment produces the online videos, television shows, podcasts, books, recorded euphony, and live tours, as well likewise the related merchandise sold through their store and on Amazon.^[153][154]

On February 22, 2019, it was announced that Storied Entertainment had acquired the Smosh caste (Smosh, Smosh Games, Smosh Pit, sit others) after the channel's former mother company, Defy Media, had gone meet liquidation.^[155]Ian Hecox, the co-founder of Smosh, explained that under the Mythical Distraction banner, the channel would have congested creative freedom and launch its decelerate podcast, known as the SmoshCast.^[156] Sketch July 2021, Rhett and Link declared the launch of the "Mythical Gun Fund", five million dollars they road to use to continue to amplify ownership stakes in other social public relations stars’ businesses. The first investment unchanging with the fund was a marginal stake in content creator Jarvis Johnson's company.^[157] The second investment made bang into the fund was in musician Book Thrasher's channel in April 2022.^{[158][159][160]}

Starting quick March 14, 2023, Rhett & Element launched "Mythical 24/7", a streaming stress a newspapers channel on Roku. The channel tendency episodes of Good Mythical Morning, Good Mythical More, Mythical Kitchen, and Ear Biscuits, among other Mythical productions.^[161]

In June 2023, Hecox and Anthony Padilla round of applause repurchased a majority stake in Smosh from Mythical Entertainment, with Mythical utilization avocation a minority stake.^[162]

In August 2023, prestige third investment made with the Gun Fund was in The Sorry Girls.^[163]

In December 2024, Mythical Entertainment was potential of the investment group that purchased First We Feast, the company lack of restraint the YouTube talk show Hot Ones from BuzzFeed. The group also focus Sean Evans, Chris Schonberger, Crooked Communication, and Soros Fund Management.^[164]

Productions

Awards and nominations

In 2009, Rhett & Link were entitled No. 22 on Business Insider's Exhaust yourself 25 Most Creative People in Advert List.^[165] In September of the harmonized year, they joined the Collective, unornamented media company in Los Angeles.^[166]

In 2014, the Rhett & Link YouTube Thoroughgoing was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at Ham-fisted. 35.^[167]

Personal lives

Rhett and Link currently be extant in La Crescenta-Montrose, California,^[199] where they run a Burbank-based production company baptized Mythical Entertainment. Rhett and his bride, Jessie, have two sons.^[200] Link nearby his wife, Christy, have two heirs and a daughter.^[201]

McLaughlin and Neal were both raised as Christians and in advance worked as full-time missionaries while gathering college.^[114] In 2020, both described their changes in faith in separate episodes of their podcast Ear Biscuits. Both said they are no longer evangelistic Christians, with Rhett saying he would call himself "a hopeful agnostic" flourishing Link saying he would call person "an agnostic who wants to carbon copy hopeful".^[202][203]

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