History WebVideo / LoadingReadyRun

[[http://www.loadingreadyrun.com/ Loadingreadyrun.com]] is based in Victoria, British Columbia, [[CanadaEh Canada]] -- and is quite possibly made of pure awesome.

* CanadaEh: Had fun poking fun at some typical Canadian stereotypes in [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/3/canadaman Canadaman]]. In it, the eponymous hero faces off against his francophone nemesis: '''Jaques Francois'''.
** "Canada is Sorry" pokes fun at Canadian stereotypes.
** "National Anathema" pokes fun at the Canadian national anthem.
* CatchPhrase: Graham's "Phunny story". Particularly during [=LRRcasts=] and the Phailhaus.
** The head of Evil Inc. has "Daaaaamn..."
** Jangles and Jones have "Ain't no thang" or something like that.
** Throughout WebVideo/CommodoreHustle, Matt says "It's the principle of the matter" when someone asks why he's doing something the complicated way. Paul turns this against him to cheat him out of cookies.
** In '''MAN COOKING''', Morgan has "Manliness is in direct proportion to [[PerfectlyCromulentWord largeliness]]!" and "If your girlfriend likes your cooking, ''you're doing it wrong''!"

* ''WebVideo/DesertBusForHope'': A [[{{Telethon}} once-a-year show]] aimed at raising money for the charity UsefulNotes/{{ChildsPlay|Charity}}. The crew plays [[VideoGame/PennAndTellersSmokeAndMirrors one incredibly boring video game]] non-stop for as long as people will keep on paying them to do it. The most recent iteration took over six ''days''.

* ''WebVideo/DesertBusForHope'': A [[{{Telethon}} once-a-year show]] aimed at raising money for UsefulNotes/ChildsPlay. The crew plays [[VideoGame/PennAndTellersSmokeAndMirrors one incredibly boring video game]] non-stop for as long as people will keep on paying them to do it. The most recent iteration took over six ''days''.

Several months later, when they remembered the idea, they started work on it. After a couple design concepts, they settled on [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/ LoadingReadyRun]], inspired in name and appearance by the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}} home computer system from the '80s. See, they're also big geeks.

* [[https://youtu.be/HkYotclMFWY "Desert Bus Killed the Internet Star."]]
** Not a true Oner, as there is a cut that is hidden in the whip pan at 1 minute 16 seconds. Graham is a master at hiding cuts in whip pans by making sure that the camera is in the same position in both takes. It is, however, played as if it was a true Oner.
* Also [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/244/The-Writers-Room The Writers Room]].
* [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/6735-Junk-in-the-Trunk Junk in the Trunk]] features a car drive that goes for almost exactly five minutes. And every single second of that drive was done in one shot, complete with voice-over dialogue from Paul (who is not visible) and reactions from Beej and Cam (who are visible).

* TheOner: [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/398/Desert-Bus-Killed-the-Internet-Star "Desert Bus Killed the Internet Star."]]
** Also [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/244/The-Writers-Room The Writers Room]].
** [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/6735-Junk-in-the-Trunk Junk in the Trunk]] features a car drive that goes for almost exactly five minutes. And every single second of that drive was done in one shot, complete with voice-over dialogue from Paul (who is not visible) and reactions from Beej and Cam (who are visible).

* BackForTheFinale: Many people in ''The [=LoadingReadyRumble=] 2'', the site's final weekly skit after a several-year run. Due to starring numerous past characters from throughout LRR history, this features many real-life actors who haven't been seen in LRR content in a long time. This includes, but isn't limited to: Morgan, Tim, Matt, Jer, Tally, Andy, and Dale (and a mention of Bill, though he couldn't appear personally). This also applies to every single fictional character portrayed within, some of whom were one-shots, while others were recurring characters.

* ''WebOriginal/DiceFriends'': A series of tabletop RPG campaigns, mainly ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.

* ItsAWonderfulPlot: The Christmas special [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/184/its_a_wonderful_game It's a Wonderful Game]] is a silly take on this trope. The protagonist, in a rage about not being able to defeat the original ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros.'' after he had run out of new games to play, wishes that Mario had never been made. The result? "Bring him back! Bring Mario back!"

* N-WordPrivileges: They parodied the concept in [[https://youtu.be/-4Rho1zqKtQ this CrapShot]] where Cam's character says that "racist" is "our word" and he comes "from a long line of racists."

* DeadpanSnarker: Cam is notable for his [[Series/DowntonAbbey Maggie Smith]] grade deadpan in a cast full of other deadpan people. He's seconded, or perhaps equaled, by Paul.

%%* TheChick: Kathleen.
** Subverted in that while Kathleen has been the only consistent female member of the troupe, she has never projected a sense of bringing a "feminine energy" to an otherwise "boys' club" environment; on the contrary, while The Chick is intended to bring "the heart" or some perceived emotional warmth to her team, Kathleen's persona is often the coldest and most heartless of the bunch. There is little to no case for the site being geared towards any specific gender, and in fact a great many of the sketches and recurring characters make fun of gender stereotypes.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In the [=commodoreHustle=] episode ''Confidants'', when Kathleen decides to buy a set of DVDs off of Craigslist, James asks her "Are you afraid of being mugged, or stabbed, or randomly insulted?"

* Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}: Parodied in [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/29/OMG-Bears OMG! Bears!]] with the specialized wikis "Bearipedia" and "Bearsharkocalypsipedia"

* QuickDrawDecision: ''[[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/3606-Give-In Give In]]'' is a whole sketch built around this.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Graham and Paul, James and Adam, Beej and Ian, Cam and Alex.

* {{Corpsing}}: Many examples.
** In their very first video, Graham messes up one of his lines, causing Paul to start laughing. For whatever reason, it wasn't re-shot, but it did fade into a different shot, presumably to allow them to regain their composure.
** During some of their pre-Escapist videos, such as [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/210/Morgans-Problem Morgan's Problem]], there was a [[TheStinger stinger]] involving one or more of the crew {{Corpsing}}.
** The Phailhaus's signature cutaway style frequently allowed for somebody to tell a really bad joke, then cut to a different story before the other hosts' laughter got too loud. It was fairly common to see them ''start'' laughing though.

** In Morgan's Problem, the rest of the crew start {{Corpsing}} due to Morgan's excessive hamminess:

--> ''({{Corpsing}} ensues)''

* NiceHat: The (usual; variants occurred) host sign off for Feed Dump:
--> "Until next time remember: there may be better sources for news, but they don't have *while placing a NiceHat upon his head* this hat."

* SigningOffCatchPhrase: The ''Feed Dump'' host[[note]]originally Graham was the usual host, with some guest-plays by others, but eventually Kathleen became the default host and ended up hosting the most ''Feed Dumps''[[/note]], as discussed above in NiceHat.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Considering how many people were actually around to [[ActingForTwo play them]], the [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/25/The-LoadingReadyRumble LoadingReadyRumble]] counts

* FourEqualPaymentsOf: Parodied in [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/3564-The-Very-Best-of-Room-Tone The Very Best of Room Tone]]:
--> '''Voiceover''': To order the Best of Yummies Room Tone collection, and receive the Yummies Essential Foley Archive entirely free of charge, simply [[MirrorMonster gaze into a mirror, and speak your order three times]] while burning $69.95 (or three easy payments of $29.95) on a sacrificial altar to the Old Gods.
** Later,
--> '''Voiceover''': To order the Yummies Best of Room Tone collection, and receive the Yummies Essential Foley Archive, and a burned CD of Apple loops for $79.95 (or 8000 hourly payments of 1 penny), simply carve your order into a rock or large stump, tie it to your feet, and then cast yourself into the sea.

* StabTheSalad: The "The Basement" videos revolve around [[FanNickname Axe Hand]] embodying this trope. He knocks people out and absconds to his house with them (well, he calls them a cab) so they can do household chores for him. Or just keep him company.

* MassiveMultiplayerScam: Morgan becomes the victim of a really absurd one in [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/229/The-Divorce The Divorce]].

* TheAllegedCar: Being based on the road trip specials of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, the cars the six travellers use are effectively this.