Their YouTube Red show, Rhett & Link’s Buddy System, inspired their second album. The idea behind the album is that they write and record a song within an hour. 1, featuring original songs written with guests of their podcast. In 2015 they released an album called Song Biscuits: Vol. Geek, which had over 50 million streams on YouTube. They showcased their rapping skills again in 2013 on their track Nerd v. They won 3rd place in the TurboTax RapContest, judged by Vanilla Ice. Their most vital selling point is their ridiculous wordplay. Their two albums, Up to this Point and Rhett & Link’s Buddy System, have succeeded primarily because of their YouTube channel. Partly because of their history as members of Cru, they have a vibe reminiscent of worship leaders. And while they have a musical pedigree, as evidenced by their punk rock past, they’re not great musicians.īut, we aren’t saying that their music is ineffective.
Rhett plays the guitar, and Link plays the recorder and harmonica. Technically they write musical comedy and have released two albums since 2001. If you’re a fan of Weird Al, you’ll probably enjoy Red & Link’s work as musicians. And they still create music, although without the Christian punk label. They have over 17 million subscribers who tune in for taste tests, ranking items, and blindfold challenges.īut beyond that, Rhett & Link go on tour, write books, and collaborate with other YouTube stars. Over the years, the two have kept developing their flagship show into one of the most popular on YouTube. The following year they rebooted as Good Mythical Morning. Named after a chia pet, the show ended when half of the chia pet died. As YouTube grew, they decided to continue their comedy and music without religion as the focus.Īt the beginning of 2011, Good Mythical Morning debuted as Good Morning Chia Lincoln. They left their jobs after a few years to pursue work with Cru. In college, they formed a relationship with the Christian organization Cru. Rhett & Link were both engineering students in college and spent a few years working. High school saw them parodying Oedipus Rex and playing in a Christian punk band, The Wax Paper Dogz.
Locklear, gave them coloring books full of mythical creatures to use instead.Īt 14, they wrote a screenplay called Gutless Wonders and filmed a few scenes. Class clowns from the beginning, they were kept in from recess for writing swear words on their desks. They were first-graders at Buies Creek Elementary in North Carolina. Rhett McLaughlin and Charles “Link” Neal met on their first day of school in 1984. Let’s talk about that! Who are Rhett & Link? They’re best known for their YouTube channels, Good Mythical Morning (GMM), Good Mythical More (GMMore), and their podcast Ear Biscuits.īut before they started appearing on phones and screens everywhere, they tried other ways to make it big. We noticed guitars on the Good Mythical Morning YouTube set with Rhett & Link and wondered, “Are they musicians?”