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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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; 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
; <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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