Recurring Gags

Recurring Jokes

Three PS3s

It is often asserted that Paul has Three PS3s. Also, he has this cake.

James Plays The Cop

Any time there's a cop character, the part tends to be played by James. This was lampshaded in CommodoreHUSTLE 11 - Showdown. The one notable exception to this was Ways to Get a Ticket, though James' cop character appears in the coda.

The Sam Raimi

Main Article: The Sam Raimi

In most "X Ways to Y" sketches, the final gag is The Sam Raimi, which involves a blurry camera swooping around, either chasing someone or descending on an unsuspected target related to the video.

Graham and Paul Sharing A Bed

Graham and Paul have never lived together, but they are occasionally seen in full pajamas, sleeping in the same bed. This was seen in Ways to X2Y and The LoadingReadyRumble.

Kathleen Is Afraid Of Bears

Kathleen's ursaphobia has been referenced at least once is most media LRR has created, appearing in OMG! Bears!, commodoreHUSTLE 09 - Growl, A Little TOO Human, Phailhaüs - 09 and Phailhaüs - 26.

Uwe Boll

Uwe Boll is a film director who primarily makes poor video game adaptations. He's been referenced in PSA: Uwe Boll, Uwe Boll: An Apology and Uwe Boll: Decision 2008. Because he lived in Vancouver, Graham was actually able to interview the man himself in An Interview with Uwe Boll. The LRR crew has buried the hatchet with Uwe Boll, but the LRR crew will still rib him if the opportunity presents itself.

Recurring Phrases

"MEANWHILE!"

Alex announced "Meanwhile!" into a bullhorn during The Whatever Thing Hyut!, which was often used as a segue (e.g., Time You Won't Get Back)

"...in England."

British accents are often employed in LoadingReadyRun. Often the sentences are ended with "...in England." This has appeared in Panda Porn and Party Hard.

"Go huff a dong."

The LRR-approved phrase of disrespect.

Recurring Props

Creepy Doll

Main Article: Creepy doll

Ridiculous Hat

The LRR crew is in possession of a large green tiger-striped and furry top hat. Most prominently featured in All The Little People, it has appeared most times silly headgear is required.

The ridiculous hat has also been seen in Ways to Avoid Christmas and More Room To Grow.

Mad Scientist Goggles

Whenever a character is preparing to do science, or their eyes are otherwise in danger, this pair of green goggles will likely appear. It has appeared in Time You Won't Get Back, commodoreHUSTLE 02 - Red, and A Stitch In Time.

Former Running Gags

Nate Never Talks - Nate Mosher had a long history of not talking in videos (e.g. Down with the Sickness.) This was broken with Eyewitness Accounts, much to the crew's chagrin.

Paul Looks Like Gordon Freeman/Paul Shaving Off His Beard Would Be Bad - Ever since the first Desert Bus for Hope, Paul's strong resemblance to the protagonist of the Half-Life game series has often been mentioned by fans. Alex inaccurately predicted in Ask An Alex 01 that Paul shaving would bring the end of the world. After the events of The Shavening, this hasn't come to pass, and the comparisons to Gordon Freeman have ceased.

Tim Looks Like Matt - At the beginning of Tim's tenure with LRR, his resemblance to Matt was often the source of humor. As Tim grew a beard and he was more established, this was dropped, for the most part.