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Rhett McLaughlin

9 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 8, 2024 by Rhett McLaughlin · across every show →

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Apr 8, 2024
Assertion Supported
Mythical Entertainment scaled its staff from five to roughly 100 employees
“And so, you know, I actually, I don't know exactly what the graph is in terms of how the team grew, but it certainly feels like it grew from that five to around a hundred or so Pretty geometrically.”
Rhett McLaughlin Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 1:09:11 Mythical: Rhett and Link
Apr 8, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mr. Safety advised Rhett and Link to charge $10,000 per sponsorship
“And I remember him telling us, Never accept less than 10,000 dollars for a sponsored video, and we were like, oh man, I think people might say no, but we started saying that and started getting yeses”
Rhett McLaughlin Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 49:39 Mythical: Rhett and Link
Apr 8, 2024 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Good Mythical Morning eclipsed all prior Rhett and Link content by 2016
“In that 2014, 20 15, 20 16, though, that three year period, Saw Good Mythical Morning eclipse everything that we had ever created.”
Rhett McLaughlin Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 1:01:16 Mythical: Rhett and Link
Apr 8, 2024
Disclosure
Rhett and Link earned $8,000 per episode on The CW
“I actually think that, if I recall correctly, we each got paid 8000 dollars per episode. So by doing eight episodes, we each increased our annual salary by 50% from what we were getting.”
Rhett McLaughlin Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 26:45 Mythical: Rhett and Link
Apr 8, 2024 positive
Insight
Good Mythical Morning's retention came from authentic friendship, not stunts
“And I think that we started to realize that what kept people coming back was that we were, they, we were letting them in on, ah, our friendship.”
Link Neal Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 1:02:59 Mythical: Rhett and Link
Apr 8, 2024 negative
Opinion
Christian comedy has lower standards than traditional comedy clubs
“We had this safety net when you do things in that Christian comedy and Christian conferences... And the standards are so much lower. You don't have to be as good.”
Rhett McLaughlin Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 1:07:44 Mythical: Rhett and Link
Apr 8, 2024
Assertion Supported
Rhett and Link publicly stepped away from Christianity in 2020
“20 20 was the first year where we kind of told our, is our coming out stories, like, hey, we're not Christians anymore”
Rhett McLaughlin Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 1:06:35 Mythical: Rhett and Link
Apr 8, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Link Neal Carried a High School Blood Pact for 18 Months
“It seemed more legally binding, which is why I carried it around in my wallet for a year and a half before I lost the entire wallet.”
Link Neal Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 6:09 Mythical: Rhett and Link
Apr 8, 2024 neutral
Insight
Making decisions merely sets up future decisions, not expected outcomes
“Our philosophy has always been pick a direction and go. Make the best decision that you can, but just know that all you're really doing is setting yourself up for another decision to be made in the future, and the outcome isn't going to be what you envisioned.”
Rhett McLaughlin Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 1:16:19 Mythical: Rhett and Link
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