It's a new year and CheapShow keeps on truckin' on with more economy comedy goodness! And what a packed show it is, Guv'nor! This week, we eat some truly weird and wonderful snacks and open up the "Crisp and Snack Lab" where we can experiment with some very unusual flavours. Thanks to the PO Box, we get to go full Frankenstein with a bag of "Create-A-Crisp"s and invent 3 new taste sensations! There is also a shocking tongue bashing in the form of "Zombie Takis" and that's before we even dive int...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 29 min
For best results, please listen to this at 2300 on 31/12 of your chosen year. Ideally 2020. Surprise! It's a podcast. Early. We thought you may want to listen to it at 11pm your time. You know, to count in the New Year? Can't imagine what it would be like to share the last hour of 2020 with Eli and Paul? Well now you can. Kind of. The Cheap Chaps say "F*** Off to 2020" with their final episode of the year. And yes. They may have been drinking. It won't become a thing! Promise. Happy New Year fro...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 7 min
It's that time of year again to wrap up warm, hide yourself from the elements, grab some mulled wine and listen to a few spooky, wintry stories. This year, CheapShow presents 3 tales of terror to chill your spoff, each one more macabre than the last! When Paul & Eli investigate an unusual new charity shop, they are greeted by an undead creature of the night with a shop full of evil curios. He presents the cheap chaps with three items, each with a terrible tale of horror and pain... but is th...
Dec 24, 2020•59 min
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays! It's been an odd, difficult year and to celebrate getting through 2020, it's time for Paul & Eli to have their 2nd (OK, not completely annual) Office Christmas Party! After Eli ruined the first office party, Paul has taken it upon himself to arrange the venue himself. However, this super stylish, modern high tech home could be more trouble than its worth... Especially considering the home’s owner and the company Paul used to hire the venue! Apart from that, it...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 42 min
Paul's got the horn! Again. At least this week it's literal! Recorded at our secret 3rd location, CheapShow dives into two big old chunky segments. In "Off Brand/Brand Off" Eli's reputation is on the line as he takes on a Kinder chocolate challenge. Will he taste the difference between a range of Kinder bars and their cheaper Aldi alternative? Paul presents another Gannon's Golden Games this week that features a board game a little bit more modern than most. Can Detective Silverman solve a murde...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Eli's been a very naughty boy, and Paul is going to have to make him face his behavior straight on. It does not go well. Obviously. Meanwhile on the economy comedy podcast, we dive back into the Inbox to pull out a few listener correspondence, one of which is very very mucky indeed, so consider yourself warned! The big event this week is in the rarely recurring "Paul's Page Turners" segment. This week, we are reading from "How to Hold A Crocodile" which is packed with useful (and useless) inform...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 18 min
After the shocking fallout of last week's episode, Paul & Eli are currently in negotiations for the return of Larry Inchman to the show. We hope you can forgive our error of judgement. To apologize, the cheap chaps have decided to offer you two overly long editions of "Eli's Country Urban Noodle Test Lab Kitchen" and "Gannon's Golden Games". In one, they'll be testing a "Lost The Pot Noodle" against a "Lucky Me" brand and in the other, they'll be playing a game based on a recent TV show NO O...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 36 min
Just WHO is Bill Doughnut? A man of mystery, of tragedy and of music and in today's episode you are going to be introduced to him. You are very lucky people! Eli, however, flat our hates him and means to have his wicked way. It's a thrilling development. But not really. Elsewhere in the podcast, there is a random Cheap Eats segment where Paul & Eli throw into the ring a collection of inexpensive snacks from China and the Ukraine! It's a literal mixed bag, in terms of items and the cheap chap...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 14 min
What is comedy exactly? It's not 100% clear if Paul and Eli know what comedy is at all, but this week, they attempt to look at what is often erroneously called "Anti-Comedy" thanks to another delicious vinyl record discovery! The cheap chaps take a deep dive into the world of alternative comedy, the work of Ted Chippington, psychobilly music and curious independent record labels in this week's Silverman's Platter. Paul has something special to show off this week too! Although it's tough to call ...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 30 min
If you want to know why this week's edition of the economy comedy podcast is called "Jizzy Pigs", you will (sadly) discover all too soon. Suffice it to say, it's not nice and it involves pigs. Beyond that nightmarish promise, it's business as usual in the House of Pickles! This episode comes complete with an edition of The Price of Shite, and in a nice change of pace, all the items are actually useful. There are also a LOT of "Ptwings" for the taking, but will Eli manage to grab them all? Also, ...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min
For our special Halloween episode for 2020, we finally reveal just exactly what happened after the massacre at the end of their live 200th episode Twitch event. With a blood soaked studio and a crazed fair weather co-host, Paul and Eli run out into the nearby forest to escape a grisly end. Will they survive the night? Who knows? It's a evening filled with violent murder, terrible cheap eats, blood curdling board games and a safe house containing quite a lot of Gannon's Ghostbusters tat. If Ash d...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 22 min
For our special Halloween episode for 2020, we finally reveal just exactly what happened after the massacre at the end of their live 200th episode Twitch event. With a blood soaked studio and a crazed fair weather co-host, Paul and Eli run out into the nearby forest to escape a grisly end. Will they survive the night? Who knows? It's a evening filled with violent murder, terrible cheap eats, blood curdling board games and a safe house containing quite a lot of Gannon's Ghostbusters tat. If Ash d...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 22 min
A new episode, a new beginning! After all the pomp and circumstance of Ep 200, it's good to go back to basics and start with a clean slate. The economy comedy podcast dives straight into some good old fashioned CheapShow segments. Eli races through a Sauce Report and a Noodle report before Paul reveals a freshly delivered and also very painful Tales from the Shop Floor. Off Brand/Brand Off returns to satisfy your sweet tooth and to wrap things up, the cheap chaps play a listener donated Price of...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 19 min
It's been over 5 years and close to 2 Million downloads, but we have finally reached episode 200... Somehow! To celebrate (and because we could not, sadly, do a proper live show) Paul and Eli decided to do an epic podcast recording, live on Twitch. Featuring most, but probably not all, of your favourite segments. The cheap chaps sing you a song, show you some sauce, take you on an audio adventure in your mind, play a VERY special edition of The Price of Shite with special guest Mr. Biffo and Ash...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Warning: Some parts of this podcast talk about sexual themes in a very blunt way... More so than usual. If you can stand the heat of the pod (and the absolutely filthy playing cards) then welcome to the 199th edition of the economy comedy podcast! This week, Paul is on a tight schedule, so it's another rough, uncut(ish) real time episode that somehow crams in a Price of Shite, a Silverman's Platter AND a Paul's Page Turners into 60 mins. You'll bear witness to a proper mucky Price of Shite, the ...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This one's been brewing for a while... This week, Paul and Eli dust off the second hand Blu-Ray player, grab a dirt cheap movie from a charity shop and give it a proper CheapShow evaluation. However, this film may be too much for the cheap chaps as it is one of Paul's (and soon to be Eli's) most hated films... "A Good Day to Die Hard", the painful 5th entry into the Die Hard franchise. Will it break them both? What will they do when they can't take any more? Is there a Plan B? You'll find out th...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 45 min
Another week, another box of crisps to wade through, and this week, they have been sent to us from Australia! Which is nice. What this ultimately means is that Eli will attempt an Australian accent for most of this taste test. It will definitely test Paul's patience, that's for sure. However, this delightful wander through the snack pastures of Down Under will be ruined by a Gannon's Golden Games, that is, quite frankly, a let down. How much of a let down? Well the most exciting thing that happe...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Oh dear, Paul's been drinking again. This time his excuse is that it's his birthday and he is allowed. Eli is very unimpressed by the state of his podcast co-host, but he battles on regardless! This week, Eli tries to keep the show together and Paul behaves like a naughty boy. It's all rather desperate. However, there IS still economy comedy content. Eli dives into his Cheap Eats hamper to torture Paul with bite of lemony chocolate, fills in the gaps on last week's League of Snacks (& Crisps...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 36 min
In a secret chamber, buried deep below the bowels of the podcast, lies a place that will force Paul & Eli to tackle their greatest snack challenge ever! From this moment on, the League of Snacks and Crisps will NEVER be the same again! Dare you resist the opportunity to meet "The Scribe" or even "The Toilet Peeper"? Regretfully, you have no choice. Elsewhere in this week's episode, Eli is given (we think) a bespoke hot sauce and Paul returns to another one of his "Page Turners" segments. In ...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 34 min
It's time to relax on the high concept episodes and go back to what we do best... Shouting, screaming, laughing and hunting out the best in cheap high street titbits. This week, Paul and Eli dive back in the box of weird and wonderful vinyl to pull out a mad Moog album, a synth laden trip into space and a groovy sing-along with vintage kids show Play School! Meanwhile, Paul brings along a new Gannon's Golden Game. This week it's a time based game show on a popular Paul Daniels TV show. So, relax...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 28 min
CheapShow Presents another EPIC episode of the Economy Comedy Podcast... And it's the one you've been waiting for! The magnificent "CheapShow Awards 2020", returning for a 2nd illustrious year! This year, the boys have gone all out and hired a special venue from a nefarious source, brought a certain cryptid rapper out of retirement and there are many special guests along the way. Who will win "Best Insult", what was the year's best "Tales from the Dancefloor"? and what did the Cheapshow audience...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Paul and Eli are back together in the House of Mash and this week, they pack in a HELL of a lot of content in under 90 minutes. Not only do you get some cheap eats, but you get a dash of tat treasure hunting, a sprinkle of Price of Shite madness and a long awaited dose of Country Urban Noodle Test-Lab Kitchen goodness. This week, Eli dabbles with a few "novelty noodles", Paul dives into a bespoke crate of goodies and we find out exactly what Eli would like to do to Mr Blobby's front door. Also, ...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 18 min
After weeks of complicated, carefully crafted episodes of CheapShow, Paul wanted something fast and dirty instead for episode 191. Paul demanded that the show be a solid hour, feature no edits and be as raw as possible. He definitely got that. In 60 minutes Paul and Eli cram in a debate about Urinevision, a Sauce Report, a few random characters, a Cheap Eats, a League of Snacks and even a bespoke Price of Shite! Does it work? Should it work? Is it too raw? Well why not find out? If nothing else,...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min
It's been 6 months in the making, features our biggest cast of characters, has the most special guest appearances and is packed with 13 great songs created by the CheapShow audience... But only one those songs can win "The Urinevision Song Contest 2020"! Who will win? How many of the judges will get the scoring right? Which song is the most demented and what exactly IS going on in the green room? To find out, listen to this week's episode of the world's best/most distressing economy comedy podca...
Aug 07, 2020•2 hr 57 min
Every once in a while, CheapShow stumbles on to something that is both gloriously delightful and utterly bizarre. This week that "something" arrives in the form of a small, blue, handwritten letter from a celebrity to an adoring fan... from 1969! Elsewhere, we dive through listener's detritus, discovering a whole host of random attic tat and Eli "demands" he hear Paul cum. It's as horrible as it sounds. Sorry. And if you like us, why not support us: www.patreon.com/cheapshow Share & Enjoy. P...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 3 min
This week on CheapShow, Eli is tasked with an epic quest orchestrated by The Quest Master himself, Paul... Or is it Sir Freshwon and his mystical goblin assistant? The lines between reality and fantasy become blurred this week when Paul and Eli go on another magical mystery tour of London... but with a difference! This time, Paul has set Eli 4 tasks that will challenge whatever is left of Eli's addled mind. The Dollis Valley Greenwalk won’t know what’s hit it! It's an adventure full of danger, s...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 42 min
There is more sentence nonsense this week in an episode called "Sentence Nonsense" featuring Paul & Eli playing with a Tomy toy called "Sentence Nonsense". As you can imagine, it helps the chaps build a lot of nonsense sentences. Not that they need any help doing that. Elsewhere this week, Paul regrets ever mentioning the highly suspicious "Frosties" famine, the PO Box delivers a new, bespoke Price of Shite and Eli becomes obsessed with putting his fingers into places he probably shouldn't. ...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 11 min
In many respects, this week's episode of CheapShow is a relatively simple affair! There is a short and sweet “Tales from the Shop Floor” and the PO Box delivers a wonderfully flavoursome collection of Spanish Cheap Eat treats... However, it's what floats around those segments you need to be careful of! Eli is off his leash because Paul can't speak for long periods, they consider a new Mr Blobby death cult, discover the 3 major "fluids" that permeate throughout the podcast, have a delightful look...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This week, we have nothing. No. Genuinely, we have absolutely nothing. We finally ran out of things to do! The lock down has cut us off from our usual supplies and so Paul and Eli resort to desperate measures. Very desperate. What's available, absolutely free and can do a lot of creative heavy lifting? Why! It's public domain songs and stories. This week, the cheap chaps burrow through the public domain landfill and come back with their own horrific take on songs and popular characters from the ...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Roll up (and that's an invitation), roll up for the mystery picnic Roll up (to make a reservation), roll up for the mystery picnic The magical mystery picnic is waiting to take you away Waiting to take you away... take you away! Eli and Paul are BACK TOGETHER... kinda. This week, the cheap chaps take to the roads, streets and back alleys of North London to look for the perfect place for a picnic. It's an episode packed with booze, rants, sightseeing, Japanese snacks, more booze, a frisbee, gross...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 58 min
