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{{Infobox Twitch streamer
| name = LoadingReadyRun
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| years_active = 2011–present
| genre = Gaming
| followers = 109 thousand
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality|subbox=yes
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| years_active = 2006–present
| genre = [[Comedy]]
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'''LoadingReadyRun''', often abbreviated to '''LRR''', is a
Founded in October 2003 by Graham Stark and Paul Saunders and based in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], the group's output has included sketch comedy, video game streams, panel shows, game shows, podcasts, and reality TV shows. LoadingReadyRun have also run the fundraiser Desert Bus For Hope since 2007. LoadingReadyRun produces videos and podcasts independently, and has also worked under contract with other companies, under the legal name Bionic Trousers Media.
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* Kate Stark
* Raymond Steacy
* [[Molly Lewis (ukulele player)|Molly Lewis]]
* Ash Vickers
* Missie Peters
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; How to Talk like a Pirate : Part of a fictional 1970s-style language-learning series, this video teaches the nuances of pirate speech.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/49/how-to-talk-like-a-pirate |title=How to Talk Like a Pirate |author=LoadingReadyRun |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080926023928/http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/49/how-to-talk-like-a-pirate |archive-date=26 September 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2008}}</ref> It was released for [[International Talk Like a Pirate Day]], 2006. Subsequent Talk Like a Pirate Days have led to the video being recirculated once a year.
; Three PS3s : Posted around the release of the comparatively scarce and expensive [[PlayStation 3]], this video features Paul brazenly claiming to own "three PS3s".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sjhjFOw4Ok |title=Three PS3s |author=LoadingReadyRun |date=13 February 2009 |access-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140101190035/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sjhjFOw4Ok |archive-date=1 January 2014 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The video spread quickly when it was posted to [[YouTube]], with viewers (many of whom didn't recognize the intended ironic tone) posting death threats and incensed comments as well as video parody responses. In truth, the entire crew owned zero PS3s; they borrowed two of them and the third was a hollow display model.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.loadingreadyrun.com/index.php/Three_PS3s |title=Three PS3s on LoadingReadyWiki |author=LoadingReadyWiki |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090224145901/http://wiki.loadingreadyrun.com/index.php/Three_PS3s |archive-date=24 February 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=28 January 2009}}</ref> With the launch of the [[PlayStation 4]] in 2013, Paul recorded another video, in which he now claims to have four PlayStation 4 consoles, and did so again in 2020 with the launch of the [[PlayStation 5]], claiming to own five PlayStation 5 consoles. Otherwise, the theme and tone are the same in all videos, albeit with increased complexity and production value in each successive video.
; <nowiki>Halo: The Future of Gaming</nowiki> : In preparation for the release of ''[[Halo 3]]'', LoadingReadyRun produced ''Halo: The Future of Gaming'', providing a "look back" at the impact of the ''[[Halo (video game series)|Halo]]'' [[Halo (video game series)|video game series]], and extrapolating into the future.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/228/halo-the-future-of-gaming |title=Halo: The Future of Gaming |author=LoadingReadyRun |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080912090912/http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/228/halo-the-future-of-gaming |archive-date=12 September 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2008}}</ref> The video was one of LoadingReadyRun's most popular videos for several years.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://wiki.loadingreadyrun.com/index.php/Halo:_The_Future_of_Gaming |title=Halo: The Future of Gaming |date=16 June 2012 |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120626043011/http://wiki.loadingreadyrun.com/index.php/Halo:_The_Future_of_Gaming |archive-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=live |publisher=LoadingReadyWiki}}</ref>
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LoadingReadyRun have also had multiple shows riffing specifically on video game news. ''Escapist News Network'' was created specifically for The Escapist. When LRR left The Escapist, it created a similar show called ''CheckPoint'' which it produced for Penny Arcade TV. In December 2013, Penny Arcade announced that due to some restructuring they would no longer host 3rd party content on their PATV site.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://penny-arcade.com/2013/12/06/changes |title=Changes |last=Brahe |first=Tycho |date= 6 December 2013 |publisher=[[Penny Arcade]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131211060552/http://www.penny-arcade.com/2013/12/06/changes |archive-date=11 December 2013 |url-status=live |access-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref> LRR later began to produce ''CheckPoint'' independently, streaming ''CheckPoint Plus'', a live stream of ''CheckPoint'' and its creation.
In 2018 LRR began ''The Panalysts'', a [[panel show]] where panelists are presented with hypothetical situations and reason how to get the best out of them. For the first season, the show was primarily hosted by Kathleen De Vere. Since the second season premiered in May 2019 the show has been hosted by [[Molly Lewis (ukulele player)|Molly Lewis]].
LRR produced ''Strip Search'' for PATV. ''Strip Search'' was a reality TV show where cartoonists competed for an internship at Penny Arcade. It ran for one season. Similarly, LoadingReadyRun produced ''Tabletop Deathmatch,'' a show hosted by [[Cards Against Humanity]] whose goal was to find exceptional unpublished boardgames who could win funding for a first printing. Two seasons were produced.
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Desert Bus 6 began Friday, 16 November 2012, and breached one million US dollars in lifetime donations on 19 November at 6:46pm<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FaUEaG35D4 |title=Daddy Ashton: Beware The Moon |author=DesertBusForHope |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120830225937/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FaUEaG35D4 |archive-date=30 August 2012 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite news |url= http://desertbus.org/2012/05/16/5680/ |title=Desert Bus 6 Announcements! |last=Heilke |first=Tally |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120604185958/http://desertbus.org/2012/05/16/5680/ |archive-date=4 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{cite news |url= https://www.facebook.com/DesertBus/posts/427205977303683?comment_id=5304825&offset=0&total_comments=14 |title=Announcement time! |author=Desert Bus for Hope |date=17 May 2012 |access-date=13 July 2012 |via=[[Facebook]] |archive-date=21 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121031739/https://www.facebook.com/DesertBus/posts/427205977303683?comment_id=5304825&offset=0&total_comments=14 |url-status=live}}</ref> Lifetime donations subsequently passed $5 million in 2018, and $10 million in 2023. Additionally, 2020 was the first individual year surpassing one million dollars in donations after including all money raised through merchandise, and 2021 was the first year surpassing one million dollars in donations logged during the event alone. The tenth year of Desert Bus was the subject of a documentary called "We Are Desert Bus", released in 2019.
Desert Bus for Hope 2020, the 14th year of the event, was held remotely across multiple locations due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and is notable as the first year to, due to this restriction, not use actual [[Sega CD]] or [[Sega_CD#Models|JVC X'Eye]] hardware
After having been teased during Desert Bus 2024, in April of 2025 it was announced that Desert Bus would be running a smaller, 'satellite' event in the following month called 'Desert Bus Express', lasting only 24 hours and benefiting BC Cancer Foundation.<ref name=":20">{{cite web |url=https://desertbus.org/express2025/?id=67fd733c6552c100016c967f |title=Announcing Desert Bus Express! |website=Desert Bus for Hope |access-date= 24 May 2025}}</ref> The event was run remotely, using the systems developed for Desert Bus 2020.<ref name=":21">{{cite web |url=https://desertbus.org/express2025/info/about |title=About Desert Bus Express |website=Desert Bus for Hope |access-date= 24 May 2025}}</ref> Rather than donations extending the length of the event, the first $100,000 of donations were matched by an anonymous donor.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" | Desert Bus for Hope
|-
! Year
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| 2009
| Desert Bus 3: Desert Bus VI in Japan
| data-sort-value="140,449.68" | $140,449.68<ref name=":19">{{cite web |url=https://desertbus.org/2024/info/about |title=About Desert Bus |website=Desert Bus for Hope |access-date=
| data-sort-value="233,678.47" | $233,678.47
|-
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| 2024
| Desert Bus for Hope 2024
| data-sort-value="1,252,
| data-sort-value="11,
|-
! colspan="3" | Running total
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" | Desert Bus Express
|-
! Date
! Name
! Raised (USD)
!Lifetime (USD)
|-
| May 2025
| Desert Bus Express
| data-sort-value="205,031.90" | $205,031.90<ref name=":25">{{cite web |url=https://glitch.lgbt/@desertbus@kind.social/114570009130039032 |title=About Desert Bus |website=Desert Bus for Hope |access-date= 24 May 2025}}</ref>
| data-sort-value="205,031.90" | $205,031.90
|-
! colspan="3" | Running total
!$205,031.90
▲!$11,926,609.42<ref name=":53" />
|}
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