NOTE: PLAY @ 22:57 to sync up with the New Year celebrations at Midnight! OK, so we lied! It turns out THIS is the final episode of 2024! We thought it would be fun to record a “real time countdown” episode you can listen to as you await the chimes of midnight to celebrate the New Year. Over the course of 60 minutes (or so) Paul and Eli have a few drinks, think about the past year (but not too much) and dive into a few PO Box offerings to see what treats (or tricks) lie within! Expect the usual ...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 5 min
It’s the FINAL episode of 2024 and it’s time for the 6th Annual Office Christmas Party! Paul and Eli want to end the year in style so have decided to rent out a room in the newly decorated “Spoff & Pickle” Pub. They’ve got enough to eat, drink and merry and ALL they have to do is behave themselves and not act rude or rowdy. The Landlord seems friendly at first, but it quickly becomes obvious that he will NOT tolerate ANY filthy comedy… If he catches them in the act, there will be consequence...
Dec 20, 2024•2 hr 51 min
There is only one week until the 6th Annual Office Xmas Party and Paul & Eli are in desperate need of supplies! They venture out into the real world to get a bit of shopping done and pick up a few prezzies for the party guests. The Cheap Chaps will start their adventure by exploring the charity shops of Muswell Hill before venturing into the crowded, brightly lit streets of central London. Along the way, they’ll meet a grotty old Santa, a pirate, some inquisitive tourists, an angry shop assi...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 35 min
There is only one week until the 6th Annual Office Xmas Party and Paul & Eli are in desperate need of supplies! They venture out into the real world to get a bit of shopping done and pick up a few prezzies for the party guests. The Cheap Chaps will start their adventure by exploring the charity shops of Muswell Hill before venturing into the crowded, brightly lit streets of central London. Along the way, they’ll meet a grotty old Santa, a pirate, some inquisitive tourists, an angry shop assi...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 35 min
Before we end 2024, Eli has been itching to do another Noodle Pot Blitz episode and now is his time to shine! He’s brought along four examples to slurp down and review and it’s quite the mixture. There’s a Maggi Hot Cup, A Bachelors Pasta N Sauce, An Itsu Satay Rice Noodle and a ruddy Chicken Fajita Pot Noodle to devour and only one hour to cram it all in! Will the Pot Noodle be a pleasant surprise or will the Itsu live up to its underwhelming track record? You’ll find out in this instant noodle...
Dec 06, 2024•58 min
It’s another bag of random nonsense this week, as Paul and Eli bravely dive into a troubling world of second hand treats and terrors. As donated to us by Ash at the October live show (viewable on YouTube now!), it’s a bag with a proper mix of tat. What follows is another typically CheapShow wild ride covering the horrors of TikTok, dog treat toys, VHS based board games, advice from Timmy Mallett, unbelievably awful pun work, pyramid puzzles, and a wallet of DVDs with a grotty surprise! To make t...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Following the successful live show back in October, Paul and Eli have been graced with an assortment of gifts and items for the podcast to enjoy! There is quite a lot to get through, and the Cheap Chaps have to start somewhere, so why not start with a mystery bag of goodies from Andy and Louise! In what ends up being one long “Price of Shite” challenge, there are eight items to investigate and evaluate. Over the next hour or so, expect to learn about Morph’s family tree, whether fishing is bette...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Paul is back from his week away in Los Angeles. It was a chance for him to actually unwind and enjoy himself, free from the burden of his podcast duties. However, he wasn’t completely “off the clock” as he managed to pick a few things up from his vacation for the podcast to nibble on and evaluate! In fact, you could say both Eli and Paul are in very chipper moods, despite one of them feeling under the weather and the other a little jetlagged. Over the course of the next hour, Eli will sample som...
Nov 15, 2024•58 min
Following the shocking events of Episode 407, Paul has been in the care of our resident supernatural expert “Gareth”. It was Gareth who found him and exorcised the demon from his body, but Paul was badly shaken up by the experience. As a result, Paul has only got ONE HOUR to record this week’s podcast and it’s up to Eli to get his co-host through the next 60 minutes. In a slightly more unfocused episode that usual, Eli pulls out a range of sweet Polish mustards to taste test the living hell out ...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 5 min
CheapShow is LIVE! Or rather, WAS live on Oct 19th when Paul & Eli performed to a packed house at the Cheerful Earful Festival! Joining them on stage for 90 minutes of carefully organised havoc and horror is Sooz Kempner, Ethan Lawrence and Ash Frith! Over the next hour and a half, a frothing merry audience will be entertained with a low budget Daft Punk intro, a hellish scoring system argument, the resurrection of “Keith”, an acting masterclass with Vincent Price, a mega mix Price of Shite,...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 36 min
It’s that spooky time of the year again and Paul and Eli are celebrating Halloween a little earlier than usual! On this week’s episode, it’s going to get ghoulish with a range of spectre-adjacent gummies and fizzy pop to enjoy. With the release of the Beetlejuice sequel, a few brands have chipped in with their own special edition treats. Maynards have something called “Spooky Gums” for the Cheap Chaps to wrap their taste buds around and Fanta have a green Apple flavoured soda to sup! Do either c...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 5 min
MONO EDITION: There’s a pointless, nagging question in Paul & Eli’s minds… How many bridges span the whole length of the Regent’s Canal in London? A popular YouTuber suggested around about 40, but the Cheap Chaps aren’t convinced and decide to find out for themselves. So begins a near 9 mile journey right through the middle of London that will delight, confuse, upset and annoy them both. Beginning in the East at The Limehouse Basin, they’re going to travel West all the way to the Paddington ...
Oct 18, 2024•2 hr 10 min
STEREO EDITION: There’s a pointless, nagging question in Paul & Eli’s minds… How many bridges span the whole length of the Regent’s Canal in London? A popular YouTuber suggested around about 40, but the Cheap Chaps aren’t convinced and decide to find out for themselves. So begins a near 9 mile journey right through the middle of London that will delight, confuse, upset and annoy them both. Beginning in the East at The Limehouse Basin, they’re going to travel West all the way to the Paddingto...
Oct 18, 2024•2 hr 10 min
Due to circumstances beyond Paul & Eli’s control, they’re recording this week’s episode from inside the original House of Pickles… And Eli couldn’t be happier! To “celebrate” the Cheap Chaps are going back to basics with some good old fashioned content. To get things going, Eli has a red hot Sauce Report in more ways than one. He’s sourced two sauces from a nearby convenience store, which was handy, as its conveniently down the road from his place! Paul delivers another Page Turner segment w...
Oct 11, 2024•56 min
It’s an old school episode of CheapShow this week as Eli has collated the “Silverman’s Platters” and Paul has crafted a “Price of Shite” challenge. There is plenty of tat to sift though and some of it happens to be a little bit techy. Eli will have to guess the cost of a charity shop sourced neck fan, a tinker’s magic set, a nifty little magnifying glass and a weird radio with a great big pair of ruby red lips on it! What do they do? You’ll be sorry you asked! Making things extra annoying for El...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Paul is not in the mood this week. He isn’t in the mood to be a podcaster. He isn’t in the mood to have a laugh. He isn’t in the mood for Eli. He isn’t in the mood for Eli’s vocal “chuntering” and all he IS in the mood for is a nap. Obviously, Eli loves this fact and is going to great pleasure in soaking up all of Paul’s self-loathing. All we are saying is, it may get personal this week! Luckily, there is some actual content, even if it’s not exactly the content they planned. Before they even ge...
Sep 27, 2024•57 min
When the call goes out, we answer! A recent which.com article looked into whether a posh cup of tea is any better than a cheap builder’s brew. When it comes to Tea, Paul and Eli are self-proclaimed experts and they decide to do their own mini taste test. Paul has bought cheap Tesco Own Brand, Yorkshire and Twinings tea to see if Eli can notice any considerable difference! Not only that, what does Eli think is the best? If you really want the answers to these enquiries, then give this podcast a l...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 16 min
After all the excitement of 400, it’s back to the usual audio nonsense this week as Paul and Eli are joined by returning guest, Tom Mayhew! In a “much longer than expected” recording session, the terrible trio sample a range of odd fizzy pop and sample some homemade hot sauce! After much fuss, they’ve managed to secure the latest Coca Cola creation which is mixed with the flavour of Oreo cookies! Will it be more effervescent muck? Who knows? They also look into the curious fixation Germans appar...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 51 min
This is not Episode 400. It’s not an episode of CheapShow and it’s not the 400th. The 400th episode is on YouTube. We did a proper thing for 400, this is not that thing. This is a waste of your time. It’s sloppy, drunken, rambling, random, knocked off nonsense. PLEASE do NOT listen to this. Whatever this is. This is where 400 is: https://youtu.be/ySiKZfSi1Tg It’s NOT here. See pics/videos for this episode and the REAL Episode 400 on our website: https://www.thecheapshow.co.uk/ep-400 And if you l...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 19 min
In a change to their usual fortunes, Paul and Eli are getting to talk about CheapShow in a proper TV show. They’ve been invited to the studios of London Live near the centre of London for a quick chat about their forthcoming 400th episode. However, once the interview is done, what are the Cheap Chaps going to do next. They don’t really have an idea either! So, when all is said and done, they will do what they do best… They ramble onwards. In an impromptu “walkabout” episode, they’ll zip through ...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 16 min
In a change to their usual fortunes, Paul and Eli are getting to talk about CheapShow in a proper TV show. They’ve been invited to the studios of London Live near the centre of London for a quick chat about their forthcoming 400th episode. However, once the interview is done, what are the Cheap Chaps going to do next. They don’t really have an idea either! So, when all is said and done, they will do what they do best… They ramble onwards. In an impromptu “walkabout” episode, they’ll zip through ...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 16 min
It’s a big old busy week at CheapShow HQ, as Paul and Eli are going to be spending most this week FILMING episode 400. However, this means that Paul doesn’t fancy doing a full proper editing job on the podcast, so demands a “real time” one hour episode. Uncut. Almost Uncut. Despite the tight time limit, the cheap chaps actually cram quite a lot into the episode. They’ll gobble down liquorice chocolate, slurp some odd Irn Bru soda, snack on some truffle chips and attempt to swallow a sour “Warhea...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min
It’s a big old busy week at CheapShow HQ, as Paul and Eli are going to be spending most this week FILMING episode 400. However, this means that Paul doesn’t fancy doing a full proper editing job on the podcast, so demands a “real time” one hour episode. Uncut. Almost Uncut. Despite the tight time limit, the cheap chaps actually cram quite a lot into the episode. They’ll gobble down liquorice chocolate, slurp some odd Irn Bru soda, snack on some truffle chips and attempt to swallow a sour “Warhea...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Sometimes it’s just too hot to record the podcast indoors. On the hottest day of the year, Paul and Eli take the episode outside to craft some sun-baked economy comedy content. However, this is not a “walkabout” episode, not at all! This is a “sitabout” episode. They venture to a quiet meadow near Crouch End called Shepherd’s Cot where they can record the podcast in relative privacy… Apart from all the random nosy dogs and weird men coming out of bushes! This week, Eli has brought along four unu...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Often, the “Paul’s Page Turners” segment of the show can offer up some wild and unfathomable books to investigate, but this week’s choice is a truly mad experience. Paul and Eli may be skeptics when it comes to all things supernatural, but they’re willing to hear a story out if it shows promise. The book in question was sold in Cancer Research Charity Shops across the UK and is entitled, “The Show Must Go On: Book Two”. Written by a possibly naïve believer, Malcom Thorogood’s proof of life after...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 13 min
After weeks of harassment, Paul and Eli finally get their hands on Heinz Pickle Ketchup this week and give their final analysis on the product. Will it be worth the wait? Probably not. It’s a packed episode in general with a Sauce Report, a Charity Shop Showcase and a PO Box sourced Price of Shite to evaluate. Paul’s CSS item was meant to be a showstopper, guaranteed to wow his co-host, but it may be that his offering is a load of old balls. Will it join the Showcase, or will it have No Place? T...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Yee-haw! Howdy Partners! This week, for no reason whatsoever, there is a “Wild West” theme to this particular “walkabout” episode. Paul and Eli are on the run from the Justice of the Peace and have decided to hide out in the woods and guzzle down their illegal moonshine. If the worst happens, they’ll have to shoot their way to freedom! What this actually means is that the Cheap Chaps will be putting on awful cowboy accents, running around Trent Park like idiots and drinking a range of unusual, f...
Jul 26, 2024•2 hr 25 min
CheapShow is back on the snacks on this edition of the economy comedy podcast. Thanks to yet another brilliant box of goodies from Ivenne, Paul and Eli will get to sample a range of weird and (hopefully) wonderful, flavoured popcorn. There will be some surprises along the way, some good and some very, very bad! One may even turn Paul’s stomach! After all the popcorn has been rated and reviewed, it’s time to pop over to Silverman’s Platter to investigate some “interesting” musical vinyl offerings...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 22 min
It’s been a while since Paul or Eli curated their own Price of Shite segment. Whilst it’s always delightful to receive P.o.S offerings in our PO Box, they wanted to see if they still had it in them to find the most weird and wonderful charity shop oddities. This week, Paul ran around Muswell Hill in North London to grab five items to parade before his co-host. It’s up to Eli to wade through all five curios and put a price on each and every one. As a result, this edition of The Price of Shite spa...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 12 min
If there is one thing you can say about Eli, it’s that he is tenacious when it comes to trying to sell an awful gag. His problem is he never thought to think ahead at what may happen next. Of course, Paul is going to try and run the joke into the ground and spoil it for everyone. Luckily, there is plenty to be getting on with. Eli’s found 3 condiments for The Sauce Report to taste and review. One is going to be cheesy, one is going to tasty, and one is going to piss Paul and Eli off greatly! The...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 4 min
