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, Paul get's possessed by "that voice". Hold on tight, this one is PACKED!
191 - HOT, RAW & UNCUT
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, it's WAY too hot to be recording an episode of CheapShow, that's for sure!
190 - THE URINEVISION SONG CONTEST 2020
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 podcast!
With thanks to contributors:
Sauce Life – Morgan Keating (01:16)
Shaking My Ass - Dancing Faders aka Alex Wells (03:57)
Copy Paste, Love Hate – LJ Goody (02:44)
Ptwing – Chris Weatherill (01:20)
Peak Meatus – Brody Mossman (01:02)
Waltz of the Coloured Blocks – Seth Seabolt (01:36)
The Cheese Moments Debacle – Conor Howard (01:12)
Robot Mind – Dylan Brinkley (00:50)
The Dance of the Flatulent Beast – Elodie Cunningham (00:54)
The Feeling When Noodles Hit Late At Night – Pumpkin Head (01:02)
That Magic Touch – Chris Easton (01:38)
Fruit Salad – Paul Byrne (01:16)
The Jerk – Travis Tee (01:02)
And with thanks to our special guest judges:
Nick Helm, Mr Biffo, Stuart Ashen, Larry Bundy Jr, Sooz Kempner, Brian Wecht, Octavious King, Jenny Zigrino, Richard Sandling, Damien St John, Ben Baker, Ethan Lawrence & Rhianan MacDonald!
@dontletschart @benbakerbooks @TheNickHelm @MrBiffo @Ashens @AshFrith @EthanDLawrence @squat_betty @SoozUK @Octav1usKing @skyegirl1998 @larrybundyjr @bwecht @jennyzigrinon @damienstjohn
189 - THE FRENCH LETTER
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.
188 - GANNON'S GOLDEN QUEST
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, stupidity, roller skating and Jenga. Hold on to your hats, Gannon's Golden Quest awaits you!
187 - SENTENCE NONSENSE
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. Typical.
186 - CHEAPSHOW BABIES
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 at baby versions of some of our favourite characters and Paul even lets Eli do the "end of segment" sound effects! Will wonders never cease?
185 - PUBLIC DOMAIN STUPIDITY
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 olden days. We are VERY sorry in advance. We didn't know it would turn out this way. What have we done? WHAT HAVE WE DONE??!?!
184 - MAGICAL MYSTERY PICNIC
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 candy and a little more booze.
If you head down to the woods today, you'll be in for a BIG surprise!
183 - PANDORA'S RUB
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's verbal excesses! If only Eli hadn't told him what that word was in the first place!
182 - ELI'S MANDATE
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!
181 - WINKIE: THE UNTOLD STORY
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 together. What was "Winkie"? Well, it's time to tell The Untold Story... Strap In!
With BIG thanks to Jeff Olan, Penny Floyd, Laurent De Gasperis for agreeing to chat with us for the show and to Ken Reid and Mark Crosby for their contributions to the episode.
180 - BOILED BEEF & CARROTS
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!
179 - THE NOODLE DECIMAL SYSTEM
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 another of Gannon's Golden Games. Unfortunately, this leads to a lot of potentially very troubling "humour". Finally, witness the birth of 2 new characters. Both of them bloody awful! Welcome to CheapShow...
178 - PORK HANGOVER
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!
177 - SUCK VAC 3000
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 insidious radio DJ conspiracy and dive into a whole new "Silverman's Platter"; where it all gets funky. Finally, we give you the gift of exercise... which is anything but routine.
176 - ZOLTAR SUCKS
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!
175 - CHOOSE YOUR OWN MISADVENTURE
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, Paul casts him into an online CYOA adventure of his own...
...And a there's a Tales from the Shop Floor about poop too.
Which is nice!
174 - RUINING MARION'S WISH
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 as all Ash and Paul can do is listen on in horror.
Finally, we end this week's episode with an experiment. The Cheap Chaps put on their acting hats and attempt a performance of a new piece of writing called "Marion's Wish" (written by Tim Heidecker, Gregg Turkington and Mark Proksch)...
As you can imagine, between their unrehearsed attempt and Paul's fat, stupid mouth, it doesn't go well.
In fact they pretty much ruin it. Sorry.
173 - CRISP EDGELORD
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!