Who I Am: From CrushSlash to LazarBeam
I'm Lannan Eacott, and on YouTube I'm LazarBeam: an Australian YouTuber and gamer who makes video game commentary, comedic riffs and memes. This is the short version of how the channel started.
Where did it start?
On a construction site. Before LazarBeam, I worked in my family's construction business. I filmed slow-motion demolition clips and posted them on my first channel, CrushSlash.
Then the gear went missing. My equipment was stolen in 2014, and that was the end of CrushSlash.
When did LazarBeam begin?
The channel: I registered LazarBeam on 4 January 2015.
The first video: it went up on 16 February 2015.
Where does the name come from?
RuneScape. LazarBeam was the name of one of my old RuneScape characters, and it stuck.
What do I make?
Gaming videos, mostly. It started with Madden NFL. From 2018 it was Fortnite Battle Royale, and from 2019 a lot more Minecraft. Whatever the game, the videos are about the jokes, the riffs and the memes.
How big did it get?
10 million subscribers in April 2019, the second Australian channel to get there.
20 million subscribers in May 2022.
What does the merch have to do with it?
It's the same energy. The designs in the shop carry the LAZAR logo, big bold lettering and cartoon characters, on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies, plus kids' and youth sizes.
Want the gaming side of the story? Read from Madden to Fortnite and Minecraft.