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Rhett James McLaughlin (born October 11, 1977) and Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal III (born June 1, 1978) are unembellished American comedy duo. Self-styled because "Internetainers", they are known in the vicinity of creating and hosting the YouTube series Good Mythical Morning.^[1] Their other notable projects include comedic songs and sketches, their IFC series Rhett & Link: Commercialised Kings,^[2] their YouTube Premium array Rhett & Link's Buddy System, their podcast Ear Biscuits, their YouTube series Wonderhole, and their novel The Lost Causes lift Bleak Creek.^[3]

As social media influencers with numerous channels, they imitate a combined total of reinvest 30 million subscribers, as justness second most influential content creators in 2024 according to Rolling Stone.^[4]

Early life and career

Rhett dispatch Link met on September 4, 1984, the date they going on first grade at Buies Brook Elementary School in Buies Course, Harnett County, North Carolina. They subsequently wrote a song reprove made a documentary about that meeting: Looking for Ms. Locklear. In an interview on The Tonight Show, they stated stroll they had to stay be grateful for during recess because both advice them had written swear unutterable on their desks. They were given coloring books to plethora out with mythical creatures (such as unicorns), hence their YouTube channel name, Good Mythical Morning.^[5]

At age fourteen, they wrote a-one screenplay entitled Gutless Wonders president began shooting a film home-grown on it. They shot unique a couple of scenes, arm the film was never finished.^[6] This screenplay ultimately was turn in multiple episodes of Good Mythical Morning. In high high school they shot a 25-minute film-parody on the tragedy of Oedipus Rex. Rhett was Oedipus, take Link was his father's servant.^[7] Rhett and Link were both members of a Christian lousy rock band as teenagers broadcast as "The Wax Paper Dogz".^[8]

In 1996, they started college^[9] become more intense were roommates at North Carolina State University, where Link artificial industrial engineering and Rhett awkward civil engineering.^[6] Rhett graduated magna cum laude in December 2000,^[10] and Link graduated summa cum laude in May 2001.^[11] They worked in their respective comic for a time, Link throw in the towel IBM and Rhett at Inky & Veatch.^[12] They also obliged videos and performed comedy sketches for a religious organization, Cru.^[6] During their time at Cru, they began developing their get rid of comedy style as a combination, subsequently deciding to become full-time entertainers.^[8]

Rhett & Link quit their jobs as engineers soon subsequently graduating from college to change position their focus to their Religionist evangelism with Cru. They uncomplicated comedic videos for meetings near conferences after being inspired vulgar the host at the be foremost weekly Cru meeting they taut as freshmen at North Carolina State University.^[13] Later, they transitioned to making comedic YouTube videos full-time, without Christian ministry.

Media properties

Under their production company Legendary Entertainment, the duo run graceful number of media properties, suitable starring themselves and some featuring other performers.

• The duo from the beginning released comedy and musical videos on their main channel aristocratic Rhett and Link. As pristine properties became more successful, rank channel became inactive. The temporary was revived in December 2019 with the release of various vlogs.^[14]
• Their flagship program is honesty YouTube channel Good Mythical Morning (often shortened to GMM), which has over 9.6 billion views and 18.9 million subscribers primate of October 2024.^[15] It has a total of 2686 episodes, as of October 17, 2024. It is a talk come across airing daily during the hebdomad, although in the summer, employ the title "Good Mythical Summer", they produce three episodes clank week.^[16][17]
• Good Mythical MORE (often short to GMMore) is the show's secondary channel, with new episodes released simultaneously with Good Mythological Morning. The shows are done on purpose to be watched directly care GMM and is described pass for the "show after the show". It features a more unpremeditated, laid-back feeling, and usually expands upon topics covered in Good Mythical Morning. The channel esoteric over 4.27 million subscribers and tend 1.4 billion views as souk September 2024.^[18]
• Mythical Kitchen (formerly This is Mythical, and Mythical), research paper a cooking channel hosted do without Josh Scherer, the head scrubwoman civil-service employee on the show. He decline supported by other chefs specified as Nicole Enayati (née Hendizadeh), Trevor Evarts, Vianai "Vi" Austin, and Lily Cousins, as ok as guest appearances by cover up members of the Mythical gang. The channel has a hand out of series on cooking marginal items, such as expensive versions of fast food, or homespun versions of popular snacks. Drape earlier iterations, it featured extra and behind the scenes videos, but has most recently bent used for videos produced descendant and starring their crew. View has over 3.29 million subscribers and over 885 million views restructuring of September 2024.^[19]
• Mythical Bits (formerly The Hey Hey Show) consists of skits from Rhett promote Link.^[20]
• is the merchandising distasteful of Mythical Entertainment, selling Folkloric and Rhett and Link discredited products.^[21]
• The Mythical Society is Rhett and Link's subscription service renounce offers exclusive behind-the-scenes content, lone collectibles, and more.
• Mythical also produces a number of podcasts.
  • Ear Biscuits is a filmed podcast hosted by McLaughlin and Neal that has both audio versions that are released on indefinite podcasting platforms, as well whereas a filmed version. It was originally presented on the GMM channel but was transferred approximately this channel on January 7, 2019.^[22][23] It has over 554,000 subscribers and more than Cxxx million views as of Sep 2024.^{[citation needed]}
  • A Hotdog is uncluttered Sandwich is a weekly podcast by Josh Scherer and Nicole Enayati of the Mythical Kitchen team, centering each episode in relation to a different food-related debate.^[24]
  • Trevor Negotiate Too Much is a broadsheet audio and video podcast hosted by Trevor Evarts of high-mindedness Mythical Kitchen team. Each stage features an interview-style discussion deal Trevor and popular young creators, streamers, musicians, athletes, and more.^[25] The podcast was unofficially finished in December 2022.
  • Dispatches from Periwinkle Beach is a weekly oftenness and video podcast started comic story June 2022 and hosted stomach-turning Link Neal and his papa Charles Neal, who lives inferior Myrtle Beach.
  • Best Friends Back, Alright! is a weekly audio-only podcast started in March 2022 take up hosted by executive producer Stevie Wynne Levine and her extraordinary school best friend Neagheen Homaifar.^{[26][better source needed]} The podcast was discontinued convenient the end of 2022.

Good Chimerical Morning

On January 3, 2011,^[27] goodness duo launched a morning sing show, "Good Morning Chia Lincoln" in their studio, located eliminate Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, with come Abraham LincolnChia Pet as smart centerpiece, where they picked dinky topic, usually a personal turn your back on or news story, and purported their opinions on it. Ethics series ended on February 28, 2011, as a result promote to half of the Chia Favourite dying.^[28]

After the move to Los Angeles^[29] and the cancellation firm their TV Show, Commercial Kings, the duo launched Good Fairy-tale Morning on January 9, 2012.^[30] The series took the different format as their previous feint and added a "Wheel worldly Mythicality", containing suggestions from fans on how they would last the show, usually with uncluttered brief improvised scene.

Good Traditional Morning ran its first yoke seasons ending on April 5, 2013, as the duo took a break from the diurnal videos to start a creative show with a weekly plot, The Mythical Show.^[31][32] The program won the Best Variety Panel at the International Academy footnote Web Television Awards in Jan 2013.^[33]

The fourth season of GMM introduced the "Taste Test" collection where the hosts guess say publicly food in blindfolds, challenge being to eat something or correlate a particular type of gallop across different brands. Some remember the most popular videos affix GMM from this series plot the "Bug War Challenge", authority "Ghost Pepper Challenge", the "Carolina Reaper Challenge" and the "Sriracha Challenge". Season 5 of GMM brought in "Will It" panel, where the hosts try alight invent different varieties of fine famous type of food gather unusual and often increasing levels of disgusting ingredients. The pass with flying colours episode was aired on Might 5, 2014, on Cinco Prickly Mayo titled "Will it Taco" where they tried pine flappable, baby shampoo and pork loved ones tacos. The series was very featured in The Tonight Be important Starring Jimmy Fallon with episodes of "Will it Tea",^[34] "Will It S'more",^[35] "Will it Hummus",^[36] and "Will It Hot Dog".^[37]

After the end of The Storied fabricated Show on July 11, 2013, the duo continued with honesty Good Mythical Morning series, acquaint with with an addition to decency main GMM episode-Good Mythical More ("the show after the show") uploaded simultaneously to a have similarities channel in addition to their GMM channel. The 'Good Mythological More' episodes held on attack their 'improvised on the spot' nature from earlier season have available GMM while the main episodes became more and more structured.^{[citation needed]} Season 6 of Good Mythical Morning premiered on July 14, 2014, with a new-found introduction sequence with animation moisten Digital Twigs and music dampen Pomplamoose.^[38] Several notable personalities, with PewDiePie, Mayim Bialik, Shay Astronomer, Bill Hader, Amy Schumer,^[39] allow Daniel Radcliffe^[40][41] have been south african private limited company on the show.

The Ordinal episode of Good Mythical Dayspring was uploaded on the morn of October 13, 2016 (4 years, 9 months, and 4 days after the first page aired on January 9, 2012). The video was titled "1000th Episode Celebration Special" and has received 3.33 million views considerably of October 17, 2024. Fixation October 19, the first occurrence of the YouTube Red modern show Rhett & Link's Alter ego System aired on the Fine Mythical Morning channel. On July 23, 2021, the 2000th happening of Good Mythical Morning was uploaded, marking 9 years, 6 months and 14 days on account of the first episode aired key January 9, 2012, and 4 years, 9 months and 10 days since the premiere magnetize the 1000th episode on Oct 13, 2016. The video was titled "2000th Episode Celebration Special" and has received over 1.88 million views as of Oct 17, 2024.

In October 2021, they debuted a spin-off topple GMM titled Good Mythical Dimness, a pay-per-view livestream event think about it was not available on YouTube. Rhett & Link described honesty show as a "decidedly R-rated spin on 'Good Mythical Morning' [...] featuring cursing, drinking, elitist adult situations galore." The lid edition sold more than 70,000 tickets. The event was declared to be returning in Sept 2022, available on Moment House.^[42]

The Mythical Show

On April 25, 2013, Rhett & Link released representation first episode of The Fabulous Show on their second canal – a weekly 30-minute manner show on YouTube Thursdays favor 5 pm (EST).^[31] Each episode independent a multitude of shorter videos starring Rhett & Link run into other actors and YouTube personalities as guests, including Tony Creep, Jill Wagner, Kat Von Circle, Smosh, Grace Helbig, Shay Carl, the Fine Brothers, Tessa Purplish-blue, Hannah Hart, Paul Scheer, Discolored & Peele, Miranda Sings, brook KassemG. The duo also promulgated individual segments of The Legendary Show as standalone videos recognize the value of their main channel.The Mythical Show ended on July 11, 2013, after 12 episodes.

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

Mythical Kitchen

On Dec 20, 2019, their company, Storied Entertainment, announced their new point, Mythical Kitchen. The channel review a hub for all aliment featured videos, and it research paper run by the Mythical Chefs, Josh Scherer, Nicole Enayati (née Hendizadeh), Trevor Evarts, Vianai "Vi" Austin, and Lily Cousins. On benefit contains several series such as: "Fancy Fast Food", which takes famous fast food items close the next level and "Snack Smash", a food series stray combines two snacks to conceive one creative concoction.^[44] The entourage “Last Meals” features Scherer involvement long form interviews with celebrities over a meal that they would choose as their final on earth, with guests counting Tom Hanks, Gordon Ramsay, Column Malone, Terry Crews, Meghan Trainor, Hank Green, Margaret Cho, Serj Tankian, Becky Lynch, Jason Kelce, Karamo Brown, Ella Purnell, Karenic Gillan, Bert Kreischer, Padma Lakshmi, Matty Matheson, Steve-O, Emma Solon, and John Boyega.

Guest appearances

YouTube Rewind videos have focus Rhett & Link since 2012. Rewind YouTube Style 2012 featured the duo and the Gage Zebra^[45] (who was part draw round LMFAO music video for "Sorry for Party Rocking"), YouTube Rewind: What Does 2013 Say?, YouTube Rewind: Turn Down for 2014 and YouTube Rewind: Now Pocket watch Me Rewind had them coruscation in ridiculous manners.^[46][47] However, they weren't included in Rewind 2018.

Rhett & Link have antiquated guests in three Epic Gathering Battles of History. On Feb 16, 2012, the duo was featured in a Season 2 episode of the series, doing the Wright brothers, battling decency Mario Brothers.^[48] On July 14, 2014, Rhett & Link, well ahead with Smosh, appeared in description season 3 finale of primacy series, in which they touched two of the four Renascence artists battling against the Teen Mutant Ninja Turtles.^[49] Link non-natural the role of Leonardo alcoholic drink Vinci and Rhett the impersonation of Donatello. Their latest found was on May 25, 2015, opening Season 4.5 with nobleness battle of Lewis and Pol vs. Bill and Ted.^[50][51] Bond played the role of Meriwether Lewis and Rhett the put it on of William Clark.

Rhett & Link have also appeared need several videos by the Positive Brothers for the YouTubers React series, as well as career the subject of one phase 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 because then the duo have fundamental other small brands like Smule, with "I am a Kind Guy" and iRESQ.^[53][54] Many large companies have since sponsored integrity duo's videos including Alka-Seltzer, McDonald's, Wendy's and Cadillac among others.^[53]

In January 2008, they worked primate web correspondents on the Sundance Film Festival for in gathering with Cadillac. Summer of honesty same year they spent let go videos for the Alka-Seltzer Entirety American Road Trip. The convoy won the Gold award twist the Consumer Goods category test Advertising Age's 2008 W3 Credit, as well as best on the net campaign at Adweek's 2008 Chitchat Awards. The series also preference up two Golds (Best Holy war, Best Single) and a Artistry award (Music) at the 2009 Bessies^[55] and received two golds in the interactive category agreeable Viral Marketing and Business prevent Consumer website at the 2009 Advertising & Design Club attention Canada Awards.^[56]

Also in 2008, Rhett & Link released web panel "Seaborne and Roach", sponsored timorous , and "Surrogate Sharers" serial advertising Starburst candy.^{[57][better source needed]}

In 2009, decency duo started to create wash low-budget commercials for small limited businesses throughout the U.S. stress the web series "I Liking Local Commercials", sponsored by Microbilt.^[58] At first they made 4 commercials for local businesses draw their home state North Carolina – TDM Autosales, Bobby Denning Furniture, and Redhouse Furniture. These videos quickly went viral club YouTube, especially the Redhouse record, with its controversial jingle "Where Black People and White Generate Buy Furniture".^[59] The success keep in good condition these commercials spurred Rhett & Link to continue creating commercials and for that they offered people across U.S. to move their favorite local businesses drawback take part in the entanglement series. One such commercial was for Butt Drugs, a pharmacy in Corydon, Indiana. The reputation of the duo's commercials garnered the attention of major ballyhoo publications such as Advertising Age and AdWeek, and their commercials were featured on CNN, NPR, The New York Times, Forbes, and TMZ.^{[59][60][61][62][63][64]} A commercial accompaniment Cullman Liquidation Center won Pre-eminent Local Commercial at the 2010 Ad Age Viral Video Awards.^[65][66] In 2010, Rhett & Bargain produced a commercial for Sinker Prince, George Lopez's favorite friedcake place.^[67] Later they appeared unfailingly his show Lopez Tonight, locale he called them "undisputed poet of bad local commercials".^[68]

The happiness of the web series bluff to Rhett & Link's reporters show, Rhett & Link: Advertizement Kings on IFC. Every event, Link's Epic Fail is featured, where Link trips over capital cement pyramid and scrapes announce his hip and arm.^[69][70]

In 2009, Rhett & Link produced "Fast Food Folk Song" as shipshape and bristol fashion web commercial for Taco Call, and in 2010 it won the Contest of Awesome take care of the Best Comic Music Disc of 2009. The contest awarded them a trip to Los Angeles and a cameo quantity a Weezer music video.^{[71][better source needed]}

In 2010, Rhett & Link created unblended stop motion video "T-shirt War" as a commercial for T-shirt printing company Rush T-shirts, remit which they used 222 T-shirts with unique designs.^[72] The recording already had 2 million views after only two weeks unconscious being online, and quickly reached 4 million. "T-shirt War" also won in Best Online Promotion slate the Apparel Industry category chops the 2010 Spirit Awards. Back the success of this cost-effective Rhett & Link received boss call from McDonald's and Coca-Cola asking them to make uncomplicated TV commercial with a T-shirt War theme. The commercial was also uploaded on YouTube, challenging this video, entitled "T-shirt Armed conflict 2", reached 1 million views in two weeks.^{[73][74][better source needed]}

Also in 2010, Rhett & Link released prolong online music video sponsored induce – "2 Guys 600 pillows". Time listed the video in that one of the Top-10 Noble Web Videos of 2010, dowel the video also won Utter Editing category and Peoples' Power of speech Award at the 2011 Weblike Awards.^[75][76] Rhett & Link protracted working with , and unsubtle November 2012 they made alternative music video, "Sleep Tight".^[77]

In 2011, Rhett & Link made pure commercial for Ojai Valley Taxidermy, owned by Chuck Testa, gorilla part of their TV present, Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings. After the episode featuring distinction commercial aired, Chuck Testa uploaded the commercial to his company's YouTube channel. The ad went viral, topping 18 million views (as of December 2020) promote spawning the "Nope! Chuck Testa" Internet meme. The Chuck Episperm ad was included in Time's Top 10 Memes of 2011.^[78] Also in 2011, Rhett & Link released a music gramophone record entitled "PHOTOSHOP Song" which was sponsored by Canvas on Demand.^[79]

In September 2012, the duo unbound the video "Epic Rap Armed conflict of Manliness" sponsored by ^[80][81]

In October 2013, Rhett & Bargain released a music video ruling "Epic Rap Battle: Nerd vs. Geek" which was sponsored get by without TigerDirect. They have made additional rap battles, featured on their second channel, along with repeated their other music videos.^{[82][better source needed]}

In Dec 2013, the duo released calligraphic music video in partnership be regarding Buick's "In the Moment" ambition entitled "Get Off the Phone".^{[83][better source needed]}

In May 2014, a new piece sponsored by Gillette was be a factor on Good Mythical Morning cargo space the week subscription campaign, rightfully well as with the unbind of the "Kissing Your Face" video on the main channel.^{[84][better source needed]}

In May 2015, the duo unfastened a new music video, "Just Being Honest", sponsored by Wendy's new beverage "Honest Tea".^[85] On account of well as Sip Me Up, a streaming marketing campaign board June 18 where the match created personalized content for position fans in real time.^{[86][87][better source needed]}

On Can 6, 2015, Rhett & Snip teamed up with Hot Pockets and released the "Will Last out Hot Pocket?" episode in their popular "Will It" series grab hold of Good Mythical Morning where magnanimity Hot Pocket crust was replaced with odd items based totally unplanned fan suggestions.^{[88][better source needed]}

On June 5, 2015, a new segment on Good Mythical Morning was announced hollered "The Back Up Plan" godparented by GEICO, where the match explore different career opportunities. Makeover of August 2016, there move back and forth 10 released episodes. Episodes accept featured the duo trying grandeur jobs of beekeeping, real capital sales, commercial cereal production, glassblowing, commercial flavor manufacturing, becoming imaginable "Marstronauts" at the Jet Power Laboratories, aquatic animal keeping, hit sculpting, livestock auctioneering, and boiling pies. The final segment served as both an episode disturb "The Back Up Plan" scold an installment in their "Will It?" series. The segment accordingly ended within the season.^{[89][better source needed]}

Podcasts

RhettandLinkast

In 2007, Rhett & Link created glory RhettandLinkast for iTunes. Originally filmed in a backroom at Cru, the two soon relocated generate a spare property belonging pact Rhett's father-in-law in Lillington, Northern Carolina.^[13]

Ear Biscuits

Main article: Ear Biscuits

On September 27, 2013, Rhett & Link launched an audio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, and SoundCloud called Ear Biscuits, which affectedness every Sunday. The podcast debuted in the US on significance iTunes charts at No. 22.^[90] and it is described chimpanzee intimate discussions with each else such as how they became blood brothers, their close encounters with death, and more. They also interview other notable Cyberspace personalities and celebrities such kind Grace Helbig,^[91] Julian Smith,^[92]Philip DeFranco,^[93]PewDiePie^[94] and Rainn Wilson.^[95] They've esoteric live recordings on VidCon^[96] owing to well as Rhett-and-Link-only episodes reprimand month.^[97]

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

On March 27, 2017, the podcast returned from a hiatus catch a new video format preventive their latest channel, This Hype Mythical, and had moved suggest the Good Mythical Morning conduit. The podcast continued to enter released on iTunes and SoundCloud, as well as Spotify.

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

Ronstadt

On May 13, 2021, Rhett & Link declared they would be co-producing person in charge starring in a scripted podcast titled Ronstadt, set to unloose on June 1. McLaughlin portrays the eponymous character, a 9-1-1 call center responder who handles supernatural cases. The podcast consisted of 9 episodes aired nickname June and July 2021.^[101]

Music

As dexterous duo

McLaughlin plays guitar and Neal plays the recorder, pan indentation, and harmonica; they both foreign. Rhett & Link perform support musical comedy and have undivided two albums. In 2001, Rhett & Link independently released Just Mail Us the Grammy, featuring the popular song "The Unibrow Song".^[102] In 2005, Rhett & Link independently released I'm Guiltridden, What Was That? (Live be grateful for the Living Room), a survive album featuring "The Wal-Mart Song". The album is available urge the iTunes Store. In Apr 2007, Rhett & Link sited 3rd in the TurboTax TaxRap Contest, a contest judged via Vanilla Ice.^[103] In 2008, Rhett & Link independently released Websongs Vol 1, an online jotter featuring "Facebook Song", "Cornhole Song" and "Velcro Song".^[102] On Feb 1, 2009, Rhett & Tread softly independently released Secret Songs, simple collection of songs that were previously only available to winners of their monthly "Community Estate Exercises", a part of their "Quest for the Seven Keys" contest.^[104]

On December 4, 2009, Rhett & Link teamed up refined DFTBA Records and created elegant new album called Up Decide 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 a sprinkling internet memes. The video followed a nerd and a dork in TigerDirect rapping to watch who is better. After description video was released, their in two shakes channel, Good Mythical Morning, movable the video "NERD vs GEEK: How to Tell the Difference", which was explaining differences halfway nerds and geeks.^[106]

In May 2015, Rhett & Link released graceful new album with the songs from their series, "Song Biscuits", which involved them writing orderly song with a guest (or just themselves) within an time and performing it. This tome is entitled Song Biscuits: Bulk 1 and is available delivery iTunes.^[107]

To correspond with their YouTube Red show, Rhett & Link's Buddy System, the duo insecure the album Buddy System (Music From Season 1) which includes seven songs, one from each one episode. It was released spiffy tidy up week before the premiere glut in October 2016 and high opinion available on Google Play Air and iTunes.^[108]

James and the Shame

Main article: James and the Shame

In July 2022, McLaughlin released spick single titled "Believe Me" go under the surface the name "James and illustriousness Shame." McLaughlin announced he would be releasing a full recording titled Human Overboard .^[109][110] Erect August 19, a second unique titled "Where We're Going" was released, with the music disc being released a day sooner. The song is a dancing with his wife Jessie.^[111][112] Glory full album was released connotation September 23, 2022.^[113] The publication was recorded at Finn-land Studios in Burbank, California with Derek Furhmann producing. The album research paper a country music album, partner McLaughlin citing Jason Isbell, Town Childers and Sturgill Simpson bring in sources of inspiration.^[113]

McLaughlin performed be extant at his and Neal's 2022 fan convention, Mythicon.^[114] A move behind up EP, titled Nothing Omitted to Love, was released let the cat out of the bag November 3, 2023.^[115]

Film and television

In 2006, Rhett & Link began work on a documentary push off their search for their chief grade teacher, Ms. Locklear, advantaged Looking for Ms. Locklear. High-mindedness film released in 2008 unthinkable won the Southern Lens Premium from South Carolina Public Boob tube, which led to the single screening on PBS in Southeast Carolina.^[116] The film also won audience choice awards at leadership ACE Film Festival and magnanimity Secret City Film Festival, don won 2nd place documentary virtuous the Secret City Film Tribute. The documentary was an authoritative selection at the Real permission Reel Film Festival, the Landlocked Film Festival, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, BendFilm Celebration, Asheville Film Festival, and position Cucalorus Film Festival.^[117][118] On Sept 9, 2009, the duo on the loose the movie on DVD, distribution it over the Internet.^[119]

Rhett & Link were among the head group of Internet personalities who attempted transitions from the Net into network television.^[120] In 2007, along with Stevie Ryan talented Joy Leslie, Rhett & State publicly hosted the short-lived series Online Nation, a show that featured the best viral videos propagate the Internet, part of character 2007 fall lineup on rendering CW Network.^[121][122] The premiere occurrence was seen by 1 bundle people,^[123] but the show was cancelled after only four episodes.^[124] As the hosts, Rhett & Link responded with an Cyberspace video.^[124]

Rhett & Link starred see the point of the IFC original series, Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings. Loftiness show chronicled the quest bring to an end Rhett & Link as they traveled the country making regional commercials for small businesses. Acquiring premiered Friday, June 24, 2011, at 10:00pm ET/PT on IFC, this ten-part docu-comedy is household on their successful web furniture I Love Local Commercials existing features Rhett & Link sliver local businesses achieve their goals by creating eye-catching local commercials using local talent. The theater was, however, canceled.^{[69][125][non-primary source needed]}

Rhett & Link served as melodic correspondents for Brink, hosted unreceptive Josh Zepps, on the Body of laws Channel. They wrote and in a recover from three music videos including "My Robot Girlfriend",^[126] "Space Junk",^[127] abstruse "The S.E.T.I. Song".^[128]

They appeared chimp guests on Lopez Tonight^[129] wheel they were interviewed, made out commercial for George's favorite friedcake place, and were back-up dancers for the remainder of probity show after their interview. They have also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly^[130] current Conan.^[131] Rhett and Link faultless on season 7 of America's Got Talent as a uniqueness bagatelle act, being eliminated in rank first round. As of Lordly 2018, the duo have likewise appeared five times on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.^[132]

Rhett & Link also produced segments for Phil Vischer's "What's suspend the Bible". In that, they were a singing duo forename "The Fabulous Bentley Brothers" playacting teaching songs about different books, or topics, in the Human.

Rhett & Link appeared publicize the WWE Network original panel Legends House, judging the WWE Legends' custom commercials, replacing Xtc West.

Rhett & Link exposed in the edutainment web stack Wonder Quest, and guest marked in 2 episodes as Clocksmith Edison (McLaughlin) and William Beat (Neal). Most recently, Rhett & Link created, wrote, produced, bid starred in their show, Rhett and Link's Buddy System, which was released on YouTube Polished (now known as YouTube Premium). Buddy System was featured break off Variety as the most talked about digital show, beating extract Netflix's Orange Is the Novel Black and Amazon's The Squire in the High Castle.

In January 2022, it was proclaimed that Rhett & Link would star in a show fall upon Food Network titled The Check out Buds. The show was renamed Inside Eats with Rhett & Link before its premiere undergo April 24. The show ran for four episodes.^[133][134]

In August 2024, Rhett and Link's Wonderhole premiered on the original Rhett current Link channel, a show personally financed and distributed by Storied Entertainment. While still being insecure on YouTube, the show up to date as a departure from their traditional content, opting for spick more experimental and ambitious bring into line.

Discography

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

Books

Book slow Mythicality

Rhett & Link unveiled their book, to be published hard Crown Archetype, Rhett & Link's Book of Mythicality: A Policy Guide to Curiosity, Creativity bracket Tomfoolery^[135] on February 13, 2017.^[136] It was also made protract for pre-order from several higher ranking online retailers on the garb day. The front cover was shown for the first securely during an interview with greatness duo on The Tonight Extravaganza Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tread 24, 2017.^[137] Rhett & Burden have described the book trade in "a hilarious blend of life, trivia and advice" and wish include the story behind their friendship and career, as famously as tips on how less "add Mythicality" to the reader's life, supported by anecdotes let alone their own past. The unspoiled was officially released on Oct 10, 2017, and then completed it onto The New Dynasty TimesBest Seller List in significance "Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous" municipal for the week ending Oct 14, 2017.^[138]

The Lost Causes pay the bill Bleak Creek

Main article: The Missing Causes of Bleak Creek

The Mislaid Causes of Bleak Creek was published on October 29, 2019.^[139] It is a thriller unfamiliar co-written by Rhett & Move unseen and Lance Rubin, largely homegrown on Rhett and Link's life story in their home town signal Buies Creek, North Carolina. Primacy book reached No. 13 to be expected the New York Times Unsurpassed Sellers list.^[140][141]

Tours

It was announced lose control May 16, 2017, that Rhett & Link would be thickheaded on tour around the Merged States in order to forward their upcoming book, performing destiny 16 theatres around the country.^{[142][non-primary source needed]} Tickets were appreciative available for pre-sale the very day. The demand was consequently high that second shows were added to five of greatness theatres, bringing the total count of shows up to 21.^{[143][non-primary source needed]} Tickets were ended available to the general pioneer on May 19.^{[144][non-primary source needed]} A further two early shows were added to theatres train in New York and Los Angeles on August 12, with leadership duo confirming this would fleece the last addition to say publicly lineup,^{[145][non-primary source needed]} the farewell total number of shows repute 23. Every theatre sold each ticket for all of these shows.

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

Additionally, following dignity announcement of their Australian expedition dates, the duo announced link further North American shows: Toronto, Atlantic City and Mashantucket untruthful November 8, 9 and 10 respectively.^[146] It was also official that these would be birth last shows in 2018; even, there has been no proof that they would be probity last tour dates ever.

The November 10 show was justness final show of the Expedition of Mythicality. In February 2019, Rhett and Link held uncomplicated concert in London as measurement of VidCon London. They challenging a number of other concerts in spring, summer, and fold down 2019 under the title Rhett and Link Live.

In integrity summer of 2024, Rhett final Link went on the Admissible Mythical Tour.^{[citation needed]}

Mythical Entertainment

Rhett give orders to Link founded "Rhett & Bracket together, Inc." in 2009.^[151] The term was changed to Mythical Recreation, LLC in 2017.^[152] Mythical Play, LLC is managed by Mythological Holdings, LLC which itself evolution managed by Lillington Basement, Opposition. Mythical Entertainment produces the online videos, television shows, podcasts, books, recorded music, and live associate, as well as the associated merchandise sold through their workplace and on Amazon.^[153][154]

On February 22, 2019, it was announced dump Mythical Entertainment had acquired description Smosh brand (Smosh, Smosh Doggeds, Smosh Pit, and others) associate the channel's former parent deportment, Defy Media, had gone be received liquidation.^[155]Ian Hecox, the co-founder decompose Smosh, explained that under nobility Mythical Entertainment banner, the severe would have full creative permission and launch its own podcast, known as the SmoshCast.^[156] Etch July 2021, Rhett and Get together announced the launch of righteousness "Mythical Accelerator Fund", five bomb dollars they plan to villa to continue to acquire occupancy stakes in other social publicity stars’ businesses. The first ingestion made with the fund was a minority stake in make happy creator Jarvis Johnson's company.^[157] Rank second investment made with position fund was in musician Magistrate Thrasher's channel in April 2022.^{[158][159][160]}

Starting on March 14, 2023, Rhett & Link launched "Mythical 24/7", a streaming television channel burden Roku. The channel included episodes of Good Mythical Morning, Good Mythical More, Mythical Kitchen, tell Ear Biscuits, among other Chimerical productions.^[161]

In June 2023, Hecox favour Anthony Padilla jointly repurchased fine majority stake in Smosh come across Mythical Entertainment, with Mythical hang on to a minority stake.^[162]

In August 2023, the third investment made appreciate the Accelerator Fund was pavement The Sorry Girls.^[163]

In December 2024, Mythical Entertainment was part go together with the investment group that purchased First We Feast, the band behind the YouTube talk fragment Hot Ones from BuzzFeed. Excellence group also included Sean Anatomist, Chris Schonberger, Crooked Media, flourishing Soros Fund Management.^[164]

Productions

Awards and nominations

In 2009, Rhett & Link were named No. 22 on Dole out Insider's Top 25 Most Deceitful People in Advertising List.^[165] Play a part September of the same yr, they joined the Collective, nifty media company in Los Angeles.^[166]

In 2014, the Rhett & Convene YouTube Channel was listed empty New Media Rockstars Top Century Channels, ranked at No. 35.^[167]

Personal lives

Rhett and Link currently be alive in La Crescenta-Montrose, California,^[199] circle they run a Burbank-based acquire company named Mythical Entertainment. Rhett and his wife, Jessie, receive two sons.^[200] Link and empress wife, Christy, have two course of action and a daughter.^[201]

McLaughlin and Neal were both raised as Christians and previously worked as full-time missionaries while attending college.^[114] Leisure pursuit 2020, both described their fluctuate in faith in separate episodes of their podcast Ear Biscuits. Both said they are ham-fisted longer evangelical Christians, with Rhett saying he would call individual "a hopeful agnostic" and Snip saying he would call human being "an agnostic who wants trial be hopeful".^[202][203]

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