Rhett James McLaughlin (born October 11, 1977) and Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal III (born June 1, 1978), collectively known as Rhett & Link, are an American comedy duo. Since 2012, they have created and hosted the YouTube series Good Mythical Morning. Self-styled as "Internetainers", their other notable projects include comedic songs and sketches, their IFC series Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings, their scripted series Rhett & Link's Buddy System on YouTube Premium and Rhett & Link's Wonderhole, their podcast Ear Biscuits, and their novel The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek.
As social media influencers with numerous channels, they have a combined total of over 30 million subscribers. They were ranked the second most influential content creators in 2024 according to Rolling Stone and ranked #5 in Forbes’ Top Creators of 2026.
Early lives and career Rhett McLaughlin and Charles "Link" Neal first met on September 4, 1984, the date they started first grade at Buies Creek Elementary School in Buies Creek, Harnett County, North Carolina. They subsequently wrote a song and made a documentary about this meeting: Looking for Ms. Locklear. In an interview on The Tonight Show, they stated that they had to stay in during recess because both of them had written swear words on their desks. They were given coloring books to fill out with mythical creatures (such as unicorns), hence their YouTube channel name, Good Mythical Morning.
At age fourteen, they wrote a screenplay entitled Gutless Wonders and began shooting a film based on it. They shot only a couple of scenes, and the film was never finished. This screenplay ultimately was read in multiple episodes of Good Mythical Morning. In high school they shot a 25-minute film-parody on the tragedy of Oedipus Rex, with McLaughlin as Oedipus, and Neal as his father's servant. McLaughlin and Neal were both members of a Christian punk rock band as teenagers known as "The Wax Paper Dogz".
In 1996, they started college and were roommates at North Carolina State University, where Neal studied industrial engineering while McLaughlin studied civil engineering. McLaughlin graduated magna cum laude in December 2000, and Neal graduated summa cum laude in May 2001. They worked in their respective fields for a time, Neal at IBM and McLaughlin at Black & Veatch. They also made videos and performed comedy sketches for a religious organization, Cru. During their time at Cru, they began developing their signature comedy style as a duo, subsequently deciding to become full-time entertainers.
McLaughlin and Neal quit their jobs as engineers soon after graduating from college to shift their focus to their Christian evangelism with Cru. They made comedic videos for meetings and conferences after being inspired by the host at the first weekly Cru meeting they attended as freshmen at North Carolina State University.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Later, they transitioned to making comedic YouTube videos full-time, without Christian ministry.
Media properties Under their production company Mythical Entertainment, the duo run a number of media properties, some starring themselves and some featuring other performers. Their flagship program is the YouTube channel Good Mythical Morning (often shortened to GMM), which has over 10.8 billion views and 19.5 million subscribers as of March 2026. It has a total of 3000 episodes, as of March 13, 2026. It is a talk show airing daily Monday to Friday, although in the summer, using the title "Good Mythical Summer", they produce three episodes per week.. Vidstatsx.com (September 17, 2008). Retrieved August 6, 2016. Good Mythical MORE (often shortened to GMMore) is the show's secondary channel, with new episodes released simultaneously with Good Mythical Morning. The shows are meant to be watched directly after GMM and is described as the "show after the show". It features a more unscripted, laid-back feeling, and usually expands upon topics covered in Good Mythical Morning. The channel had over 4.45 million subscribers and over 1.4 billion views as of September 2026. Mythical Kitchen (formerly This is Mythical, and Mythical), is a cooking channel hosted by Josh Scherer, the head chef on the show. He is supported by other chefs such as Nicole Enayati (née Hendizadeh), Trevor Evarts, Vianai "Vi" Austin, and Lily Burrola (née Cousins), as well as guest appearances by other members of the Mythical crew. The channel has a number of series on cooking unusual items, such as expensive versions of fast food, or homemade versions of popular snacks. Under earlier iterations, it featured bonus and behind the scenes videos, but has most recently been used for videos produced by and starring their crew. It has over 4.5 million subscribers and over 900 million views as of September 2026. The duo originally released comedy and musical videos on their main channel titled Rhett & Link. As new properties became more successful, the channel became inactive. The channel was revived in December 2019 with the release of several vlogs. The channel has since become home to one-off projects, including horror-comedy short films, and the semi-scripted series Wonderhole. Mythical Bits (formerly The Hey Hey Show) consists of skits from Rhett & Link. The channel has been inactive since August 2022. Mythical.com is the merchandising arm of Mythical Entertainment, selling Mythical and Rhett & Link branded products. The Mythical Society is Rhett & Link's subscription service that offers exclusive behind-the-scenes content, unique 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 various podcasting platforms, as well as a filmed version. It was originally presented on the GMM channel but was transferred to this channel on January 7, 2019. It has over 603,000 subscribers and more than 180 million views as of November 2025. As of December, 2025, Ear Biscuits has gone on an indefinite break, with promises that more casual conversation and storytelling would be integrated into Good Mythical More. A Hotdog is a Sandwich is a weekly podcast by Josh Scherer and Nicole Enayati of the Mythical Kitchen team, centering each episode on a different food-related debate. Trevor Talks Too Much is a weekly audio and video podcast hosted by Trevor Evarts of the Mythical Kitchen team. Each episode features an interview-style discussion with Trevor and popular young creators, streamers, musicians, athletes, and more. The podcast was unofficially discontinued in December 2022. Dispatches from Myrtle Beach is a weekly audio and video podcast started in June 2022 and hosted by Neal and his father Charles Neal, who lives in Myrtle Beach. Best Friends Back, Alright! is a weekly audio-only podcast started in March 2022 and hosted by executive producer Stevie Wynne Levine and her high school best friend Neagheen Homaifar. The podcast was discontinued at the end of 2022.
Good Mythical Morning
On January 3, 2011,Mythical, Good. (January 3, 2011) Chemtrails Kill Birds? – Good Morning Chia Lincoln Ep #1 . YouTube. Retrieved December 29, 2015. the duo launched a morning talk show, "Good Morning Chia Lincoln" in their studio, located in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, with an Abraham Lincoln shaped Chia Pet as a centerpiece, where they picked a topic, usually a personal experience or news story, and stated their opinions on it. The series ended on February 28, 2011, as a result of half of the Chia Pet dying.GMCL Finale & Mythical Shoe Code Revealed! rhettandlink.com
After the move to Los AngelesRoberts, Suzanne. (May 11, 2011) Leaving North Carolina, bound for L.A. . Matador Network. Retrieved December 29, 2015. and the cancellation of their TV show, Commercial Kings, the duo launched Good Mythical Morning on January 9, 2012. The series took the same format as their previous show and added a "Wheel of Mythicality", containing suggestions from fans on how they would end the show, usually with a brief improvised scene.
Good Mythical Morning ran its first three seasons ending on April 5, 2013, as the duo took a break from the daily videos to start a new show with a weekly format, The Mythical Show.Rhett & Link Filmmakers, Video Innovators. New Media Rockstars (July 9, 2013). Retrieved December 29, 2015. The series won the Best Variety Series at the International Academy of Web Television Awards in January 2013.
The fourth season of GMM introduced the "Taste Test" series where the hosts guess the food in blindfolds, challenge themselves to eat something or compare a particular type of food across different brands. Some of the most popular videos in GMM from this series are the "Bug War Challenge", the "Ghost Pepper Challenge", the "Carolina Reaper Challenge" and the "Sriracha Challenge". Season 5 of GMM brought in "Will It" series, where the hosts try and invent different varieties of a famous type of food with unusual and often increasing levels of disgusting ingredients. The first episode was aired on May 5, 2014, on Cinco De Mayo titled "Will it Taco" where they tried pine needles, baby shampoo and pork blood tacos. The series was also featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with episodes of "Will it Tea", "Will It S'more", "Will it Hummus", and "Will It Hot Dog".
After the end of The Mythical Show on July 11, 2013, the duo continued with the Good Mythical Morning series, now with an addition to the main GMM episode—Good Mythical More ("the show after the show") uploaded simultaneously to a separate channel in addition to their GMM channel. The 'Good Mythical More' episodes held on to their 'improvised on the spot' nature from earlier season of GMM while the main episodes became more and more structured. Season 6 of Good Mythical Morning premiered on July 14, 2014, with a new introduction sequence with animation by Digital Twigs and music by Pomplamoose. Several notable personalities, including PewDiePie, Mayim Bialik, Shay Mitchell, Bill Hader, Amy Schumer,Ant-Man Takes on Amy Schumer on Big Screens — and YouTube – CMO Today . The Wall Street Journal. (July 17, 2015). Retrieved December 29, 2015. and Daniel RadcliffeKlima, Jeff. (January 30, 2015) The 8 Best Hypotheticals YouTube Has To Offer . New Media Rockstars. Retrieved December 29, 2015. have been guests on the show.
The 1000th episode of Good Mythical Morning was uploaded on the morning of October 13, 2016 (4 years, 9 months, and 4 days after the first episode aired on January 9, 2012). The video was titled "1000th Episode Celebration Special" and has received 3.33 million views as of January 26, 2026. On October 19, the first episode of the YouTube Red original show Rhett & Link's Buddy System aired on the Good Mythical Morning channel. On July 23, 2021, the 2000th episode of Good Mythical Morning was uploaded, marking 9 years, 6 months and 14 days since the first episode aired on January 9, 2012, and 4 years, 9 months and 10 days since the premiere of the 1000th episode on October 13, 2016. The video was titled "2000th Episode Celebration Special" and has received over 1.9 million views as of January 26, 2026. Their 3000th episode, "3,000th Episode Celebration Special", released on March 13, 2026, was mostly focused on Chief Creative Officer Stevie Wynne Levine's departure from the show and company after thirteen years.
In October 2021, they debuted a spin-off of GMM titled Good Mythical Evening, a pay-per-view livestream event that was not available on YouTube. Rhett & Link described the show as a "decidedly R-rated spin on 'Good Mythical Morning' [...] featuring cursing, drinking, and adult situations galore." The first edition sold more than 70,000 tickets. The event was announced to be returning in September 2022, available on Moment House.