This week on CheapShow, the cheap chaps are gifted a truly marvellous item from the PO Box. A piece of vinyl so awful that it's mere existence is utterly wonderful. In the process, Paul and Eli will discover a lot about life, the universe, the cosmos and bending kitchen utensils! Why not grab a door key and get ready to bend it along with us? Elsewhere in this episode, Eli's correctly predicts the horrific outcome to another Tales from the Shop Floor and Paul discovers a word that may neuter Eli...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Paul is spent. After the 3 hour epic that was episode 181, Paul is out of material so reluctantly he hands over the reigns to Eli. What happens over the 60 minutes is all on Eli, Paul washes his hands of it completely. So... This week expect the stank of Eli's desires as he throws everything from noodles to sauces into the pot and adds a dash of The Muppets and a sprinkle of Pringles to the mix too. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid! And if you like us, why not support us: www.patreon.com/cheapshow Shar...
Jun 12, 2020•59 min
It's the greatest story NEVER told... Until Now! To celebrate CheapShow's 5th Birthday, Eli and Paul present a very special (and very long) edition of the economy comedy podcast. It's the "as-complete-as-we-can-tell-it" tale of the failed attempt to market a piece of wearable technology, a mysterious nightclub owner with big ideas, the lives of 12 strangers taking part in a 6 month endurance competition, an obscure piece of French pop and the two idiotic podcast hosts who try to piece it all tog...
Jun 05, 2020•3 hr 10 min
No content? No problems! CheapShow has a PO box and thanks to the scavenging prowess of the cheapshow audience, they will never be short of tat and treasure. Luckily, a last minute delivery means that Paul and Eli have the joy of discovery ahead of them. What do they discover this week? Well, Eli gets a proper noodle bonk on, Paul gets the chance to play one of his favourite naff tunes and this episode might be 95% character free! Which makes a nice change! And if you like us, why not support us...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 22 min
In times like these, when all seems lost, when we find ourselves consumed with confusion and worry, it's good to know there is a hero to show us the way. Someone who will reach out into the darkness and shout "I am Eli and I bring you... NOODLES". So yes, it's another dose of instant noodle goodness this week. Eli shows off two new discoveries and Paul largely has to put up with it. Same old, same old. However, we also get to find out if Eli is "Smarter Than a 10 Year Old" when Paul pulls out an...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 20 min
In these challenging times, sometimes the hero we need, is not the hero we want. Sometimes are greatest enemy can be your greatest friend. This week on CheapShow, Paul and Eli will be given some valuable guidance on how to think and act more positively... By Noel (Ruddy) Edmonds. It's a "Paul's Page Turners" segment, and its chock full of Noel goodness. Sadly this week, Eli felt compelled to bring everyone another "Sauce Report". On the bright side, we end up discovering what a Pork Hanover is! ...
May 15, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week, it may be worth bearing in mind that the lock down is having an effect on Paul and Eli's brain. For instance, when Paul puts on a puppet show for his co-host, it doesn't end well for Mr Cocky Crocodile, put it that way. Also witness the sad story of the Suck Vac 3000, a machine built for one purpose and it's one that Eli plans to exploit. At some point the cheap chaps remember the point of this podcast and test some cheap snacks, discover a new "tales from the dancefloor", reveal an i...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 21 min
What does the future hold for Eli and Paul, what mystical truths can the cheap chaps expect? Well, it doesn't matter because Eli is having NONE of it. Psychic predictions only boil his blood, so Zoltar is going to get a proper roasting! Elsewhere, Paul presents a new flavour of Jaffa cake to the show, Eli gets unnecessarily angry over Mini Chedders and they both go head to head in a Price of Shite, donated by listener Mark (@Kamokaziuk). It all gets a little combative. Obviously! And if you like...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 14 min
If you would like to listen to a funny, odd economy comedy podcast... Turn to Page 69. If you would like to carry on living in silent ignorance... Turn to Page 13! That's right, this week on CheapShow we take a quick dive into the world of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. Allowing children to escape into a story where they control the outcome, Paul and Eli reminisce about their own memories of the books and look back at the UK "Fighting Fantasy" stories too. In order to see how Eli would fair,...
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 13 min
This episode was seemingly cursed! Damaged audio files, lost footage, crashed hard drives, laptop meltdowns. It's almost as though this episode didn't want to exist. Well, it does and now you have to deal with it. We apologise in advance. This week, Ash Frith (irregular wayward co-host) joins Paul and Eli for more thifty findings and incredible edibles. Eli gets to wrap his taste buds across a selection of sauces, crisps and, most importantly, juicy fat pickles. At least he is enjoying himself a...
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 34 min
If you think a bloody Lock Down is going to stop Eli and Paul from pumping out white hot cheapshow goodness, you are wrong. At least for the time being. By using a device called "the internet" Paul and Eli are able to record more top drawer economy comedy podcast joy. This week we unpack a long lost segment, dive into a crisp conspiracy (that may be b*****s!) and attempt a remote Price of Shite. We may even introduce a new character. One that even Eli likes! And if you like us, why not support u...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Tonight on CheapShow TV: 5pm: Detective Biscuits Detective Jimmy Biscuits is up to his neck in trouble this week when his Boss demands results and his wife is kidnapped by Mr Big! 6pm: CheapShow TV 2020 Part Two (Main Feature) Mr Biffo joins Paul and Eli for an another evening of TV Game Show, Board Game fun. This week, the chaps play Strike It Lucky, Britain's Got Talent and prepare themselves for a horrid Double Dare Jelly Bean finale! 7pm: Exploring The Actor's Cube Graham Tractor speaks to a...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Tonight on CheapShow TV: 5pm: Brandoff's Cage Richard Brandoff returns to fund more new business ideas. As long they are not from women. 6pm: CHEAPSHOW TV 2020 (Main Feature) Mr Biffo joins Paul and Eli for an evening of The Wheel of Fortune and Just A Minute. Who will win and who is racking up the Beans? 7pm: Critical Mass Theatrical reviews from 2 pseudo-intellectual idiots 8pm: Tumpy The nation's favourite market stall conman is in trouble again! Oh no! 9pm: Beanus Comedy whimsy with Beanus i...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Every now and then, it's good to just take a step back and have a nice and relaxed episode of CheapShow... and this is the closest we are going to get. This week on CheapShow Paul & Eli decide to have a nice and chill episode. That means the usual collection of rants, mad ideas and disgusting tangents. The cheap chaps tackle a few tales from the dance and shop floor, Paul refuses to stop singing his own made up disco track and we get a Gannon's Golden Games double feature... Which is a bit u...
Mar 20, 2020•1 hr 6 min
There are strange things afoot in the HoP this week! Paul & Eli focus carefully on the economy comedy content... By talking about how to get rid of a dead body, the practicalities of cannibalism and the fact that Paul may be seriously considering starting up a cult (just as long as he doesn't give away the final destination for all of his followers)! What exactly is Frothtopia? Eventually, the cheap chaps get back on track and deliver a retro video games based edition of The Price of Shite a...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 40 min
This week, we are sad to announce that Paul Gannon is broken. Whether it's the hard grind of his usual day to day existence or whether it's just because he is an old fart, who knows? All Eli knows, is that he finds this highly amusing. Paul obviously doesn't. It's a show packed with cheap eats and a Price of Shite that we can assure you is all above board and chock full of p-twings! We'd also like to apologise for Eli's new terrible character. You'll find out why soon enough! And if you like us,...
Mar 06, 2020•1 hr 41 min
What’s in the box? This week, we take a cautious peek into the CheapShow PO Box and see what’s inside. Luckily there are no severed heads, but there IS a rubber duck, a collection of dusty albums, a selection of European candy, a collection of lesser known gross out cards and, in a shocking twist, our greatest enemy gifts the podcast with something actually kinda awesome! And if it’s your 18th Birthday, he also has a message for you too. Lucky you! (Yes, we know the episode title is stupid, but ...
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 43 min
It was turning out to be a lovely episode, it really way. It begins with the most epic Sauce Report ever reported. Not only do Eli and Paul enthusiastically discuss McDonald's Big Mac Sauce, but plan to make their own. Eli also brings an amazing sauce discovery to the show, and it's a discovery that could blow the whole segment apart! A little later on, Eli is gifted two delightful treats that brings smiles to everyone's faces... And then they played The Price of S**** and it all went wrong. Bad...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 20 min
It's a blast from the past on CheapShow this week. After the cancellation of a planned guest, Paul had to reach out to a face that, although familiar to Eli and Paul, will be unknown to YOU! But who is this person? Why is he here and why has it taken 5 years to get that person on the show? Once the mystery is solved, it's another case of the usual CheapShow shenanigans, with a sweet Cheap Eats, a rather scat heavy Tales from the Shop Floor and a shouty take on Family Fortunes. Join us in the Tud...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 20 min
If there is one thing that Paul and Eli know how to be, it's how to be a bastard! Over the past 160-odd shows, the cheap chaps have been shouting, screaming, arguing and causing trouble for each other without any assistance or guidance. However, this week, they explore the world of "Bitches" and Bastards" by looking at two books and two board games based on the "How To Be A Complete Bastard" brand. Elsewhere this week, there is a "chunderingly" good edition of Tales of the Shop Floor and we can ...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 27 min
After last week's thrilling murder mystery epic, it's back to basics for Paul and Eli on this week's economy comedy podcast! There is a strict "NO CHARACTERS" policy this week as a result, but who knows what happens when push comes to shove. Luckily there is plenty to discover this week when we get a mini Winkie update, reply to some reader emails, dip into the PO Box, tackle a Price of Shite that becomes a "peh-twing" fest and ends with a reveal so demented, so stupid and childish, that one of ...
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 37 min
All aboard for a train trip you'll never forget! Although the "Cheap Eats Express" looks luxurious enough, it hides a deadly secret. This week, Paul & Eli board the train, thinking they are in for a nice, relaxing journey... But instead, they will come face to face with a gruesome murder! Who will be that tragic victim? Who is the killer? It's going to be one hell of a journey for the Cheap Chaps, as they meet a cast of CheapShow "favourites", dodge bullets, battle to the death atop the trai...
Jan 24, 2020•2 hr 10 min
The truth can now be revealed, one that Eli has been hiding for far too long. What is it? Well, let's just say you won't be able to look at Breakfast the same way ever again. CheapShow returns for its first proper new episode of 2020 and it's packed with all the usual mad, engrossing, unusual and occasionally informative larks. Paul's takes us to his new pizzeria this week to test some cheap frozen pizza in "Off Brand Brand Off", Eli tosses off a Price of Shite and we get two very opposing tales...
Jan 17, 2020•1 hr 26 min
It's a strange old episode is this! It seems like the whole episode is teetering on the edge on its own barely stable sanity. Will it be Eli's face explosion? Will it be because of the late night recording session that gets to them? Is it thanks to an awful board game based on a terrible TV show? Could it be something to do with the truly demented song choices in Silverman's Platter? Who knows... But maybe listen to this episode with a trusted, neutral party. And if you like us, why not support ...
Jan 10, 2020•1 hr 11 min
It's the start of a new year at CheapShow HQ. Rather than dive straight in to a new episode packed with tat, cheap eats and segments, Paul and Eli have decided to put together a "relaxed fit" episode, where they can take stock of the past 12 months. However, if you think this is going to be a contemplative reflection on 50 odd episodes of he podcast, you are sorely mistaken. In fact, pretty much from the start, things go off on a tangent and it rarely finds its way back. Expect way too many new ...
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 21 min
It's only taken 5 years, but the economy comedy podcast is FINALLY doing it's own knock off version of Charles Dickens' yuletide classic "A Christmas Carol". Expect a reasonably troubling and certainly unique interpretation of the source material. Grumpy old Eli gets the Scrooge treatment this year when Paul decides he needs a visit from 3 ghosts. It's definitely not just Paul dressed up in awful costumes. Not at all. Eli is sent whizzing back to the 80s for a retro Christmas morning, hurled int...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 30 min
It's a cornucopia of crap this week as stakes are heightened, tat is donated and voices are raised. In a surprising turn of events, Paul upgrades The Sauce Report to a full, proper segment. It's a decision he soon learns to regret. Eli gets carried away and things get messy. There is a special Price of Shite this week, donated to our POP Box. It would have made for a great head to head... had Paul not read the prices! Along the way, Paul and Eli meet a vengeful Uncle Grumbly, create a new survei...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Stop us if you have heard this one before... Eli is unwell and in a mood and he... OH you HAVE heard this before? Well how do you think Paul feels? Paul is also not happy with Eli's constant use of the word "Thwopage" so Eli needs to up his game. That does not happen this week. Instead, you are treated to a new Tales from the Shop Floor, an amusingly underwhelming Cheap Eats and a return to Paul's Page Turners, featuring two charity shop books, one definitely more interesting than the other! Sam...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Oh No! We're going full on nostalgia this week, all because Paul found a beautiful copy of the "Look-In Television Annual 1988" in a Brighton charity shop! So hold on tight as we dive into the sights and sounds of the 80s, with a few dips into the 1970s for good measure. The cheap chaps take on Tomy toys, comedy novelty hits, flop Hollywood movies and the celebrities from the age of excess. As ever, Eli delivers a Tales from the Dance Floor and a "legally binding" agreement to do the Sauce Repor...
Nov 29, 2019•1 hr 37 min
This week Paul and Eli return to the Country Urban Noodle Test-lab Kitchen for more cheap and cheerful snacks. Eli currently has a thing for "fried noodles", so the cheap chaps take a muddled, manic and testy trip back to the kitchen to see which of this week's selection pass muster! Elsewhere in the House of Pickles, it's yet another round of Price of Shite and this week Paul is VERY proud of his really random, bizarre charity shop discoveries. Prepare to hear the very worst of "As Seen on TV" ...
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 31 min
