Rhett McLaughlin discusses the geometric scaling of Mythical Entertainment's production and executive staff.
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.”
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”
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.”
Insight
Keeping college comedy secular enabled Rhett and Link's YouTube career
“Well, and that calculation, which was kind of accidental, is honestly the reason that we're sitting here talking to you today, because it was the fact that we were making comedy that could be divorced from that Christian setting. And just some of those sketche…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rhett and Link joined YouTube after fans reuploaded their videos
“We only did it because people started taking our videos from our website and uploading them to YouTube, and they were getting thousands of views versus hundreds of views, and we were like, oh, we should do this on purpose.”
Disclosure
Rhett and Link's 2007 YouTube sponsorship charged $2,000 upfront and $20 CPM
“With the help of my dad, I, like, put together a little contract where it was, hey, you give us 2000 dollars up front to make this music video, and then we have a 20 dollar CPM.”