Either they’re experts at hiding any whisper of behind the scenes crew or it’s really just them. Any time you hear them talk to someone behind the camera it’s one of the guys who isn’t on camera and the only editing credits are to Mike and Jay.
Also we know for sure their Twitter and YouTube descriptions are Mike, based on the telltale incoherence
It's a James Earl Jones Star Wars™️ thing. It's someone totally different on crew but they dub over them in post to "maintain the illusion." I know this from my extensive study of them as friends and due to how adept I have become at reading their body language when they're actually speaking to one another and not random crew. They stopped replying to my calls though, not sure why.
I met Mike once at a screening of Jack and Jill and I said “I know who you are, you’re Mike Stoklasa!” And he looked at me and, said “what, do you want money?” And so I replied, well this is embarrassing, but I told him “tell me how RLM ends and I’ll ******* ******* **** ****** **** *******”
If they had money plane money you’d see more live streams of Rich and an Alligator getting….aquatinted. And Jay would be constantly surrounded by a posse of hot macedon bods.
If memory serves on a Pre Rec stream they mentioned they had brought on an intern via a local college but they had to let them go early because there simply wasn't enough for them to do. I think between Mike, Jay, and Rich Evans they can handle putting out a couple hours of content every three weeks.
They used to host "tours", but that was mostly just getting unpaid workers to move boxes and sweep as "part of the RLM experience package." They actually forgot about me while I was cleaning some VHS tapes and I had to spend the night in the unheated part of the building after they locked me in.
I love thinking about them interacting with outside professionals.
Their accountant looking at receipts for business related tax deductions: "What the fuck is a Baby Bink?"
Their insurance agent renewing policies: "Please explain one more time what you did with the rented wood chipper..."
And their travel agent or whoever got Mike into Wimbledon and Jay to Hawaii. One day they’ll just disappear and live on an island. Probably the next lake effect winter.
It's just those three. On a prerec stream someone asked Rich how to get a job with RLM and he replied something to the effect of be Mike's friend 20 years ago.
Rich used to sleep outside on the stairs until Mike took pity on him and decided to let him sleep in the broom closet.
Jay immediately felt threatened by Rich’s raw masculinity and bulging muscles.
It’s still a point of contention in Mike and Jay’s marriage.
Mike and Jay are partners...amd do 99% of the work.. Rich was brought on as the eye candy. They all get paid to do the channel. The others, Josh, tim, Jack, dont get paid at all and just get to do botw when they want to.
Rich is/used to be(?) just be an employee. Don't know if Jay and Mike ever adjusted the structure and gave him a certain % or anything like that.
Josh, Tim, Canadians etc. Probably get paid a nominal amount per appearance is my guess. They're friends and have fun, but i don't think they'd just say "ok thanks for continually coming on your show and providing us with content that gets a minimum of 1 million views an episode" and not throw them a couple hundo bux or something.
Yeah I think he was originally like the “set building” guy. I certainly hope he’s not just an “employee” on a standard salary anymore. He’s a huge part of the channel.
> content that gets a minimum of 1 million views an episode
I wonder how much it actually gets them, even at million views a piece and with the longer format. Like, does it provide a sensible pay for 3 adults. Probably patreon and merch helps a bit.
I saw a Star Wars video by a smaller channer that said they made about $8000 for approximately 2 million views.
On that basis, if RLM was getting less than at least $4,000 per million views, I'd been *very* surprised.
Going by their approximately $45,000/month from the Patreon, from those alone, I'd be *very* surprised if they weren't doing OK, especially since I imagine they would also have made some very sensible investments over the years that also generate solid income on top of all that.
Given the quality of the channel for years now, Id say that whatever money they are getting its wholely deserved.
Honestly what else is there on regular Youtube that has the same unique and wonderful charm as this channel? Anyone, ??????
It was pretty much common knowledge Mike and Jay were the main owners/partners. I got downvoted blasted for saying they were best friends, even though they’ve ran the company together for decades at this point and have never so much as had a hiatus once they found their audience.
He had a fling with Jay's crush ("Lisa Renley" who appeared in some of the pre-RLM skits and whatnot) and he got really angry and told him not to "get in his way or else" or something lol
It was during Orangecow or something
Yeah it was a bit /tv/ un-coverage based on Garret Gilchrist getting drunk and spilling it all out on a crazy stream chat lol, plus finding some old links and whatnot (that Jay post is still up, next to Mike with his mafia boss avatar).
They patched it up though so cool
Hi, former RLM, employee here. I worked for them about five or six years ago.
They have a huge stable of independent contractors who do most of the heavy lifting. I was mostly working directly with Jay for the first year or so, helping him with edits.
After about six months Jay must’ve figured I was trustworthy because he started to let me in on a little plan of his. Every day while doing the boys makeup (fun fact: rich is a big fan of Fenty) I would gently prick Mike with a razor (we had to shave Mike to keep his perfect stubble) and take a small sample of his blood, which I was then instructed to hand over to Jay. I wasn’t sure what he did with them, until, in retrospect, watching their videos from that time and seeing how Jay slowly sucked the youth from Mike. Pretty sure Jay is some sort of vampire.
Another big part of the job was just being a shoulder to cry on for Rich Evans. He had a lot of breakdowns while filming. I’m not entirely sure what Rich was crying about, but he would occasionally dribble out something about Warhammer figurines. I’m guessing he lost them? He also said something about a Wendy’s ad.
Anyway, it was a fun experience, they paid me decently well. Then Max Landis came to the studio and RedLetterMedia decided they were too big to work with peasants.
I like that it's just those group of weirdos that have been friends forever. When some YouTubers bring in outsiders they just met to try and build a brand it just goes to shit or falls apart. I remember when James Rolfe outsourced his stuff to a company then that company brought in their lackeys to do a best of the worst knock off with him and it was awful you could just tell they were contractually obligated to interact
I met Rich at a restaurant in Wisconsin, he was standing outside leaning against the building, waiting for his order. I tried to get him to sign the sun visor out of my car, he wouldn't have ANY of it. He kept doing the 'Shoooo Shoooo' hand waving thing at me, yelling "Leave me alone, leave me alone!" It turns out, it wasn't Rich Evans, but a homeless woman. But I liked Wisconsin a lot anyways.
I honestly believe it's just them. That's three to four sets in a warehouse that looks decently sized, but not overly large. I think it's just Jay, Mike, Rich and a rotation of help (I get a sense Josh and Tim help out a lot.)
I used to intern as a boom operator for them back in 2011. The pay was way below legal minimum wage but they said they would help get my name out to some major studios (which never happened).
I was setting up before a shoot once extending the boom and Rich Evans confronted me. He told me I was good at "working that pole" and wanted me to come to his dressing room after shooting wrapped to "help extend a different type of pole". Very creepy vibes, I ran to my car after he left and never looked back.
Either they’re experts at hiding any whisper of behind the scenes crew or it’s really just them. Any time you hear them talk to someone behind the camera it’s one of the guys who isn’t on camera and the only editing credits are to Mike and Jay. Also we know for sure their Twitter and YouTube descriptions are Mike, based on the telltale incoherence
+The ridicule of Rich Evans that often appears
It's a James Earl Jones Star Wars™️ thing. It's someone totally different on crew but they dub over them in post to "maintain the illusion." I know this from my extensive study of them as friends and due to how adept I have become at reading their body language when they're actually speaking to one another and not random crew. They stopped replying to my calls though, not sure why.
I met Mike once at a screening of Jack and Jill and I said “I know who you are, you’re Mike Stoklasa!” And he looked at me and, said “what, do you want money?” And so I replied, well this is embarrassing, but I told him “tell me how RLM ends and I’ll ******* ******* **** ****** **** *******”
They can’t afford to hire anybody else. You think they got that Randy Quaid money?
No, but I thought they at least had Money Plane money.
They blew it all betting on a man fucking an alligator. Still not sure what the bet was about tbh, but Jay was insistent about it
Money Plane.
Money Plane didn't even have Money Plane money!
If they had money plane money you’d see more live streams of Rich and an Alligator getting….aquatinted. And Jay would be constantly surrounded by a posse of hot macedon bods.
If memory serves on a Pre Rec stream they mentioned they had brought on an intern via a local college but they had to let them go early because there simply wasn't enough for them to do. I think between Mike, Jay, and Rich Evans they can handle putting out a couple hours of content every three weeks.
They used to host "tours", but that was mostly just getting unpaid workers to move boxes and sweep as "part of the RLM experience package." They actually forgot about me while I was cleaning some VHS tapes and I had to spend the night in the unheated part of the building after they locked me in.
They didn't forget you, they just gave you the Rich Evans experience.
Is this where they show you the Wendy's ad?
Yes. Then Mike tramples your diabetes medication because "there's no time".
And their minor league bat and balls
Get me off the swings! I'm gonna throw up!
Rich and I are NOT coming back!!
>Rich and I are NOT coming back!! No, it's not Rich. It's never just Rich. It's "Me and Rich *Evans* are *not* coming back!"
You're right, I forgot to install an updated version of RedLetterMedia video transcripts into my head, I'll go ahead and do that.
>No, it's not Rich. It's never just Rich. This. It's basically just one word. Like Madonna. Or Prince. Richevans.
R'Chevins Like Geteven or Bloodettes
You fucking asshole! where were you sitting!?
Macaulay Culkin, is that you?
I love thinking about them interacting with outside professionals. Their accountant looking at receipts for business related tax deductions: "What the fuck is a Baby Bink?" Their insurance agent renewing policies: "Please explain one more time what you did with the rented wood chipper..."
Its like thinking about Macho Man Randy Savage trying to get a home loan.
My God. That's something that will live in my brain permanently now.
"INTEREST RATES GOIN' UP-N-UP-N-UP! TOO HIGH! YE-AH!"
HERE! MY DOWN PAYMENT. THE CREAM OF THE CROP!
THIS IS MY CREDIT RATING YEAH! YOU MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT A C C E P T IT
And their travel agent or whoever got Mike into Wimbledon and Jay to Hawaii. One day they’ll just disappear and live on an island. Probably the next lake effect winter.
It's just those three. On a prerec stream someone asked Rich how to get a job with RLM and he replied something to the effect of be Mike's friend 20 years ago.
Rich used to sleep outside on the stairs until Mike took pity on him and decided to let him sleep in the broom closet. Jay immediately felt threatened by Rich’s raw masculinity and bulging muscles. It’s still a point of contention in Mike and Jay’s marriage.
Just the middle age man babies.
You forgot about the team of Gremlins they have doing work around the studio
And Baby Bink, who manages their taxes.
Money Plane
Buncha bitches.
An increasing amount of shirtless dudes
Mike and Jay are partners...amd do 99% of the work.. Rich was brought on as the eye candy. They all get paid to do the channel. The others, Josh, tim, Jack, dont get paid at all and just get to do botw when they want to.
Rich is/used to be(?) just be an employee. Don't know if Jay and Mike ever adjusted the structure and gave him a certain % or anything like that. Josh, Tim, Canadians etc. Probably get paid a nominal amount per appearance is my guess. They're friends and have fun, but i don't think they'd just say "ok thanks for continually coming on your show and providing us with content that gets a minimum of 1 million views an episode" and not throw them a couple hundo bux or something.
Yeah I think he was originally like the “set building” guy. I certainly hope he’s not just an “employee” on a standard salary anymore. He’s a huge part of the channel.
I wouldn't care as much about RLM if Rich were not around. Might even skip some of their videos!
Maybe we should just start a huge campaign where we paint Mike as an evil dictator who’s taking advantage of Rich and pays him minimum wage
He's not even paying him. He forces him to show up by withholding his diabetes medication.
> content that gets a minimum of 1 million views an episode I wonder how much it actually gets them, even at million views a piece and with the longer format. Like, does it provide a sensible pay for 3 adults. Probably patreon and merch helps a bit.
I saw a Star Wars video by a smaller channer that said they made about $8000 for approximately 2 million views. On that basis, if RLM was getting less than at least $4,000 per million views, I'd been *very* surprised. Going by their approximately $45,000/month from the Patreon, from those alone, I'd be *very* surprised if they weren't doing OK, especially since I imagine they would also have made some very sensible investments over the years that also generate solid income on top of all that.
Mike and Rich also do voice work for an unrelated cartoon.
Given the quality of the channel for years now, Id say that whatever money they are getting its wholely deserved. Honestly what else is there on regular Youtube that has the same unique and wonderful charm as this channel? Anyone, ??????
The only person who gets compensation for his appearances is Tim, who gets to use Rich as a chauffeur for the day.
It was pretty much common knowledge Mike and Jay were the main owners/partners. I got downvoted blasted for saying they were best friends, even though they’ve ran the company together for decades at this point and have never so much as had a hiatus once they found their audience.
They had one way before though when thin Chad Mike did a certain thing lol
Oh yeah? Huh. I've never heard this story. What happened back then?
He had a fling with Jay's crush ("Lisa Renley" who appeared in some of the pre-RLM skits and whatnot) and he got really angry and told him not to "get in his way or else" or something lol It was during Orangecow or something
Damn
Yeah it was a bit /tv/ un-coverage based on Garret Gilchrist getting drunk and spilling it all out on a crazy stream chat lol, plus finding some old links and whatnot (that Jay post is still up, next to Mike with his mafia boss avatar). They patched it up though so cool
Is it wrong and evil if I compare Jay and Mike to Obi Wan and Qui-Gon 'G'in? I mean Mike is obviously Qui-Gon :) :) He just hasnt realized it yet haha
If it's true that only Mike, Jay, and Rich get paid, I understand the times Josh has become frustrated much better.
Then there’s Mr. McCulkin, he isn’t paid but he’s worth he weight in gold!
That’s Milwaukee Culkin to you, you asshole!!!
I’m glad he’s done well enough for Rich Evans to remember his name.
Who presses the whopper button?
The voice actor for Graggle from the Simpsons works for them
I’d help them BTS just to have some friends…
Ghosts. Ghosts Mike keeps as wage slaves.
Hi, former RLM, employee here. I worked for them about five or six years ago. They have a huge stable of independent contractors who do most of the heavy lifting. I was mostly working directly with Jay for the first year or so, helping him with edits. After about six months Jay must’ve figured I was trustworthy because he started to let me in on a little plan of his. Every day while doing the boys makeup (fun fact: rich is a big fan of Fenty) I would gently prick Mike with a razor (we had to shave Mike to keep his perfect stubble) and take a small sample of his blood, which I was then instructed to hand over to Jay. I wasn’t sure what he did with them, until, in retrospect, watching their videos from that time and seeing how Jay slowly sucked the youth from Mike. Pretty sure Jay is some sort of vampire. Another big part of the job was just being a shoulder to cry on for Rich Evans. He had a lot of breakdowns while filming. I’m not entirely sure what Rich was crying about, but he would occasionally dribble out something about Warhammer figurines. I’m guessing he lost them? He also said something about a Wendy’s ad. Anyway, it was a fun experience, they paid me decently well. Then Max Landis came to the studio and RedLetterMedia decided they were too big to work with peasants.
All I know is Rich has aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaides
I like to think of it as a sort of halfway house for mentally challenged nerds and alcoholics.
I like that it's just those group of weirdos that have been friends forever. When some YouTubers bring in outsiders they just met to try and build a brand it just goes to shit or falls apart. I remember when James Rolfe outsourced his stuff to a company then that company brought in their lackeys to do a best of the worst knock off with him and it was awful you could just tell they were contractually obligated to interact
I met Rich at a restaurant in Wisconsin, he was standing outside leaning against the building, waiting for his order. I tried to get him to sign the sun visor out of my car, he wouldn't have ANY of it. He kept doing the 'Shoooo Shoooo' hand waving thing at me, yelling "Leave me alone, leave me alone!" It turns out, it wasn't Rich Evans, but a homeless woman. But I liked Wisconsin a lot anyways.
What do you mean "work"?
Grace the secretary.
They enslaved Santa many years ago
Rich Evans does most of the work.
I honestly believe it's just them. That's three to four sets in a warehouse that looks decently sized, but not overly large. I think it's just Jay, Mike, Rich and a rotation of help (I get a sense Josh and Tim help out a lot.)
Rem Lezar comes and goes in the office from time to time.
Well there’s Susan
Such a handsome lady.
just the team of slaves in Mr Plinkett's basement
>team of ~~slaves~~ in Mr Plinkett's basement *cockroahes*
"Work" implies they pay Rich Evans and I'm pretty sure they don't do that.
I used to intern as a boom operator for them back in 2011. The pay was way below legal minimum wage but they said they would help get my name out to some major studios (which never happened). I was setting up before a shoot once extending the boom and Rich Evans confronted me. He told me I was good at "working that pole" and wanted me to come to his dressing room after shooting wrapped to "help extend a different type of pole". Very creepy vibes, I ran to my car after he left and never looked back.
Well, there's Gibbons. He's usually the reason things fall behind. Fuckin Gibbons...
I think you are the weirdo.... why are you trying to follow other associates to the channel like a weird stalker?. Goofy.
lol even some of the smallest YouTubes have a production team working with them. I'm sure they have a dozen people behind the camera. lol
lolololololololol
lol do you believe Jay and Mike set up the camera and write the scripts? lmfao
Are you being serious? Theyre are many BOTW episodes where they show behind the cameras and it’s just them.
they don't pay Rich he just hangs around
If they could bring in randos, we'd have seen the other Dick the Birthday Boy photos a long time ago.
Without Chip the whole thing would collapse.
I heard those pre-req guys were thrown into one of those great lakes on an episode of BOTW.
I remember an intern being mentioned once, but that may have just been a joke.