LoadingReadyRun
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| Headquarters | Victoria, BC |
| Created by | Graham Stark and Paul Saunders |
| Website | http://www.loadingreadyrun.com |
| Launched | 13 October 2003 |
LoadingReadyRun, often abbreviated to LRR, is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe and video production team, based in Victoria, British Columbia, founded by Graham Stark and Paul Saunders. Starting from its launch in October 2003, a new piece of sketch comedy was posted to the site every week, without fail; all of them were written, performed and edited by members of the "LoadingReadyRun crew", consisting of Graham, Paul, their friends and guests. On December 30, 2014, the final sketch in the long-running series was posted. Since then, LoadingReadyRun has continued other video series, including CommodoreHUSTLE, Checkpoint, Friday Nights, Feed Dump, and more. While LoadingReadyRun has produces content independently, they have also produced content in conjunction with other people and sites under the name Bionic Trousers Media.
The group was heavily influenced by video games, even basing the theme of their website off of the Commodore 64. Much of their comedy is influenced by features of video game, nerd, internet and popular culture. Some of their videos have been featured in film festivals such as the Comic-Con International Film in San Diego, and shown on major television networks, including G4 Canada and CNN. From January 2010 to April 2015 their weekly content was hosted on The Escapist Magazine. In September 2013 LRR launched their "Last Season of Sketches" Kickstarter campaign to fund their final season of weekly sketches, which were becoming too difficult and time-consuming to produce. Following the conclusion of this season in December 2014, the group focused on producing other types of content, including podcasts, talk shows and livestreaming via Twitch.tv in addition to non-weekly sketch-based comedy.
The main crew of LoadingReadyRun consists of members who have regular shows on their Twitch.tv channel, and/or are frequently involved with video production. Currently, these members include:
Friday Nights was originally a four-episode commodoreHUSTLE spin-off miniseries, detailing the crew's growing obsession with Magic: The Gathering, created in association with Wizards of the Coast. The series has since returned as part of a regular monthly installment. Additionally, LRR has hosted a number of other Magic related videos, including visual spoilers for new magic cards and special "pre-prerelease" livestreams, all in association with Wizards of the Coast.
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