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CheapShow is a comedy podcast all about getting the very best out of the worst! Be it Poundlands, Charity Shops, Car Boot Sales or Bargain Bins, hosts Paul Gannon & Eli Silverman poke around in the corners of the high streets and internet to find treasure in the trash. One week it could be a studio based show, the next, a live comedy event. It could even be a location report or a scripted adventure! A few things it is, however, is rude, crude, silly and drizzled in pop culture, nostalgia and plenty of verbal violence! It has guests, videos, songs, reviews, games and dares. We apologise in advance! www.thecheapshow.co.uk

Episodes
  • 2025 / 6 / 13
    Ep 440: The 10th Birthday Office Party

    Somehow, someway, CheapShow has lasted a full decade. Ten whole years of tat and treasure, rants and raves, and adventure and abhorrent behaviour across 440 wonderfully mucky episodes! To celebrate the past...

  • 2025 / 6 / 6
    Ep 439: Boffalongo

    There is only ONE WEEK left until CheapShow turns 10 years old! A magnificent achievement considering Paul and Eli didn’t think the show was last 50 episodes. All they have to do this week is survive one very...

  • 2025 / 5 / 30
    Ep 438: A Box Of Delights

    Sometimes the CheapShow PO Box is full of all sorts of horrors and shocks, but this week on the economy comedy podcast, there is a refreshing change of pace. A MASSIVE PO Box delivery offers a wide range of...

  • 2025 / 5 / 23
    Ep 437: Eli's Contrition

    The award winning podcast returns for another episode packed with cheap thrills and cheap laughs! This week, Paul and Eli are dipping their toes into the murky waters of “Silverman’s Platters” to review three...

  • 2025 / 5 / 16
    Ep 436: The Award Winning Podcast

    Somehow, against all the odds, CheapShow has finally won something! Paul & Eli are in high spirits this week as they celebrate their recent “Golden Lobes” podcast awards win! It was a fantastic moment that...

  • 2025 / 5 / 9
    Ep 435: Chekhov's Gum

    It’s been a month of walkabout adventures, game shows and another character retrospective, so it’s about time that Eli and Paul got back into CheapShow HQ for another 75 minutes of cheap laughs! It’s a “back...

  • 2025 / 5 / 2
    Ep 434: Cemetery Men (Stereo Edition)

    STEREO EDITION When the sun is shining this brightly in the London sky, Paul and Eli refuse to stay cooped up inside CheapShow HQ… So, they are out and about (yes again!) to go on an aimless wander through...

  • 2025 / 5 / 2
    Ep 434: Cemetery Men (Mono Edition)

    MONO EDITION When the sun is shining this brightly in the London sky, Paul and Eli refuse to stay cooped up inside CheapShow HQ… So, they are out and about (yes again!) to go on an aimless wander through...

  • 2025 / 4 / 25
    Ep 433: CheapShow TV 2025 (Part Two)

    Coming Up, This Week on CheapShow TV Friday 24th April 1800 Food Musings with John Gunty In his first proper TV special episode, John takes us on a tour of his kitchen… Hopefully! 1830 CheapShow TV 2025...

  • 2025 / 4 / 18
    Ep 432: CheapShow TV 2025 (Part One)

    Coming Up, This Week on CheapShow TV Friday 17th April 1800 High & Low: With Wide Travelling Rob Rob is back, ready to tackle the most epic journey of his lifetime… attempting to leave his...

  • 2025 / 4 / 11
    Ep 431: The (Not Very) Geocaching Picnic (Mono Edition)

    MONO EDITION The sun’s out so Eli and Paul decide to escape CheapShow HQ and head back to Hampstead Heath for another barely acceptable picnic adventure. This time out, they have a reason for roaming around...

  • 2025 / 4 / 11
    Ep 431: The (Not Very) Geocaching Picnic (Stereo Edition)

    STEREO EDITION The sun’s out so Eli and Paul decide to escape CheapShow HQ and head back to Hampstead Heath for another barely acceptable picnic adventure. This time out, they have a reason for roaming around...

  • 2025 / 4 / 4
    Ep 430: The Cost Of Crud

    After two weeks away in America, Eli arrives back in one piece and ready to go with a grab bag of tat and tasty treats to foist upon his co-host. He’s brought with him a few snacks to wrap their tongues...

  • 2025 / 3 / 28
    Ep 429: Grumpy's Showreel

    It’s another week, it’s another familiar episode packed with tat, snacks and … Pardon? Who’s that at the door. Who? Grumpy Sessions you say? Why has he got a big box of VHS tapes with him? Fine. Let him...

  • 2025 / 3 / 21
    Ep 428: The Podcast Killaz

    Cor Blimey, it's another "real time" episode of the podcast as Paul & Eli try to cram a meaty Price of Shite game into 60 mins. Eli is off to America to celebrate his 50th birthday and so Paul has requested...

  • 2025 / 3 / 14
    Ep 427: Non Stop Noodles

    Oh Boy Howdy have we got noodles for you this week! Eli is frothing with anticipation because he’s got three cup noodles to blitz through AND he’s managed to get his little claws on two new noodle/pasta...

  • 2025 / 3 / 7
    Ep 426: Donna Egg & The Bad Boys

    After last week’s epic walkabout/Gannon’s Golden Games hybrid episode, it’s time to calm things down again. What this episode doesn’t need is violent meltdowns, stupid new characters, an appalling improvised...

  • 2025 / 2 / 28
    Ep 425: The Great Takeshi's Castle Caper

    With Special Guest: Stuart Ashen They didn’t mean this episode to be as long as it was. This wasn’t meant to be the epic episode it became, honest! They just thought they’d pop into Norwich, record a bit of a...

  • 2025 / 2 / 28
    Ep 424: The Candy Cave

    Sometimes Paul and Eli make mistakes, and that’s fine. That’s part of the cut and thrust of making CheapShow. However, sometimes they need to ask themselves just how many mistakes they should really be making...

  • 2025 / 2 / 28
    Ep 423: Stop Pointing!

    With Special Guest: Nick Helm Holy F***! Comedy starlet Nick Helm is back on CheapShow and he isn’t messing about. He joins Paul and Eli at the Soho Radio Podcast Studios for what turns out to be 90 minutes...

  • 2025 / 2 / 7
    Ep 422: Tat Hunt: Scrumptious Tat

    Last week, Paul and Eli gave themselves the challenge of finding six typical pieces of CheapShow tat in just a few hours, in the charity shops of Watford High Street. This week… they are going to share and...

  • 2025 / 1 / 31
    Ep 421: Tat Hunt: Watford High Street

    It’s time for another “Tat Hunt” episode, we think. It’s been too long, that’s for sure. This week, Paul and Eli take to the mean streets of Watford to scour the charity shops for 6 items to bring into next...

  • 2025 / 1 / 24
    Ep 420: Four Twenty

    It’s been promised for a long time, but as it’s episode 420, it makes sense for Paul and Eli to finally tackle a topic that celebrates the joy and pain of enjoying weed. Whatever you call it, Weed. Marijuana....

  • 2025 / 1 / 17
    Ep 419: Genital Snacks

    It’s Snack Time again on CheapShow and Paul and Eli have been luckily gifted with some treats from Austria! They have multi-flavoured wafers, garlic crisps, gummies, chocolate treats and fizzy drinks to...

  • 2025 / 1 / 10
    Ep 418: Congas, Crocs & Wallys

    It’s been a while since Paul & Eli grabbed their 7 inches and pleasured your ears with their meaty musical musings. It’s time to see what odd audio discoveries they’ve found in another vinyl Platter...

  • 2025 / 1 / 3
    Ep 417: Nightbussin' SL7

    Paul and Eli are still recovering from their New Year’s celebrations so, to give you a Friday fix of CheapShow, they’re opening up the Patreon vault to deliver another thrilling edition of “Nightbussin”. It’s...

  • 2024 / 12 / 31
    Ep 416: New Year With The CheapShows

    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...

  • 2024 / 12 / 20
    Ep 415: The 6th Annual Office Christmas Party

    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”...

  • 2024 / 12 / 13
    Ep 414: Joy To The Walk (Mono Edition)

    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...

  • 2024 / 12 / 13
    Ep 414: Joy To The Walk (Stereo Edition)

    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...

  • 2024 / 12 / 6
    Ep 413: Another Noodle Pot Blitz

    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...

  • 2024 / 11 / 29
    Ep 412: Utterly Random

    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...

  • 2024 / 11 / 22
    Ep 411: A Liquid Crystallized Display

    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...

  • 2024 / 11 / 15
    Ep 410: Hot Gesture Avocado

    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...

  • 2024 / 11 / 8
    Ep 409: Mustard Bully

    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...

  • 2024 / 11 / 1
    Ep 408: Live At The Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival 2024

    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...

  • 2024 / 10 / 25
    Ep 407: Talk To Us

    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...

  • 2024 / 10 / 18
    Ep 406: All Water Under The Bridge (Mono Edition)

    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...

  • 2024 / 10 / 18
    Ep 406: All Water Under The Bridge (Stereo Edition)

    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...

  • 2024 / 10 / 11
    Ep 405: Return To The House of Pickles

    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...

  • 2024 / 10 / 4
    Ep 404: Superlative Decay

    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...

  • 2024 / 9 / 27
    Ep 403 An Invisible Touch

    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...

  • 2024 / 9 / 20
    Ep 402: Tea 2: Judgement Tea

    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...

  • 2024 / 9 / 13
    Ep 401: How Many Chevys?

    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...

  • 2024 / 9 / 6
    Ep 400: This Is NOT Episode 400

    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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 30
    Ep 399: Rambling On (Mono Edition)

    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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 30
    Ep 399: Rambling On (Stereo Edition)

    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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 23
    Ep 398: Don't Get Got (Stereo Edition)

    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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 23
    Ep 398: Don't Get Got (Mono Edition)

    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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 16
    Ep 397: Two Hot Men

    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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 9
    Ep 396: Freddie Starr Swallowed My Soul

    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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 2
    Ep 395: The Quid's Gambit

    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...

  • 2024 / 7 / 26
    Ep 394: A Bagful of Desperados

    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...

  • 2024 / 7 / 19
    Ep 393: Popcorn And Polk

    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)...

  • 2024 / 7 / 12
    Ep 392 Professor Joke Thief

    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...

  • 2024 / 7 / 5
    Ep 391: Shepherd's Delight

    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...

  • 2024 / 6 / 28
    Ep 390: Dérive Time!

    Sometimes people accuse CheapShow of being “too” random. With that in mind, Paul and Eli are about to throw a bit of chaos theory into their usual “walkabout” episodes. Following the principles of “The Theory...

  • 2024 / 6 / 21
    Ep 389: The Tomy Triple

    If there is one thing CheapShow loves without exception, it’s Tomy toys from yesteryear! We’ve covered much of their back catalogue in the past, but this week we have three items that are very beloved. Paul...

  • 2024 / 6 / 14
    Ep 388: The 2024 Trash Cannes Film Festival (Interrupted)

    Lights! Camera! Action! This week on CheapShow, we present the podcast edition of our YouTube Live Stream event… “The Trash Cannes Film Festival 2024” (sponsored by Graxton Industries)! Paul has arranged an...

  • 2024 / 6 / 7
    Ep 387: Day Clipper

    It should’ve been an easy adventure for Paul and Eli. The plan was to meet at Woolwich Arsenal and get the Clipper west along the Thames to Putney Pier, along the way they would play some games and nibble on...

  • 2024 / 5 / 31
    Ep 386: Celebrities Squared

    To Paul’s surprise, it turns out that CheapShow has never tackled the classic TV game show “Celebrity Squares” on Gannon’s Golden Games, so to rectify that, he’s whipping out the 1970s board game for this...

  • 2024 / 5 / 24
    Ep 385: Fallow Moments

    Sometimes all Eli and Paul need is a bit of Moog music to quell their troubled souls. What they present this week ranges from the misguided to the truly odd. On Silverman’s Platters they’ll investigate the...

  • 2024 / 5 / 17
    Ep 384: Dikkeneks

    “Is there such thing as Too Much Sauce?” That’s the question CheapShow will have to answer this week when Eli turns up to the recording with a massive bag of random sauces. Donated to the podcast following a...

  • 2024 / 5 / 10
    Ep 383: Walk of the Shaun of the Dead

    In 2004, Shaun of the Dead was released into cinemas and its particular mix of horror and comedy quickly made it a beloved cult classic… Turns out Paul was on set as a zombie extra during the production of...

  • 2024 / 5 / 3
    Ep 382: A Right Royal Ready Salted Rank Off

    Sometimes it can get TOO exciting on CheapShow at times! This week is no exception as Paul and Eli decide to see if all Ready Salted crisps are created equal. They’ve sourced six different types of “pre...

  • 2024 / 4 / 26
    Ep 381: Three Swiss Francs

    Oh Muvva! This week’s episode of CheapShow is a brain melting, word gargling, logic defying audio adventure into the madness of Paul and Eli. Eli is excited to showcase another Noodle Pot Blitz with a wide...

  • 2024 / 4 / 19
    Ep 380: Brand Aide

    It’s common on CheapShow that we’ll have to look at the genesis of a very popular (or obscure) brand and often run straight to the arms of Wikipedia. Well, no more! In this week’s episode, Paul’s found a book...

  • 2024 / 4 / 12
    Ep 379: Expressionate Men

    It’s another week of American snacks as Eli brings more sweet treats to the table. How will the Cosmos Oreos, Hostess Orange Cupcakes and Dr Pepper Peeps go down? More importantly, what exactly do Horse...

  • 2024 / 4 / 5
    Ep 378: Gob Job

    Every year Eli races off to Florida to spend time with his family, but he always makes sure he brings back something for the show. This week on CheapShow, Eli has a big bag of bounty filled to the brim with...

  • 2024 / 3 / 29
    Ep 377: Barshens Rises

    They said it would never happen, but somehow it has! For the first time in over 5 years, the Barshens team have gathered in London for a special reunion episode of CheapShow! Paul and Eli welcome Stuart...

  • 2024 / 3 / 22
    Ep 376: Nightbussin'

    It’s been long requested and finally, this week on CheapShow, you are getting what you asked for. It’s time to go Nightbussin! London has a large number of bus routes that start after midnight and run until...

  • 2024 / 3 / 15
    Ep 375: Scared Of Us

    Sometimes, when Paul and Eli ask a big name to join the podcast, they fully expect the answer to be No. So when comedy legend Robert Popper agrees to appear, the Cheap Chaps are going to have to pull out all...

  • 2024 / 3 / 8
    Ep 374: Noodle Boutique

    It’s been a while, but Eli and Paul are finally diving into a new batch of instant noodle. It’s a new year and because the Country Urban Noodle Testlab Kitchen is “occupied”, Eli is going to have to open up...

  • 2024 / 3 / 1
    Ep 373: The Towel Mines

    It’s time to get our much on! After a bit of break, Paul and Eli are venturing back to the Snack Palace to welcome a new bunch of snack candidates to see if they are worthy of entry to the hallowed building....

  • 2024 / 2 / 23
    Ep 372: Books Bunny

    This week’s episode is all a bit random and bemusing. Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Bugs Bunny ever visited London in the early 1970s? The answer may confuse you. In a Charity Shop Showcase,...

  • 2024 / 2 / 16
    Ep 371: Sauce Of The Gladiators

    Do you feel the power of the Gladiators? Can you face the challenge of the champions? Do you have the courage of a hero? Do you have the will and the skill? Paul and Eli are going to find out this week when...

  • 2024 / 2 / 9
    Ep 370: A Good Old Rummage

    Paul is SO close to finishing his (long in gestation) book this week, so wants to keep this week’s show simple. As a result, he is pulling out his big box of tat and inviting Eli to dive in and pull out...

  • 2024 / 2 / 2
    Ep 369: The Sounds of London 2024

    A long time ago, CheapShow was sent an unusual 7” vinyl record called The Sounds of London. The record contained an audio snapshot of the sounds of Britain’s capital in 1967. It’s a fascinating collage of...

  • 2024 / 1 / 26
    Ep 368: Ennery Of Keverett

    It’s a proper jam packed, tat stuffed episode this week. Paul and Eli go head to head in one of most fiercely fought editions of The Price of Shite to date. Thanks to a PO box delivery, there is a wealth of...

  • 2024 / 1 / 19
    Ep 367: Pork Laureate

    It’s Radio CheapShow time. Sort of! It’s another whole episode dedicate to the utterly confounding world of vinyl record discoveries. Paul and Eli have unearthed some truly weird and confusing 7 inchers that...

  • 2024 / 1 / 12
    Ep 366: Graxton's Gruft

    It’s been a while, but CheapShow is ready to dive into the cheats, liars and conmen of the past. This week, Paul and Eli take a look into the life of journalist Louis T Stone, who spun many a tall tale and...

  • 2024 / 1 / 5
    Ep 365: Big Can Energy

    Welcome to CheapShow 2024! A new year of adventures, laughs and meltdowns awaits you. Sadly, your hosts are ABSOLUTELY not in the mood to get back into the swing of things. Eli is deathly ill and (frankly)...

  • 2023 / 12 / 22
    Ep 364: A Christmas Constitutional

    After the drunken madness of the 5th Annual Christmas Office Party, Paul and Eli decide to end the year on a more reflective note. On the recommendation of YouTuber John Rogers, the Cheap Chaps take a merry...

  • 2023 / 12 / 15
    Ep 363: The 5th Annual Office Christmas Party

    Brace yourself! It’s time for the one episode of the year that always turns into an utter s***fest. It’s the 5th Annual Office Christmas Party and it’s going old school! After the tumultuous events of last...

  • 2023 / 12 / 8
    Ep 362: Fluid Beef

    As 2023 winds down, Paul and Eli are coming apart at the seams. Can they mentally make it over the New Year finish line? Judging by this week’s episode, it’s going to be touch and go. It’s apparent from the...

  • 2023 / 12 / 1
    Ep 361: A.I. Soda From The Year 3000

    It looks like Paul and Eli are finally back in the House of Mash and Eggs after a month of LA adventures and they’re trying to get back into the groove. It’s not long before they are arguing, shouting and...

  • 2023 / 11 / 24
    Ep 360 Cheapitiser (Live)

    CheapShow wraps up its November month of very special episodes with a live show recorded as part of the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival on November 4th at the Streatham Space Project, South London. What...

  • 2023 / 11 / 17
    Ep 359: Stars Over 45

    It's sadly time to say goodbye to America in the final episode of our Los Angeles Trilogy! However, if they are going to go out, they're going to go out in style! They're going to go BIG and then GO HOME when...

  • 2023 / 11 / 10
    Ep 358: CheapShow Does Leighton Night

    It's the second of three episodes recorded in Los Angeles and this week they are joined by Brian Wecht and Leighton Gray, the hosts of the rather lovely "Leighton Night with Brian Wecht"! In a change to the...

  • 2023 / 11 / 3
    Ep 357: To Thrift And Buy In LA

    Years in the planning, CheapShow is finally leaving the UK and heading across the Atlantic ocean to explore the city of angels itself, Los Angeles! In a very special episode, Paul and Eli explores the many...

  • 2023 / 10 / 28
    Ep 356: A Log In The Gob

    There's just one week before we reveal our Los Angeles adventures to the podcast world, so before then, let's dive into some more good, old-fashion Cheapshow goodness! Firstly, an email to the podcast shines...

  • 2023 / 10 / 20
    Ep 355: Cocklenuts

    Time is tight this week because Paul has no intention of spending hours editing the podcast when there is a trip to Los Angeles to plan! As a result, this is another one of those “real time” episode, one hour...

  • 2023 / 10 / 13
    Ep 354: The Winkie Strikes Back

    Just when you weren’t expecting it… BAM… More Winkie news! It’s been a few years since our epic documentary “Ep 181: Winkie: The Untold Story” and we were recently informed of not one, but TWO developments to...

  • 2023 / 10 / 6
    Ep 353: Noodles and Mooncakes

    In a happy happenstance, this week’s episode falls on National Noodle Day, and to celebrate Eli and Paul have managed to get their hands on something a little bit special. Only available in Japan, the Nissin...

  • 2023 / 9 / 29
    Ep 352: Dr Pepper's Flavoured Soda Cans

    If there is one thing we love on CheapShow, it’s the Charity Shop Showcase. It’s the part of the show where we can spend a little more cash and show off something weird or wonderful. This week Eli has found...

  • 2023 / 9 / 22
    Ep 351: Reboot

    Now that the dust has settled on the apocalyptic 350th episode, Paul and Eli can now concentrate on delivering great podcast entertainment. It’s time to reboot! They’re going to be more mainstream, more...

  • 2023 / 9 / 15
    Ep 350: The Wedding Of Squishy Jim & Madam Ladyplops

    Mr Paul Gannon & Mr Eli Silverman request the pleasure of your company at the wedding of Squishy Jim and Madam Ladyplops! St Chodney’s Church Friday September 15th 2023 1pm Followed by a reception. Please...

  • 2023 / 9 / 8
    Ep 349: Dream Guest

    Special Guest: Gareth Reynolds Things are looking up for Paul and Eli this week. The big wedding is just around the corner and Thrift Pod has been defeated! To celebrate, Paul ruminates on the dream guest for...

  • 2023 / 9 / 1
    Ep 348: The Custard Note

    Things are tough at CheapShow HQ, their rival podcast clone, Thrift Pod, is casting a long shadow over Paul & Eli and they wonder if their beloved economy comedy podcast can survive much longer! In a decision...

  • 2023 / 8 / 25
    Ep 347: Thrift Pod

    Whilst Paul and Eli have carried on regardless, there have been nefarious plans developing in the background and its not good news for the “much loved” economy comedy podcast. Following the shocking events of...

  • 2023 / 8 / 18
    Ep 346: Come Hungry!

    It’s not been much of a Summer this year, so while the sun is shining and while there are plenty of cheap eats to sample, why not go on a picnic? Paul & Eli gather up all the PO Box snacks and head off to...

  • 2023 / 8 / 11
    Ep 345: The Miss World War

    Some weeks on CheapShow, things get a little weirder than usual. This is one of those episodes. This week, Paul and Eli enter into the world of “Miss World” competitions. They’ve been given a board game, from...

  • 2023 / 8 / 4
    Ep344: Firm Milky Lollipops

    There are plenty of peculiar tunes to soak up this week on CheapShow. The segment may be called Silverman’s Platter, but on this edition of the podcast, Paul’s brought along a few interesting records to...

  • 2023 / 7 / 27
    Ep 343: An Episode In A Box

    Some week’s Paul and Eli can afford to take it easy. After the exertions of last week’s epic Golden Quest, it’s probably for the best that they let someone else do the hard work of building an episode....

  • 2023 / 7 / 21
    Ep 342: Gannon's Golden Quest The Third (MONO)

    (MONO Edition) In deepest, darkest Epping Forest, three podcasters will embark on an epic adventure! FOUR challenges THREE presenters TWO Contestants & ONE Quest Master! It’s time for another Gannon’s Golden...

  • 2023 / 7 / 21
    Ep 342: Gannon's Golden Quest The Third (STEREO)

    (STEREO Edition) In deepest, darkest Epping Forest, three podcasters will embark on an epic adventure! FOUR challenges THREE presenters TWO Contestants & ONE Quest Master! It’s time for another Gannon’s...

  • 2023 / 7 / 14
    Ep 341: The NeverEnding Cold Open

    There are charity shop goodies galore on CheapShow this week when the Showcase rolls back into town. Paul and Eli have both found a little something special/unusual and have brought it along to CSHQ for...

  • 2023 / 7 / 7
    Ep 340: Death To CheapShow!

    It’s a tough week at CheapShow HQ this week and both Paul and Eli are feeling creatively bankrupt. After 340 episodes, they’re worried the end is nigh, but until that day, they will battle on with gusto. To...

  • 2023 / 6 / 30
    Ep 339: Chicken Soup For The Hole

    What’s wrong with putting a little happiness into the world? Nothing really, but when its folksy positivity is hiding a veneer of corporate soullessness, it’s hard to really get behind those good, life...

  • 2023 / 6 / 23
    Ep 338: Who Am The Panty Man?

    After a few weeks of song contests, real time episodes and walkabout adventures, Paul and Eli are back in the House of Sausage and Eggs for some wholesome and earthy cheap and cheerful segments. They’ve found...

  • 2023 / 6 / 16
    Ep 337: Cow's Parsley & Lamb's Lettuce

    The sun is out and Paul and Eli have no intention of recording this week’s episode indoors. Rather than sweat it out in the House of Pickles, Paul recommends a wander around Stanmore Country Park and Eli...

  • 2023 / 6 / 9
    Ep 336: Urinevision 2023

    It’s back and it’s bigger then ever! Urinevision returns for another epic night of music and madness with 10 brand new, weird and wonderful songs submitted by the CheapShow listening audience. There are also...

  • 2023 / 6 / 2
    Ep 335: Down and Out in The House of Pickles

    There is a lot going on at the moment. Paul and Eli (but mostly Paul) are organising Urinevision 2023 (live on YouTube Friday 2nd June at 8pm GMT!) but Paul hasn’t got the time to mess about with all that...

  • 2023 / 5 / 26
    Ep 334: The Walk Men (A Ball Of Chalk Part Two)

    In Episode 310, all those months ago, Paul and Eli attempted to complete the whole of the Celandine Walk in 6 hours. They absolutely failed and had to abandon the walk because Eli had somewhere better to be,...

  • 2023 / 5 / 19
    Ep 333: Three Pauls And A Silverman

    Has Eli finally met his match? Usually, he only has to fend off the annoyances of ONE Paul, but this week, he is up against THREE! Mr Gannon is joined by Paul Rose (Mr Biffo) and returning guest, Paul Putner!...

  • 2023 / 5 / 12
    Ep 332: Spunk!

    It’s a particularly volatile episode this week as Paul is in a proper mood and Eli is absolutely not in the mood for it. Hopefully the addition of a mountain of cheap sweet treats is enough to calm the...

  • 2023 / 5 / 5
    Ep 331: Brown Sauce

    What’s all this then? Everything is back to front on this week’s episode. Instead of Eli, Paul is going to be the Super Taster in Off Brand/Brand Off. Can Paul pick out the HP Sauce amongst a few imitators?...

  • 2023 / 4 / 28
    Ep 330: The Pork Open

    When it comes to cup noodles, we sometimes wonder if they are so preoccupied with whether of not they could make wild new flavours and didn’t stop to think if they should. On this week’s CheapShow, Paul and...

  • 2023 / 4 / 21
    Ep 329: Peas, Popcorn And Ptwings

    It’s Eli’s view that Paul only wants to do another Price of Shite segment again this week because he’s desperate to catch up on P’twings. Not true. Paul picked another Price of Shite selection because his...

  • 2023 / 4 / 14
    Ep 328: This Is Not What A Podcast Should Do

    It’s an emotional rollercoaster this week on CheapShow with bitter rants, over-excited expostulations, sober moments of clarity and confusing arguments! It begins with Eli desperately trying to cram another...

  • 2023 / 4 / 7
    Ep 327: Silversquirt

    Paul reopens his candy store this week and invites Eli in to sample his latest sweet offerings. Surprisingly, they’ve never covered jellies before (or jams, if you prefer) and they thought they’d look for the...

  • 2023 / 3 / 31
    Ep 326: Snax Starz

    The League of Snacks (and Crisps) is dead! Long Live “Snax Starz”, the exciting new replacement segment for 2023! It was meant to be a simpler premise, but as ever on CheapShow, things get complicated, and...

  • 2023 / 3 / 24
    Ep 325: Mrs Miller and The Stardust Cowboy

    After the disastrous events of last week, things return to normal for this week’s episode. Whatever normal means. It’s a music heavy episode as we take a trip to Silverman’s Platter to investigate some...

  • 2023 / 3 / 17
    Ep 324: Red Nob Day 2023

    It’s been months in the planning, but it’s finally here! RED NOB DAY 2023 has arrived and it’s Paul and Eli’s one chance to claw back some respect for the podcast and it’s colourful cast of characters....

  • 2023 / 3 / 10
    Ep 323: Liquid Edition

    After the excitement of last week’s live episode, Paul and Eli are feeling a little burnt out. To combat these blues, they decide to dive into a particularly liquid edition of the show. There’s a large...

  • 2023 / 3 / 3
    Ep 322: Live from The Leicester Comedy Festival 2023

    For some strange reason, Paul and Eli have decided to take CheapShow out of London and perform a live show at The Leicester Comedy Festival. Recorded on Sat 25th Feb at The Firebug Bar in Leicester, the Cheap...

  • 2023 / 2 / 24
    Ep 321: Sprayonnaise

    When Eli returned from America, he came bearing gifts. Sadly, those gifts were cheap snacks bought from gas stations in Florida. None of this seems like a particularly good idea. There’s mystery meat,...

  • 2023 / 2 / 17
    Ep 320: Brent Crosspocalypse Now

    They swore they’d never go back to Brent Cross. After their first adventure (Ep 104 Malltwats), Paul and Eli agreed that there was never going to be a reason to return. What would be the point? However, when...

  • 2023 / 2 / 10
    Ep 319: Another Tale of Two Podcasts

    Paul is ready to record another thrilling episode of CheapShow this week, but Eli forgot to tell him he doesn’t have the time. He’s off to Florida (again) to visit his family so he can’t record a full edition...

  • 2023 / 2 / 3
    Ep 318: Top Notch Western Romance

    Get your taste buds ready, because Paul and Eli are going to be noshing on a range of tongue-tingling yet sometimes stomach-churning cheap eats! There has been another delivery to CheapShow HQ and this one is...

  • 2023 / 1 / 27
    Ep 317: Spud Dust

    If there is one thing we love on CheapShow, it’s snacks… and crisps! This week, we have more crisps than we know what to do with, when a tub of “Spudos” is delivered to the PO Box! What is “Spudos”? Well,...

  • 2023 / 1 / 20
    Ep 316: Miss Vickie's Crisps

    YOU send your PO boxes to us, and WE (eventually) get around to opening them! This week, Paul and Eli dive into a delivery from Canada which is packed with items that will both tickle and torture their taste...

  • 2023 / 1 / 13
    Ep 315: Charity Shop Showcase

    Every now and then it’s good to change things up and break free from the old routine, and Paul is excited to do that this week, because he has a brand-new segment to show off. He’s called it the “Charity Shop...

  • 2023 / 1 / 6
    Ep 314: The Mini Milk Manoeuvre

    It’s the start of another year. As 2023 rolls in, Paul just isn’t in the mood to go back to making podcasts. As a result, Eli is going to have to do something a little different this week to get Paul in the...

  • 2022 / 12 / 23
    Ep 313: The 4th Annual Office Christmas Party (Part Two)

    Welcome back to the party! It’s Part Two of our 4th Annual Office Christmas Party and if you thought last week’s episode was a noisy hellscape, you haven’t heard anything yet! Paul, Eli, Ash, Mr Biffo and...

  • 2022 / 12 / 16
    Ep 312: The 4th Annual Office Christmas Party (Part One)

    It’s that time of year again! It’s the 4th Annual Office Christmas Party and Paul has made a BIG effort to make sure it’s the BEST office party to date. Paul wants it very “blokey” and so he has invited Ash...

  • 2022 / 12 / 9
    Ep 311: The Podcast Authority Bureau Assessment

    As the year trundles to an end, there is a little bit of business Paul and Eli need to clear up before next week’s depressingly annual office Christmas party. Unfortunately for CheapShow, the newly...

  • 2022 / 12 / 2
    Ep 310: A Ball Of Chalk

    As the year rolls to an end, Paul and Eli decide to cram in one last walkabout adventure that will eventually push them a little harder than they were expecting! After discovering something called “The...

  • 2022 / 11 / 25
    Ep 309: Noodle Pot Blitz

    It’s been a little while, but Paul and Eli are back in the Country Urban Noodle Test Lab Kitchen to cram in as many noodle delights as possible. This week Eli has harvested six various types of instant cup...

  • 2022 / 11 / 18
    Ep 308: Mulchy Fibbage

    It’s a proper chunky show this week, and that’s despite there is not a lot to be getting on with! A delightful PO Box delivery brings a bit of joy into Paul and Eli’s hearts before offering a snack based Off...

  • 2022 / 11 / 11
    Ep 307: Grim Dilemmas

    As the weather, once again, gets colder and the days become shorter, Paul and Eli are feeling a bit gloomy. It’s even worse for Silverman, as a long-standing issue with his teeth rears its ugly head and...

  • 2022 / 11 / 4
    Ep 306: Two Conspiracies

    Whoops-a-daisy! We were so busy planning out Halloween Twitch stream (now available on YouTube) that we forgot to plan for the actual podcast recording session beforehand. So, what do Paul and Eli go when...

  • 2022 / 10 / 28
    Ep 305: Little Sweet Shop of Horrors (Mono Edition)

    Mono Edition Happy Halloween! …And welcome to a rather troubling episode of CheapShow. This edition of the economy comedy podcast has been pieced together from the recording equipment and audio footage that...

  • 2022 / 10 / 28
    Ep 305: Little Sweet Shop of Horrors (Stereo Edition)

    Stereo Edition Happy Halloween! …And welcome to a rather troubling episode of CheapShow. This edition of the economy comedy podcast has been pieced together from the recording equipment and audio footage that...

  • 2022 / 10 / 21
    Ep 304: The Doppledangler's Fondant

    Sometimes, Paul just isn’t in the mood for Eli’s antics, and this is one of those weeks, for sure! Eli is going to have to tiptoe around Paul as best he can, but when there is a middling sauce report and a...

  • 2022 / 10 / 14
    Ep 303: You Must Be Joking?

    It’s been a while since Paul & Eli got their taste buds wrapped around some filthy American snacks and treats, so they are both as happy as Larry to dive into a selection of crisps, sweets and disgustingly...

  • 2022 / 10 / 7
    Ep 302: Tea!

    Sometimes an innocent enquiry can lead to a cavalcade of outrage, and this week on CheapShow, a simple test throws everything Paul and Eli know out the window. It’s a question they’ve posed in the past on the...

  • 2022 / 9 / 30
    Ep 301: Talk To The Hand

    Following the events of Episode 300, Paul isn’t quite feeling himself and so it’s up to Eli to tackle the tatty topics of the week. He finally gets to finish off the selection of Japanese “worthless” snacks...

  • 2022 / 9 / 23
    Ep 300: The 3rd Live One!

    Roll Up, Roll Up for (possibly) the Greatest Live Podcast Recording Ever Made. This Year. In Harrow. CheapShow, for once, is very proud to present its 300th EPISODE, recorded LIVE on Sat August 13th at The...

  • 2022 / 9 / 16
    Ep 299: Almost Everything All At Once

    There is a loose tradition on CheapShow that when it’s the week of Paul’s Birthday, he decides to do as little as possible to get the episode out with as little editing as possible too. He also likes to...

  • 2022 / 9 / 9
    Episode 298: End Of The Line

    As Episode 300 nears, Paul and Eli decide to squeeze in one more walk before summer ends. In this edition of the economy comedy podcast, the cheap chaps decide to take on the 3-mile London Parkway Walk, which...

  • 2022 / 9 / 2
    Ep 297: Mall Madness

    Attention Shoppers! There’s a clearance sale at the Fashion Boutique! Will it be Paul or Eli to first secure a fancy jacket at a huge reduction? And who will grab the Designer Shades at the Opticians? Ooooh,...

  • 2022 / 8 / 26
    Ep 296: It Ain't Half Hot, Son!

    In what was meant to be an easy-going, laid-back episode of CheapShow, the show not only goes off the rails halfway in but spends a good chunk of the remaining runtime feeling terribly ill! It’s a packed show...

  • 2022 / 8 / 19
    Ep 295: The Kindness of Strangers

    On a good day, Paul and Eli are old, clapped out, exhausted and useless. So, can you imagine what condition they’re in after foolishly exerting themselves following their BIG live show the previous day? You...

  • 2022 / 8 / 12
    Ep 294: Tat Hunt: Pinner

    A few years ago, Paul and Eli did a “Tat Hunt” episode that challenged them to go to a certain part of London, investigate its charity shops and put their discoveries to the ultimate Price of Shite test!...

  • 2022 / 8 / 5
    Ep 293: Mystery Chocolate

    It’s been the talk of the internet for weeks, but this week, Paul and Eli finally give their opinion… On what the hell those unknown flavours are in the Dairy Milk Mystery Bars! There are two bars to...

  • 2022 / 7 / 29
    Ep 292: Quite Uninteresting

    Sometimes you look at the world and think “God, it’s pretty shit out there!”, so this week on CheapShow, Paul and Eli dive into a book that hopes to inspire positivity and some warm nostalgic cuddles. Along...

  • 2022 / 7 / 22
    Ep 291: The Heat Is On

    If Paul and Eli thought last week’s woodland adventure was hot, then this week is going to be a very unpleasant surprise! As temperatures rise throughout the UK, the Cheap Chaps decide to forge onwards and...

  • 2022 / 7 / 15
    Ep 290: The Boys of Summer

    It’s a scorching hot day so Paul and Eli decide to skip recording the podcast and take themselves out into the wild to get up to some mischief. In the great tradition of mucking about in the woods, the cheap...

  • 2022 / 7 / 8
    Ep 289: Platter Spectacular

    Who likes the Silverman’s Platter segment of the podcast? You’d better, because it ain’t a segment this week, it’s a whole ruddy episode! Paul and Eli take a deep dive into the shallow end of novelty pop...

  • 2022 / 7 / 1
    Ep 288: Bite The Wax Tadpole

    It’s time, once again dear listener, to tackle some more cheap instant noodles, but this week, Paul and Eli may have literally bitten off more than they can chew. They’re tasked with trying to eat a...

  • 2022 / 6 / 24
    Ep 287: Infinite Knick Knacks

    Every now and then, an episode of CheapShow comes along that is “nice” and “lovely”. This is one of those rare episodes where Paul and Eli aren’t at each other’s throats (too much)! It’s time to jump into...

  • 2022 / 6 / 17
    Ep 286: This Is Who's Life?

    Somehow, the economy comedy podcast has made it to SEVEN years of existence and Paul and Eli think it’s only fair to do something special. Or at least different. The Cheap Chaps have something up their...

  • 2022 / 6 / 10
    Ep 285: 2 True 4 Real

    It’s all fun and games until things get “too real” for Paul and Eli this week. What begins as a simple party game soon turns into a sober and devastatingly reflective experience. It’s a Gannon’s Golden Game...

  • 2022 / 6 / 3
    Ep 284: Juicy Jubilee

    We hope you’re thirsty this week, because Paul and Eli are going to be diving into a tiny treasure trove of fizzy drinks… Sadly, that means they’re going to get a visit from the Soda Jerk Master himself,...

  • 2022 / 5 / 27
    Ep 283: Norwegian Goods

    After getting lost in the woods for two episodes, Paul and Eli are back doing what they do best. Whatever that is! Long time contributor Ivenne has sent the cheap chaps a box of goodies from Norway (and...

  • 2022 / 5 / 20
    Ep 282: Gannon's Second Golden Quest Part Two

    This week is the “thrilling” conclusion to Gannon’s Second Golden Quest! Okay, maybe not “thrilling” but it’s definitely the finale to this drawn-out disaster! Last week, Eli failed his first challenge and...

  • 2022 / 5 / 13
    Ep 281: Gannon's Second Golden Quest Part One

    The Quest Master returns! In yet another thrilling “walkabout” episode, Paul and Eli go exploring the woods of North London and take on 4 cheap challenges. It’s an adventure so big/drawn out, that it had to...

  • 2022 / 5 / 6
    Ep 280: Nasty Shanties

    It’s a packed podcast this week as Paul and Eli dive into a range of unusual books and even weirder novelty records! In “Paul’s Page Turners” the gents briefly judge a book by its cover, absorb the wit of...

  • 2022 / 4 / 29
    Ep 279: Hole Ness

    After the high drama of last week’s Derek finale, it’s very much back to basics for Paul and Eli this week on CheapShow. To bring some stability to the format, they opt to indulge in some Cheap Eats and Price...

  • 2022 / 4 / 22
    Ep 278: Derek: The Final Chapter

    After many years, it’s finally time to close the book on a very important part of CheapShow history. With massive thanks to Tom, the custodian of the Derek Files, we can, at long last, wade back into the...

  • 2022 / 4 / 15
    Ep 277: Sock Race

    WARNING: On this week’s edition of the podcast, in the Tales from the Shop Floor segment, Paul reads out a letter that some may find gross, disturbing and stomach churning. At least Eli did when he heard it!...

  • 2022 / 4 / 8
    Ep 276: "Oh, Norman!"

    Sometimes it’s fine to have a silly, throwaway episode, and this episode is about as throwaway as they come. Paul and Eli have a touch of the silly giggles this week and you may find it a) charming or b)...

  • 2022 / 4 / 1
    Ep 275: The Sloshed Family Silverman

    For a few weeks in March, Eli escaped the UK to visit his family in Florida and Paul thought it would be a great idea to give him a portable recording device. You know, so Eli could record his adventures in...

  • 2022 / 3 / 25
    Ep 274: A Tale of Two Podcasts

    In a time-hopping edition of CheapShow, Paul is hopping backwards and forwards in time to challenge both Eli and Mr Biffo to a game of The Price of Shite. Why? Well… With Eli still in America, Paul has to...

  • 2022 / 3 / 18
    Ep 273: CheapShow TV 2022 Part Two

    Coming Up, This Week on CheapShow TV Saturday: Pop Knob with Johnny Banter Discover the latest hot, edgy, young musical stars of tomorrow with hyper trendy host, Johnny Banter. Wow, it’s the coolest pop show...

  • 2022 / 3 / 11
    Ep 272: CheapShow TV 2022 Part One

    Coming Up, This Week on CheapShow TV Sunday: Juicy Jeremy’s Jalopy Jeremy is back to take us on a global tour of soft drinks, usually aided by soda pop obsessed guests. Monday: Inchman V Beanus The debate...

  • 2022 / 3 / 4
    Ep 271: Mutton Mouth

    After the meltdown of last week’s episode, Eli still harbours a grudge and wants his damned 7 p’twings. Paul, however, has no interest in giving them, and worse, he seems to not want to play ball all episode....

  • 2022 / 2 / 25
    Ep 270: A Dark Day

    Sorry. It’s not our finest hour this week, we realise this. Our usual high standards were not met and what should have been a fun and fresh Price of Shite turned into an utterly embarrassing mess. Things were...

  • 2022 / 2 / 18
    Ep 269: Porky Broth

    After the last few weeks of hardcore retro TV nostalgia, Paul and Eli are back to doing what they do best… Whatever that is! This week, Eli was promised snacks and noodles, and this is exactly what he is...

  • 2022 / 2 / 11
    Ep 268: Saturday Morning Showdown Part Two

    Last Week Paul and Eli pulled apart what made Tiswas and Swap Shop work, and this week it’s part two of their Saturday Morning Showdown! The 2nd generation of kid’s breakfast TV shows were Number 73 on the...

  • 2022 / 2 / 4
    Ep 267: Saturday Morning Showdown Part One

    For kids of the 1970s through to the late 90s, Saturdays were defined by their morning children’s TV programming. Whether it was BBC or ITV, you could expect 3 hours of cartoons, interviews, games, prizes,...

  • 2022 / 1 / 28
    Ep 266: Store Wars

    It’s a question that’s often been asked in CheapShow’s 6 years of existence, “Who is more stupid, Paul or Eli”? This week the answer can finally be revealed because that answer is “Both of them. Both are...

  • 2022 / 1 / 21
    Ep 265: The Black Bin Bag Edition 2

    Behold! It can bring sweet delights, or it can bring terrible pain. It contains tat amassed from the forgotten corners of the podcast and it all reside in one place… The mythical “Black Bin Bag”! What will...

  • 2022 / 1 / 14
    Ep 264: Buzby Time

    Paul & Eli are back in the House of Mash & Egg for another, simple, regular, no frills, super normal episode of CheapShow. This week, the cheap chaps dive into Eli's record collection to uncover a new charity...

  • 2022 / 1 / 7
    EP 263: The Great Dangerous Davies 40th Anniversary Walk

    We're back! To celebrate the start of a brand-new year, CheapShow has decided to make a very special podcast. This week, to celebrate its 40th anniversary (ok, we just missed it but...) Paul and Eli are...

  • 2021 / 12 / 24
    Ep 262: Grumpy Sessions: The Cream Of Acting

    It's our final show for 2021, but we are going out with something a little bit special. Something a little bit different. This week, Paul & Eli take a look back on the life, the work and the ice cream of...

  • 2021 / 12 / 17
    Ep 261: The 3rd Annual Office Christmas Party

    Another year gone, another Christmas is on it's way and unfortunately that means it's time for another drunken, angry CheapShow Office Party. As the booze flows, Paul and Eli attempt to bring some Yuletide...

  • 2021 / 12 / 10
    Ep 260: Swear Tennis

    All the plans are thrown out of the window this week when the planned "walkabout" episode is postponed because Paul can't "walk about". As a result, the Cheap Chaps have thrown together a makeshift episode...

  • 2021 / 12 / 3
    Ep 259: Mystery On The Clock

    Special Guests: Sooz Kempner & Chris Stokes It's time for CheapShow's first ever proper "crossover" episode with another podcast. On this illustrious occasion, Paul & Eli are joined by the hosts of...

  • 2021 / 11 / 26
    Ep 258: Banjo Twang

    What would you do if you had agonising back pain and you couldn't concentrate because of said ailment? In Paul's case, he decides to press on with a podcast recording. This may not be the best plan,...

  • 2021 / 11 / 19
    Ep 257: Plop Quiz

    Maybe it's because Paul & Eli are tired, maybe its because the early dark nights stir something within them or maybe it’s because their guest forgot to turn up for the recording, either way, the Cheap Chaps...

  • 2021 / 11 / 12
    Ep 256: Joyless Icing

    It's entirely possible that Paul and Eli may have had too much coffee, candy and soda this week, which may explain their volatile behaviour, but that's not really an explanation. The Cheap Chaps venture back...

  • 2021 / 11 / 5
    Ep 255: Dear Jason

    It's all been a bit hectic, the last few months or so, hasn't it? It's about time that Eli and Paul get back to basics and deliver some solid economy comedy... Just as soon as Eli stops complaining about his...

  • 2021 / 10 / 29
    Ep 254: The October 31st Episode

    Paul and Eli have never had much luck during Halloween. They've been attacked by a pervy hamster, attacked by a crazed fan, spent a long, dull night at a haunted house and was chased through the woods by an...

  • 2021 / 10 / 22
    Ep 253: Old Faces

    Special Guest: Paul Putner Every now and then on CheapShow, we like to slow things down and just have a good old chat. This week, we have the opportunity to do just that when we welcome comedian and actor...

  • 2021 / 10 / 15
    Ep 252: Nissin Tell (The Noodle Special)

    This may not be the “Noodle Special” you expected, but maybe it's the “Noodle Special” you need! This week, CheapShow dedicates a whole episode to the wonder that is the Nissin Cup Noodle instant meal!...

  • 2021 / 10 / 8
    Ep 251: Under New Management

    It's a new era for the economy comedy podcast as Mr Biffo and Sanja take over the reigns from Paul & Eli. Following last week's shocking development, the show is now in the hands of the hosts of "Digitiser"...

  • 2021 / 10 / 1
    Ep 250: A Night At The Grand Flange

    It's episode 250, Baby! And we are going BIG! This week, to celebrate this historic CheapShow milestone, Paul & Eli have been invited along to visit a very, very fancy casino... Out in the middle of nowhere!...

  • 2021 / 9 / 24
    Ep 249: Game of Strife

    Special Guest: Tom Mayhew With episode 250 just one week away, Paul & Eli haven't got any major plans to celebrate this special occasion! However, it looks as though fate has a plan of its own! Until then,...

  • 2021 / 9 / 17
    Ep 248: Slapdash Safari

    The 1st generation CheapShow characters have been blown up, stored in a bubble universe, discovered in a mysterious box, buried in a paranormal forest and then escaped from a puzzle packed suitcase... and now...

  • 2021 / 9 / 10
    Ep 247: What Dreams May Cum

    Special Guest: Ethan Lawrence CheapShow is back at Soho Radio Studios to record another episode with a lovely new guest. Although he's been a fan of the pod for a while, we can't help but feel he isn't ready...

  • 2021 / 9 / 3
    Ep 246: The Suitcase

    A few weeks ago, CheapShow received a mysterious package. Upon opening the box, Paul was surprised to find a black suitcase with the CheapShow logo cut into it. It came with a letter and a code breaking...

  • 2021 / 8 / 27
    Ep 245: Saucy Boys

    Special Guests: Nick Helm & Nathaniel Metcalfe Every now and then there comes an episode of the podcast that we just don't know how to describe to you. Oh sure, Paul and Eli have a sauce report planned and a...

  • 2021 / 8 / 20
    Ep 244: Creamed

    For a show known for its in-depth investigative reporting, even Paul and Eli decide to dig deeper this week to get to the bottom of one of life's biggest mysteries... Why are Cream Crackers called "Cream...

  • 2021 / 8 / 13
    Ep 243: That 70s Episode

    It's been a while, but Paul & Eli have managed to trick... Sorry, convince a guest to join them for another edition of the economy comedy podcast! This week, comedian and actor Imran Yusuf visits CheapShow to...

  • 2021 / 8 / 6
    Ep 242: Operation Soda Pop

    "You're the Doctor" declared the advert for classic board game "Operation", but this week on CheapShow Paul and Eli are the Doctors instead, and it's not going to end well for poor old Cavity Sam! In a heart...

  • 2021 / 7 / 30
    Ep 241: HR Guff And Stuff

    Sometimes it's nice to have a nice and chilled episode of the podcast, isn't it? After the heat induced madness of last week, the Cheap Chaps are in a much more reflective and incisive mood. After a tat...

  • 2021 / 7 / 23
    Ep 240: The Fish Shop Song

    It's another HOT day in the House of Pickles and, predictably, Paul and Eli aren't coping with it very well. Even after deciding to keep this episode very simple, it soon careens into heat induced nonsense....

  • 2021 / 7 / 16
    Ep 239: Bowery Sounds

    It's a time hopping edition of the economy comedy podcast this week as Paul and Eli take a trip back to the 1970s and the 1990s. One ends up being far more troubling than the other... In Paul's Page Turners,...

  • 2021 / 7 / 9
    Ep 238: Eggs!

    Finally. You asked for it, Eli begged for it and Paul eventually decided to let it happen. This week, we tackle... EGGS! A few months ago, Eli heard that no matter what the cost of the eggs you buy, there is...

  • 2021 / 7 / 2
    Ep 237: The Rendlesham Forest Deception!

    It's another epic CheapShow adventure, and this week, Paul & Eli are facing the unknown as they investigate the mysterious Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, UK. In December 1980, two American soldiers based at an...

  • 2021 / 6 / 25
    Ep 236: A Massive P.O.S

    When Paul & Eli receive a massive "Price of Shite" package in their PO Box, it becomes quickly apparent that it's way too large to use in just one segment of the show... So let's make it the whole show! There...

  • 2021 / 6 / 18
    Ep 235: Absolute Dog's Dinner

    It’s official, the recent heatwave in the UK has finally gotten to Paul and Eli. This week, it's going to be tough for the Cheap Chaps to make it through with their sanity intact, especially when they have to...

  • 2021 / 6 / 11
    Ep 234: The CheapShow Treasure Hunt Nightmare

    It's another rambling adventure on CheapShow this week as the Cheap Chaps head onto Hampstead Heath for a curious adventure. Paul's been dragged to the heath by Eli to help him make sense of a terrible dream...

  • 2021 / 6 / 4
    Ep 233: The Black Bin Bag Edition

    Are you brave enough for our newest CheapShow format? This week, Gannon presents a new idea to Eli and it's a rollercoaster of a premise. It's our new "Black Bin Bag" episode, where Paul stuffs all the PO Box...

  • 2021 / 5 / 28
    Ep 232: Urinevision 2021

    It's CheapShow biggest show to date and it's packed with amazing/frightening music, littered with celebrity judges and full of disastrous calamities. Yes, it's Urinevision 2021, the best and only...

  • 2021 / 5 / 21
    Ep 231: What Kind Of Europop Is This?

    Urinevision is on the way! As Paul & Eli dot the i's and cross the t's, they decide to take some time to chill before the big show and chill. In this more "relaxed fit" episode, the Cheap Chaps take in some...

  • 2021 / 5 / 14
    Ep 230: Edit Point

    It's a white hot blast of thick, hard nostalgia this week when Paul & Eli receive a PO Box delivery that is overflowing with joyous tat! This week, there's a rather colourful edition of Silverman's Platter...

  • 2021 / 5 / 6
    Ep 229: The (Not Very) Pooh Picnic

    As Eeyore once said "“They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.” We think this best sums up this week's "epic" crossover episode with Mr Biffo's Digitiser. What begins as a...

  • 2021 / 4 / 30
    Ep 228: Aural Dadaist Nightmare

    It takes a brave person to even attempt to bring back the "Cut Price Life Hacks" segment, it's takes an imbecile to try and cram it into a Gannon's Golden Games, but that's what Paul has done this week, and...

  • 2021 / 4 / 23
    Ep 227: Action Jam News

    It's an episode of "firsts" this week. It's the first time you get to properly meet Margery Craddock and her "back alley machines", and it's the first time Paul tries to create a segment that directly...

  • 2021 / 4 / 15
    Ep 226: Back To The Thrift Shop

    Paul & Eli once again escape the House of Pickles to venture back on to the High Streets and investigate the newly opened Charity Shops. After months of endless, wistful window shopping, the Cheap Chaps can...

  • 2021 / 4 / 9
    Ep 225: Wicker Bungle

    We're back in the House of Pickles for more scatological, economical red hot podcast action! This week we are gifted with another bespoke Price of Shite from our PO Box, and in a twist to the normal routine,...

  • 2021 / 4 / 2
    Ep 224: The (Not Very) Pagan Picnic

    Spring is in the air, there's more daylight and there are (hopefully) brighter days ahead! With all that said, it's up to Paul & Eli to ruin all that joyous potential with another of their occasional...

  • 2021 / 3 / 26
    Ep 223: The Mustard Hall of Fame

    How can Paul & Eli possibly continue looking for cheap treats when everything they know is destroyed? Luckily Jimmy Biscuits has one last trick on his sleeve and it returns the bargain boys to a very familiar...

  • 2021 / 3 / 18
    Ep 222: Die Hard... On A Podcast

    Come out to the podcast, we'll get together, have a few laughs! This week is the thrilling climax to the many threads that have been dangling over the podcast for the past few weeks. Paul & Eli find...

  • 2021 / 3 / 13
    Ep 221: Game Off!

    Paul forces Eli to take a trip to Gannonland this week. Against his wishes, Eli is made to play two games that, when the dust settles, may have cost them their sanity. Do Paul and Eli "Know Jack?" and will a...

  • 2021 / 3 / 5
    Ep 220: Dirty Daniel Dancer

    We hope you have some soap and a towel nearby because we are getting extra mucky this week. Before we get to all the "icky stuff", Paul and Eli somehow manage to cram in a Sauce Report and Cheap Eats segment....

  • 2021 / 2 / 26
    Ep 219: Dirty Rugby Songs

    What does a Bee sound like when ejaculating? What do "Crisp Bag Collectors" keep in their bags to "fill them out" and how will Paul cope with being told he has to pay Eli 50p per cum gag? The answer to all...

  • 2021 / 2 / 19
    Ep 218: Beans!

    It's was meant to be a podcast about beans. Could Eli possibly taste the difference between the classic Heinz Baked Beans and some cheap "off brand" alternatives? It should have been simple, but there is a...

  • 2021 / 2 / 12
    Ep 217: Bureau De Splodge

    Warning. This is not a drill. Brace yourself and prepare accordingly for a brand new "NOEL WATCH" segment. Yet again, Paul and Eli dive head first into another trough of juicy, hairy Noel Edmonds "goodness"....

  • 2021 / 2 / 5
    Ep 216: Storage Phwoars

    It's all the hot, thrilling action of a big money, high stakes auction this week on the pod... squeezed down into a board game! Paul's got another Gannon's Golden Games and this one is based on the hit A&E TV...

  • 2021 / 1 / 29
    Ep 215: Scragg The Cock

    Don't worry, the title of this show makes sense, honest guv'nor! It's not what you think. Or maybe it is, we don't know how your mind works! All you need to know is that it IS said and DOES make sense in...

  • 2021 / 1 / 22
    Ep 214: Krankies, Ducks & Goals

    Football is a sport. It's something Paul & Eli know very little about, but here we are, talking about sport. Kinda. This week is a Silverman's Platter bonanza where we tackle 3 very different types of vinyl...

  • 2021 / 1 / 15
    Ep 213: Cartoon Aid

    On CheapShow this week, Paul and Eli have a major case of the "Do You Remembers?" when they chance upon a big, thick book of cartoons. It's a whistle stop tour of British animation, comic book classic, lost...

  • 2021 / 1 / 8
    Ep 212: Create-A-Crisp

    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...

  • 2020 / 12 / 30
    Ep 211: Who Gets The Last Word?

    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...

  • 2020 / 12 / 24
    Ep 210: The Charity Shop of Chills

    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...

  • 2020 / 12 / 18
    Ep 209: The 2nd Annual Office Christmas Party

    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...

  • 2020 / 12 / 11
    Ep 208: The Milky Element

    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...

  • 2020 / 12 / 4
    Ep 207: The Arbiters of Filth

    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...

  • 2020 / 11 / 27
    Ep 206: The Slick of Delish

    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...

  • 2020 / 11 / 20
    Ep 205: The Rise & Fall of Bill Doughnut

    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...

  • 2020 / 11 / 13
    Ep 204: Anti-Comedy

    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...

  • 2020 / 11 / 6
    Ep 203: Jizzy Pigs

    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...

  • 2020 / 10 / 30
    Ep 202: I Know What You Did Last Episode (Mono Version)

    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...

  • 2020 / 10 / 30
    Ep 202: I Know What You Did Last Episode (Stereo Version)

    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...

  • 2020 / 10 / 23
    Ep 201: Tabula Rasa

    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...

  • 2020 / 10 / 16
    Ep 200: The Live One... On Twitch!

    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...

  • 2020 / 10 / 8
    Ep 199: Strong Sexual Content

    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...

  • 2020 / 10 / 2
    Ep 198: A Good Day To Walk Hard

    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...

  • 2020 / 9 / 25
    Ep 197: Tough Luck!

    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...

  • 2020 / 9 / 18
    Ep 196: The Naughty Birthday Boy

    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...

  • 2020 / 9 / 11
    Ep 195: Pompadour

    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...

  • 2020 / 9 / 4
    Ep 194: Every Second Counts

    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...

  • 2020 / 8 / 28
    Ep 193: The CheapShow Awards 2020: The Brandoff Connection

    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...

  • 2020 / 8 / 21
    Ep 192: Dunblobbin

    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,...

  • 2020 / 8 / 14
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 8 / 7
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 7 / 31
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 7 / 24
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 7 / 17
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 7 / 10
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 7 / 3
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 6 / 26
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 6 / 19
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 6 / 12
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 6 / 5
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 5 / 29
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 5 / 22
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 5 / 15
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 5 / 8
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 5 / 1
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 4 / 24
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 4 / 18
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 4 / 10
    Ep 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...

  • 2020 / 4 / 3
    Ep 172: CheapShow TV 2020 (Part Two)

    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...

  • 2020 / 3 / 27
    Ep 171: CheapShow TV 2020 (Part One)

    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...

  • 2020 / 3 / 20
    Ep 170: Hollywood Swinging

    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...

  • 2020 / 3 / 13
    Ep 169: Frothtopia

    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...

  • 2020 / 3 / 6
    Ep 168: Unresolvable Sentences

    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...

  • 2020 / 2 / 28
    Ep 167: Peeyobocksintreetsanaolddong

    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...

  • 2020 / 2 / 21
    Ep 166: Betrayal in the House of Pickles

    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...

  • 2020 / 2 / 14
    Ep 165: Bad Jackfruit

    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...

  • 2020 / 2 / 7
    Ep 164: How To Be A Complete Inch Lord

    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...

  • 2020 / 1 / 31
    Ep 163: No Characters Guaranteed

    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...

  • 2020 / 1 / 24
    Ep 162: Murder On The Cheap Eats Express

    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,...

  • 2020 / 1 / 17
    Ep 161: Sex Eggs & Sausage Squash

    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...

  • 2020 / 1 / 10
    Ep 160: In The Mouth Of Madness

    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...

  • 2020 / 1 / 3
    Ep 159: Tea Stained Eggs

    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...

  • 2019 / 12 / 20
    Ep 158: A CheapShow Carol

    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...

  • 2019 / 12 / 13
    Ep 157: The Skids Stay In The Picture

    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...

  • 2019 / 12 / 6
    Ep 156: Maximum Thwopage

    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...

  • 2019 / 11 / 29
    Ep 155: Look-In '88 Rools OK Too

    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...

  • 2019 / 11 / 22
    Ep 154: Suck To The Noodle

    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...

  • 2019 / 11 / 15
    Ep 153: Two Men...

    It's another day at the House of Pickles and Eli and Paul have met up to deliver another episode of economy comedy goodness. Eli has scraped together another box full of weird and wonderful Cheap Eats and...

  • 2019 / 11 / 8
    Ep 152: What's In The Box?

    CheapShow finally, properly, returns to the House of Pickles for more Economy Comedy "larks"! This week, Paul and Eli take a deep breath and hope for the best as they take a deep dive into the contents of...

  • 2019 / 10 / 30
    Ep 151: Mostly Unhaunted

    It's that spooky time of the year again and Eli has promised he would spend one night in a haunted house with Paul... And a large group of ghost hunters. Join Paul and Eli for a night of supernatural enquiry...

  • 2019 / 10 / 25
    Ep 150: Behind The Scandal Special

    In celebration of CheapShow's 150th episode, Eli J Silverman proudly presents an Eli J Silverman Production "Behind The Scandal" which reveals the truth behind the events of the recording of their milestone...

  • 2019 / 10 / 18
    Ep 149: The Long Walk Home

    Although you have yet to hear it, the fall out from Episode 150 can already be felt in the world of CheapShow. Paul is humiliated and Eli thinks the world should hear the episode and let them be the judge. As...

  • 2019 / 10 / 11
    Ep 148: Buy One Get One Free

    This week, you get not one, but TWO Prices of Shite! That’s double the tat, double the guessing and double the arguments! It’s a chance for Eli and Paul to pit their wits against each other with one “classic”...

  • 2019 / 10 / 4
    Ep 147: Tumpy

    Who is Tumpy? That's the eternal question burning at the heart of this week's economy comedy podcast. Paul and Eli think they know exactly what this "Tumpy" is and you will have to suffer through what they...

  • 2019 / 9 / 27
    Ep 146: Sonic Showcase Showdown

    Guest Sooz Kempner. Another week, another mad dash through the bargain bins and charity shops of the UK... And this time we are joined by the grotesquely talented Sooz Kempner who has waded into the world of...

  • 2019 / 9 / 20
    Ep 145: Spoff My Josh Off (Sorry)

    Another week, another CheapShow and this one may peak too early... We blame Paul's story about a "Birthday Cocaine Guinness World Record Attempt" that we're pretty sure is utter lies. Also, once again, we...

  • 2019 / 9 / 13
    Ep 144: Poo Poo Out Of Bum Hole (Sorry)

    We had no choice. We had to call the episode this. Blame Eli. It will all make sense. Outside of that embarrassment, it's business as ever. Well, that and it's Paul's birthday! Which Eli has already...

  • 2019 / 9 / 6
    Ep 143: The Loathing of the Content Monkey

    The economy podcast attempts this week to give you a classic Price of Shite (No Stings Attached Edition) as well as a deep dive into Eli's box of Trader Joe goods... Sadly, you get a whole feast of loud,...

  • 2019 / 8 / 30
    Ep 142: Electric Moogaloo

    It's once again time to "Hit The Moog" with another musically packed episode of CheapShow. This week, Paul and Eli focus on clearing out the backlog of Silverman's Platter to deliver more weird and wonderful...

  • 2019 / 8 / 23
    Ep 141: Gannon's Anger Management

    It's come to our attention that Paul has been "acting out" of late. His violent outburst have brought a dark cloud over this delicious economy comedy podcast and things have to change. With that in mind,...

  • 2019 / 8 / 16
    Ep 140: Irish Jimmy

    Special Guest: Stuart Ashen. This week Tat Lord and YouTube botherer Stuart "Ashens" Ashen finally agrees to rejoin the CheapShow chaps for another edition of the economy comedy podcast. To celebrate, Paul...

  • 2019 / 8 / 9
    Ep 139: NaffPop

    There was no way in hell that Paul and Eli intended to talk about naff 80s novelty band "Black Lace" for any longer than 5 minutes or so... 35 minutes later and they are still forensically trying to figure...

  • 2019 / 8 / 2
    Ep 138: Emergency Protocol

    CheapShow would like to apologize for this edition of everyone's favourite economy comedy podcast. CheapShow would like to warn you about the contents of this week's show. CheapShow suggests you skip this...

  • 2019 / 7 / 26
    Ep 137: Soda Jerk Off

    It's too hot to record in the festering House of Pickles this week, so the Cheap Chaps move next door to the slightly more pleasant House of Sausage and Eggs. Once there, the heat rises and tempers overflow,...

  • 2019 / 7 / 19
    Ep 136: Good Game!

    Higher, higher? Lower, Lower? In this week's edition of CheapShow, Paul challenges Eli to an epic edition of "The Price of Shite" that will spin wildly out of control at various points and then limp to a...

  • 2019 / 7 / 12
    Ep 135: Excuse Me About That

    CheapShow apologises for the temporary malfunction and break down of Eli J Silverman, co-host on this very podcast. Although his faculties clear throughout the episode, it's important to note that Eli is...

  • 2019 / 7 / 5
    Ep 134: The Office Day Trip To Brighton

    Grab your sunscreen, slap on your sunglasses and suck on an ice cream... We're going to the seaside! Welcome to the first ever "Office Day Trip To Brighton" and come along with Paul and Eli as they soak up...

  • 2019 / 6 / 28
    Ep 133: The Crystal Mess

    Special Guest: Ken Reid. Paul is fresh back from his trip to Los Angeles and has brought with him (not only) a bumper crop of American Cheap Eats, but also Boston-based stand up comedian, Ken Reid. Eli is...

  • 2019 / 6 / 21
    Ep 132: Crab Bucket

    What mysteries lie in the infamous Crab Bucket? What surprises does it bestow? Frankly, not many. However it is just one of the delights featured in this week's "almost classic game play rules" edition of The...

  • 2019 / 6 / 14
    Ep 131: Ye Olde Frothe Shoppe

    "Tingle-Lingle-Ling" Why, it's the sound of the Froth Shoppe doorbell ringing! So that must mean it's time to go back to the most special, most wonderful and most affordable sweet shop in Londro! It's a sweet...

  • 2019 / 6 / 7
    Ep 130: CheapFlix

    It's time to raid the DVD/Blu-Ray Bargain Bins and hunt for a piece of cinematic art that can be bought for a few pounds or even pence. In a change to the usual madness, Eli and Paul decided to choose a cheap...

  • 2019 / 5 / 31
    Ep 129: Rappin'

    It's another extra chunky economy comedy podcast, jam packed with gifts, gaffs and garbage. On this week's episode the cheap chaps explore a bit of comedy rapping when they uncover 4 odd vinyl selections on...

  • 2019 / 5 / 24
    Ep 128: The Price Is Right Is S****

    An impromptu recording session means that Paul and Eli find themselves thrown into the midst of a hastily arranged episode. How do they cope in the new exciting studio at Soho Radio? Will the passing London...

  • 2019 / 5 / 17
    Ep 127: Green, Green Wine

    This week, CheapShow HQ makes the following statement: "Paul Gannon would like to formally apologize for his behaviour in this week's episode of CheapShow. Despite arranging a delightful trip to "flexi disc"...

  • 2019 / 5 / 10
    Ep 126: Random Craptor

    CheapShow has often been described as a little bit "random", so let's go full on random by introducing a BRAND NEW FORMAT (that definitely isn't ripping off other similar ideas on YouTube)! Paul & Eli...

  • 2019 / 5 / 3
    Ep 125: The Human Lavatory

    After a few extraordinary weeks, it's back to the usual, humdrum, regular old CheapShow format... No wacky characters (well...), no crazy sound effects (kinda...) and lots of bickering, fighting and laughing...

  • 2019 / 4 / 26
    Ep 124: The CheapShow Awards 2019

    It's the Podcast Event of the Year! It's the first (possibly) CheapShow Choice Awards 2019, as voted for by the CheapShow audience. So this is all your fault! Join Paul and Eli at the "Spoff & Pickle Pub"...

  • 2019 / 4 / 19
    Ep 123: Episode 46: Dark Tower

    In this week's episode Paul and Eli discover Incoming Transmission ...Our last ever episode will It's another episode of the economy comedy podcast! This week, Gannon and Biffo once again look at another...

  • 2019 / 4 / 12
    Ep 122: The Ballad of Roy Jay

    "Gather round children, for we have something to say About a strange 80s comedian by the name of Roy Jay. He released an odd album, with music galore So why is its content an almighty bore?" RIGHT, enough...

  • 2019 / 4 / 5
    Ep 121: Noodle Pimping 101

    It's time to get your pimp on! Your Noodle Pimp on (whatever that means)! This week, Paul takes another magical trip to Eli's "Country Urban Noodle Testlab (Kitchen)" to get a lesson in how to spice up a...

  • 2019 / 3 / 29
    Ep 120: Leaving Mount Grotpants

    "Ello, ello, ello! What's all this then?" In this week's economy comedy podcast, Paul & Eli play as Cops & Robbers in a shabby, confusing race through the streets of London... Kinda! It's another Gannon's...

  • 2019 / 3 / 22
    Ep 119: Bone Hoover

    We were warned there were more stories to tell. We knew it wasn't over. We were promised something more bizarre than The Brookeside Tiger... and we think we got it, whether we like it or not! With thanks...

  • 2019 / 3 / 15
    Ep 118: Tat Hunt: Bum Of Justice

    It's Part Two of Tat Hunt! Paul & Eli return home to the House of Pickles with their East Finchley Booty to see who made the best charity shop discoveries. What sugary treats did Paul discover for the Froth...

  • 2019 / 3 / 8
    Ep 117: Tat Hunt: East Finchley

    Something a little different this week as we launch "Tat Hunt". This is Part One of a Two Part series where Eli and Paul pick a place in the UK to hunt for charity shop treasure, gather their wares and then...

  • 2019 / 3 / 1
    Ep 116: Spoff Pot

    For some reason, CheapShow asked a YouTube Retro Gamer and Digitiser The Show co-host to come on the podcast. And for some reason, she said yes. So, as a result, this is that episode! Please welcome Octav1ous...

  • 2019 / 2 / 22
    Ep 115: The Winkie Wedding

    Just how deep is the "Winkie" Rabbit Hole? As it turns out, pretty damned deep! What started as a curious vinyl record find now encompasses 80s toy crazes, billboard stunts, a weird wedding and a famous...

  • 2019 / 2 / 15
    Ep 114: Winkie

    What is "Winkie"? Who is "Winkie"? Why is "Winkie"? This is the mystery we try to uncover in this week's episode. Paul and Eli take the deepest dive they can into a world of weird and unusual vinyl in...

  • 2019 / 2 / 8
    Ep 113: 221b Baker Street

    The Game's Afoot... literally! This week, Gannon's Golden Games gets a modern classic board game mystery to solve. But once 221b Baker Street starts, the competition becomes fierce and stakes become higher....

  • 2019 / 2 / 1
    Ep 112: Beyond Punderdome

    It's the Punderdome, a pun filled battle to the death. Two men enter, one man leaves... followed by the other a little while later! When the Cheap Chaps play a board game based on a New York comedy night,...

  • 2019 / 1 / 25
    Ep 111: Mr. Monkey

    We hear you like it hot? Well, CheapShow gets all hot and bothered over more prized chilli sauces in Eli's favourite new segment "The Hot Sauce Experience". Sadly, this time it ends in a lot of stupid pain....

  • 2019 / 1 / 18
    Ep 110: The Spidermilk Fallout

    "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies!" as that band once sung, and on this episode of CheapShow, we get to hear just how good/bad the Cheap Chaps are at lying! And lo, should they be caught out, there is...

  • 2019 / 1 / 11
    Ep 109: The Ancient Order of Froth Blowers

    Have you heard of the "Ancient Order of Froth Blowers"? The CheapShow chaps hadn't until it was mysteriously pointed out to them via sacred scrolls... or Twitter. Whatever. The point being is that it's once...

  • 2019 / 1 / 4
    Ep 108: Dick-A-Lot Bear

    We're back for an episode full of laughs, random tangents, quality tat and a lot of gagging and coughing. Paul has a pretty rough time this week! After a long absence The League of Snacks (and crisps) returns...

  • 2018 / 12 / 21
    Ep 107: The Office Christmas Party

    It's been a big old year for the CheapShow chaps, so they are going to celebrate Christmas in style... with an elaborate, no expense spared, all star Christmas office party... Which goes about as well as you...

  • 2018 / 12 / 14
    Ep 106: "Bet Your Spunk!"

    Paul & Eli accidentally invent a new, terrible game show idea in episode 106. Hopefully, the rules are too awful to make it a recurring feature. Consider this another warning! Elsewhere in this edition of the...

  • 2018 / 12 / 7
    Ep 105: The Brookside Tiger

    Get ready for a "storytime" with a difference in this week's CheapShow. When YouTube channel Video Games Basement got in touch to offer up an unusual cassette tape from a mad relative containing a previously...

  • 2018 / 11 / 30
    Ep 104: MallTwats

    Join Paul and Eli on a merry adventure as they travel to a part of Eli's childhood... Brent Cross Shopping Centre. What soon begins as a wistful journey soon descends into shouting, arguing in stores and...

  • 2018 / 11 / 23
    Ep 103: #NoelWatch

    Warning: This episode includes new Noel Edmonds content. Do not say you have not been warned... Of course we do have other things in the show we'd love you to know about. Like when we sample the lovely edible...

  • 2018 / 11 / 16
    Ep 102: Aaaaghh!

    After the madness that was episodes 100 & 101, let's just kick back and chill, shall we? Let's just hang out? You and us. In our one hundred and twoth episode, Paul and Eli decide to take stock of everything...

  • 2018 / 11 / 9
    Ep 101: The "Other" Live One

    ...It wasn't over! Episode 100 was only part one of the epic CheapShow live experience, prepare thyself for episode 101. It's bigger, shabbier and definitely louder with Eli & Paul playing a bit of Blind...

  • 2018 / 11 / 2
    Ep 100: The Live One

    It's finally here! We somehow managed to make it to our 100th episode... So we thought we would go all out and put on an epic live show! It features all your favourite CheapShow segments, a few of those so...

  • 2018 / 10 / 25
    Ep 99: Tales From the Crapt

    So, it's Halloween again is it? All ghosts and ghoulies and all that jazz... We are keeping it simple this year. Just a collection of cheap trick r treat candy, a few spooky tunes, a horror comic to read......

  • 2018 / 10 / 19
    Ep 98: Underground Chicken Train

    What happens when you inherit a title in the UK and become gloriously rich? Why, you start building tunnels of course! That way you don't have to deal with people. Simple! This is certainly what William John...

  • 2018 / 10 / 12
    Ep 97: Return to Story Time Hell

    It's time to take a chance, roll those dice and see what madness is unleashed as Paul & Eli return to the Story Cubes. Don't say you've not been warned! Over the course of this week's episode, Eli chats to...

  • 2018 / 10 / 5
    Ep 96: A New Low

    What happens when Paul relinquishes responsibility of CheapShow and demands Eli dictate the order of events? Well, it's possibly be a new low for the podcast... But we say that a lot. In a baggier, more loose...

  • 2018 / 9 / 28
    Ep 95: Dragon's Den

    Following the terrifying events of episode 94, normality almost returns to CheapShow. We deliver a new Tales from the Shop AND Dance floor, Mi Casa/Su Casa pops up just in time to help calm the frazzled...

  • 2018 / 9 / 21
    Ep 94: 24p

    The following episode takes place between 8pm and 9pm on Thursday, 20th September 2018. The episode has been released in "real time" so you can witness the events unfold. Some may find it shocking. You have...

  • 2018 / 9 / 14
    Ep 93: The Car Boot Sale Challenge 2

    It's been a long time coming, but CheapShow is finally returning to a much loved format, and hoping not to cock it up a second time! The cheapshow chaps are escaping the confines of the House of Pickles and...

  • 2018 / 9 / 7
    Ep 92: Without A Cluedo

    There has been a murder at Tudor Mansion! Who was it? Where was the crime committed and with what object? If that all sounds familiar, then that's because it's Cluedo, innit? In this latest episode of...

  • 2018 / 8 / 30
    Ep 91: Grumpy Sessions

    "Hello, My name (snuffle snuffle) is Grumpy Sessions and I am here to introduce episode 91 of CheapShow to you. Eli and Paul graciously asked me to write the blurb for this episode and i am more than happy to...

  • 2018 / 8 / 23
    Ep 90: Three Simple Phrases

    It's been a long time coming, but we are returning to "Life Hacks" in this week's episode. However, we asked our audience to suggest them and, well, we may have made a mistake. Eli is especially critical of...

  • 2018 / 8 / 16
    Ep 89: The Strange, Lonely World of the Miser

    Apparently, Eli thinks there is not enough love for celery! That's where episode 89 begins and only gets more bizarre! We returns to the world of dead animals in Tales from the Shop Floor and the return of...

  • 2018 / 8 / 10
    Ep 88: The History of the Noel Part Two: Enough is Enough

    Enough is enough! We have to end this relationship with Noel Edmonds, one way or the other... and it's not going to be pretty! Paul and Eli finally lift the flaps of Britain's most infamous and cuddly light...

  • 2018 / 8 / 1
    Ep 87: Now That's Magic!

    You will like this magical edition of CheapShow... Not A Lot! Paul and Eli delve into the world of illusions, tricks and conjuring when they come across a range of cheap children's magic sets. They also...

  • 2018 / 7 / 27
    Ep 86: Pickle Lolly

    It's a scorcher of an episode in more ways than one! The heat is getting to Paul & Eli and tempers are rising... who will snap first? Who will lash out? Who will say something they regret?  Episode 86 is...

  • 2018 / 7 / 19
    Ep 85: Fun City

    Do you wanna have a bit of fun? Shall we have a bit of fun? OK. Let's do it! In episode 85 Paul & Eli bend over backwards to have a super duper fun time and YOU can join us. How much fun is there? Lots. We...

  • 2018 / 7 / 12
    Ep 84: Munchy Munch Yum Yum Time

    Food, Glorious Food! It's time to stuff more cheap eats inside our gob holes and deal with the consequences later. We continue our odyssey of oral nourishment by finishing off our American snack hamper, and...

  • 2018 / 7 / 6
    Ep 83: Mouth Sounds

    How many characters can CheapShow sustain? Has Paul created one too many pointless, annoying characters? Eli seems to think so, in this, our magnificent 83rd episode! It's all the usual larks and laughter,...

  • 2018 / 6 / 29
    Ep 82: The History of the Noel: Part One

    Noel Edmonds. The man, the myth, the beard. Is he a talented, misunderstood, everyman of the entertainment world? Or just a mad, desperate lunatic who feels he should be considerably more famous? You...

  • 2018 / 6 / 22
    Ep 81: Cockabonkers!

    Aren't radio DJs amazing? Aren't they brilliant? With their wacky banter, comfy demeanor and desperate need to be loved... Paul & Eli cover 2 very different, but very infamous examples when they pick up a...

  • 2018 / 6 / 14
    Ep 80: CheapShow TV

    CheapShow has (somehow) been going for 3 years! So why not check out this very special edition of the economy comedy podcast, as we attempt to turn the podcast in to a full blown TV channel? 7.00pm: Top of...

  • 2018 / 6 / 8
    Ep 79: A Very Brown Snack

    Yup. It's another CheapShow. You love it. Same old, same old! Ask Silverman? Check! Price of Shite? Check! League of Snacks? Check! Paul & Eli hurling insults back and forth, with verbal violence and threats...

  • 2018 / 5 / 31
    Ep 78: Mouth Grumbles

    Who is Jimmy Biscuits? Well, whoever he is, Eli is NOT impressed by his appearance. Paul may be TOO impressed. It's a big, fat chunky episode of the world's only (probably) economy comedy podcast. We have a...

  • 2018 / 5 / 23
    Ep 77: Hot Mess

    Episode 77 is a literal "hot mess"! Not only in terms of what the CheapShow chaps get up to, but also what fair-weather co-host Ash Frith forces down their throats! Eli seems to think Paul's heart's not in...

  • 2018 / 5 / 17
    Ep 76: Hit The Moog

    You want Moog? Oh boy, do we have Moog for you! Silverman's Platter goes all electronically wibbly wobbly this week with some joyous and also frankly demented music. Fairweather co-host Ash Frith joins Paul...

  • 2018 / 5 / 9
    Ep 75: Mr Biffo Plays His Carts Right

    Paul Rose, Mr Biffo himself, returns in Part Two of this epic clusterfuck of an episode! It's packed with delights, shocks, rants, jokes and highly disturbing imagery! Just what you crave. Keith the Mummified...

  • 2018 / 5 / 4
    Ep 74: Mr Biffo & The Automatic Sex-Music Robots

    They said it shouldn't happen. They said it could happen... But it has happened! Digitiser2000's Paul Rose, Mr Biffo himself, joins Paul & Eli for part one of a two part CheapShow special! Although we try to...

  • 2018 / 4 / 25
    Ep 73: Granny Love's Dirty Garden

    Puppets! Those cuddly, friendly creatures that help us learn a valuable lesson or give us a proper chuckle. In this episode of CheapShow, Paul & Eli discover a rage unheard of when one particular puppet...

  • 2018 / 4 / 19
    Ep 72: Spunky Bun

    "Can I have a vowel please Carol?" And with those immortal words, CheapShow dives into another TV show board game classic as the cheap chaps play a round or two of Countdown! One that doesn't go according to...

  • 2018 / 4 / 11
    Ep 71: "Death to Don't Get Mad!"

    This HAS to be the last time we do this, right? It can't still be popular? It's just two guys having mental meltdowns! However, you demanded it and so here it is. It's back... The dreaded "Don't Get Mad" game...

  • 2018 / 3 / 25
    Ep 70: Abbott & Edmonds' Madcap Music Time

    We promise, we will never talk about Russ Abbott's singing career again. Mostly because we have run out of stuff to criticise! In Episode 70 we take one last dip into the world of cheesy light entertainment...

  • 2018 / 3 / 15
    Ep 68: The League of Snacks

    The episode that nearly wasn't! But we rescued it! It's been a long time coming, but finally, Paul & Eli begin to put together their long awaited "League of Snacks" has begun to curate it's collection of...

  • 2018 / 3 / 1
    Ep 67: HoP 09 The Defecator

    Following on from the fallout of the infamous SEX episode, Ash is feeling considerably left out that no one wanted to write him into one of the sordid tales of CheapShow nookie... So Paul vamps one, much to...

  • 2018 / 2 / 19
    Ep 69: Sexy Times

    It's finally here! The episode you have either craved... or feared... The SEX episode. As you can imagine, the contents of this podcast can be quite blunt and graphic at times, so please listen with that...

  • 2018 / 2 / 9
    Ep 66: Bottom Sniffer

    Well, this turned out to be a big one! It's the episode that sees us tasting the most disgusting thing ever to pass our lips. It's also the episode where Eli delivers a brand new "Top 3", we find out what...

  • 2018 / 1 / 27
    Ep 65: Murder or Ice Cream?

    What's popular in podcasts these days? Murder, right? So Paul & Eli decide to jump on that "True Crime" bandwagon and find a story about a cheap serial killer. It does not go well and Eli is not impressed. In...

  • 2018 / 1 / 17
    Ep 64: A Crinkly Bottom Werewolf In London

    It's finally happened... The curse of Noel Edmonds has struck and has dreadful ramification on the whole show! The latest episode of the world's best and probably ONLY trash based comedy podcast returns with...

  • 2018 / 1 / 5
    Ep 63: HoP 8 The Gooch

    It was recorded between Xmas and New Year. It was meant to go out before New Year. It didn't. It's here now though! A brand new "informal" off brand episode of CheapShow where Eli, Paul and Ash get to just...

  • 2017 / 12 / 21
    Ep 62: Merry MinjMuncha

    It's Christmas... Apparently! But don't expect anything special from CheapShow this year... It's just the usual cheap chat, odd tat, Bric-a-Brac and an unusual board game Paul found in a strange shop he'd...

  • 2017 / 12 / 10
    Ep 61: Don't Touch Me

    Paul Gannon would like to use this podcast description to apologise for the ongoing antagonism and inappropriate contact between himself and his co-host Eli Silverman. Paul will be taking time to reflect on...

  • 2017 / 11 / 30
    Ep 60: Eli's Country Noodle Kitchen

    If you have ever wanted to cook noodles in Eli's kitchen (because you obviously must be demented), you finally get your chance as CheapShow finally takes you into a world of pure imaginoodles! Move over...

  • 2017 / 11 / 23
    Ep 59: HoP 7 Reddit or Not

    Crisps! The final frontier. These are the continuing discussions of the USS CheapShow. It's ongoing mission to explore new snack ranking memes, to seek out potato based products and to boldly drone on where...

  • 2017 / 11 / 15
    Ep 58: Coke Heads

    Has CheapShow crossed the line? You can only find out by listening to episode 58 of the Bric-A-Brac podcast that YOU adore! It's an episode that may upset, may offend and may make people shake their heads...

  • 2017 / 10 / 30
    Ep 57: Spirit Squad

    Let's get spooky! It's another Halloween special at CheapShow HQ and you're all invited along for another episode filled with ghosts, games and grumpy old men. It starts out typically rocky, as Paul & Eli...

  • 2017 / 10 / 20
    Ep 56: Go For Broke

    What a lovely episode 56 turned out to be! Not a single raised voice, not one moment of anger... nothing. At no point does Eli completely lose his mind and start talking utter random crap. There is never a...

  • 2017 / 10 / 13
    Ep 55: HoP 6 "Story Time Hell"

    Once Upon A Time there were two naughty boys! Two wicked boys with nothing too. One lived in a happy halfway house, the other in a house built on pickles & despair. One night they spoke about such...

  • 2017 / 9 / 30
    Ep 54: An Acting Masterclass

    CheapShow 54 aims its spotlight at the theatrical stage in an episode dedicated to the life and appalling acting talents of 19th century actor Robert Coates. But is Eli a worse actor? You can find out as Paul...

  • 2017 / 9 / 20
    Ep 53: Don't Get Mad Strikes Back

    You demanded that it returned. You wanted this. After long last, it's back... We are returning to the ugly world of "Don't Get Mad" and this may be the most demented, twisted, hilarious one yet... But don't...

  • 2017 / 8 / 31
    Ep 52: House of Pickles 5

    We venture onwards with our 5th trip to the House of Pickles, the supposed "mini" episodes that just keep on getting longer and longer! In this new audio adventure, Eli & Paul wax lyrical about the loss of...

  • 2017 / 8 / 17
    Ep 51: Life is Cheap Cheap Cheap

    This should not have been Episode 51. Noel Edmonds made us do this. We can only apologise profusely and hope you can forgive us... We watched "Cheap Cheap Cheap". For our sins we watched it, so you never have...

  • 2017 / 8 / 11
    Ep 50: The Big Fat Power Bottom Epic Special Deluxe

    This is it! This is the big one! Our BIGGEST one yet! To celebrate somehow reaching episode 50, we have gone big AND we've gone home. Back to the House of Pickles to record this mammoth pointless milestone of...

  • 2017 / 7 / 24
    Ep 49: Bum Eggs

    Paul & Eli tackle more delightful and demented charity shop finds in an episode carefully entitled "Bum Eggs". Why? Well, why not find out? It's a bumper edition of the show to tide you over until the...

  • 2017 / 7 / 13
    Ep 48: House of Pickles 4

    It's time for a minisode, live from the House of Pickles! And this episode? Well, it's hardly bloody mini! We spoil you. In this loose and lively podcast, Paul & Eli take questions from the audience with the...

  • 2017 / 6 / 28
    Ep 47: Paul Gannon's FrothShop

    Important Note: In this episode we accidentally give out some actual proper advice! We apologise wholeheartedly and promise never to knowingly do it again! With that out of the way, why not enjoy another hour...

  • 2017 / 6 / 14
    Ep 46: That's Life!

    It's cheap gossip magazine time and, as it turns out, there is not too much humour you can derive from articles about domestic violence, harrowing illness and personality quizzes... and it doesn't help that...

  • 2017 / 6 / 10
    Ep 0: An Introductory Offer

    Don't know CheapShow? Don't know where to start? Well, how about using this delightful teaser mini episode that sets the scene for the madness that is to follow! In each episode, Paul Gannon & Eli Silverman...

  • 2017 / 6 / 2
    Ep 45: Live & Unleashed and Too Bloody Early

    It's May so it must be another MCM Live Show on the Vidfest Stage... But never one this early!! 11.30am? As a result, this show is a little more, shall we say, "loose"? Either way, you can look forward to the...

  • 2017 / 5 / 24
    Ep 44: Cheeky Crackheads & Filthy Mansions

    Ever wondered how to lure a crackhead back to your house? Ever been curious as to who owned the dirtiest, weirdest millionaires mansion? Ever had a violently strong opinion on Iceberg Lettuce? Ever wanted to...

  • 2017 / 5 / 11
    Ep 43: Sexy Eurovision Contest

    It's boom bang-a-bang time as Paul, Eli and random co-host Ash Frith dive into the world of The Eurovision Song Contest in this Europop special. The chaps pick through some of the best and worst songs from...

  • 2017 / 5 / 5
    Ep 42: Friendship Time

    It's a good old fashioned, back to basics, episode! Just Paul and Eli chatting, shouting and occasionally finding common ground. In episode 42, find out what happens when Paul suggests a new "friendly"...

  • 2017 / 4 / 26
    Ep 41: Live @ The Bill Murray with Ashens

    Live! From The Bill Murray in London, Paul & Eli present a reasonably special episode of CheapShow with Mr Special Guest himself, Stuart Ashen! In another typically low rent, omnishambles episode, the Cheap...

  • 2017 / 4 / 13
    Ep 40: The Bullseye Family No Deal Game Show

    It's time, yet again, to pit Eli and Paul against each other for another round of the TV Quiz Show Board Game challenges... Coming Up on the show today: 6.30pm: Bobby's Mucky Flat (Comedy) Bobby has ruined...

  • 2017 / 4 / 3
    Ep 39: The House of Pickles 3

    It's another mini episode, fuelled by YOU! This is a semi-special House of Pickles as 50% of it is coming from America. Eli Silverman is living the dream in Florida and Paul decides to check in to find out...

  • 2017 / 3 / 22
    Ep 38: Pick Me Up

    It's a slightly longer episode than usual, but Paul & Eli have so much to cram into this latest episode of CheapShow! In a bumper edition of your favourite economy comedy podcast we tackle Eli's lack of hair...

  • 2017 / 3 / 14
    Ep 37: The House of Pickles 2

    With Special Guest Ash Frith It's time for another brief and bouncy CheapShow mini episode as we once again head into the House of Pickles for a chat with Paul & Eli. In this episode, we take reader's...

  • 2017 / 2 / 28
    Ep 36: The Car Boot Challenge Special

    The CheapShow chaps have escaped! Instead of being cooped up in a recordng studio, Eli and Paul are now loose in London, on a quest to find the best bargains at a Car Boot sale with only ÂŁ5! Along the way we...

  • 2017 / 2 / 14
    Ep 35: The House of Pickles 1

    Welcome to the House of Pickles! Paul and Eli introduce a new series of "mini episodes" to help tide you over until you get the full fat editions. The cheap chaps talk about anything and everything, not...

  • 2017 / 2 / 9
    Ep 34: Mr Biscuits

    Who is Mr Biscuits and how could he help you save money? Frankly, no one really knows, especially Paul & Eli in yet another ruddy fun CheapShow. In episode 34 CheapShow tackles bad accents. Again. There is...

  • 2017 / 1 / 25
    Ep 33: Eli Silverman's Fan Club

    Paul & Eli take refuge in Paul's Cambridge abode to deliver another economy comedy podcast In this episode, Paul delights in discovering more about Eli's new fan club. However, Eli is less impressed. We...

  • 2016 / 12 / 21
    Ep 32: Silent Night Soil

    Silent Night Soil. Holy Night Soil. All is calm. All is shite. There is nothing special about this "so called" Christmas Special. No magical stories. No high production values. No musical interludes. It's...

  • 2016 / 12 / 15
    Ep 31: Rerecord Not Fade Away

    CheapShow returns to your ears in another podcast full of Paul & Eli goodness! Recording this episode was a ruddy nightmare, so you better like it! In episode 31, discover how Eli upset the Furry Brigade on...

  • 2016 / 11 / 9
    Ep 30: MCM Comic Con 3: The Ashes

    Special Guests: Stuart Ashen & Ash Frith It's another LIVE edition of Cheapshow, on the Vidfest stage at October's MCM Comic Con 2016. Be afraid! Eli and Paul are joined by part time co-host Ash Frith and...

  • 2016 / 10 / 27
    Ep 29: Skypemare

    It was supposed to be our Halloween special... It was supposed to be a simple Skype call... It was supposed to be fun and spooky... It didn't work out that way. Something horrible happened. Does anyone know...

  • 2016 / 10 / 13
    Ep 28: The Grotty Life of John Meggot

    We're Back! After a brief hiatus, Paul & Eli are back for more cheap tips, cheap tat and cheap laughs. The economy comedy podcast has returned and its bigger and better than ever... actually, its exactly the...

  • 2016 / 8 / 18
    Ep 27: Con Men & Niffy Winkies

    The Con is On with another episode of CheapShow ​ Paul & Eli are joined by guest Damien St John who is thrown head first into the wild world of CheapShow as the cheap chaps tackle cheats, scams, hustles and...

  • 2016 / 8 / 3
    Ep 26: Scrapbook of Crap 2: Electric Noodle Doo

    It's another Scrapbook of Crap... And this time it's personal! After Eli took the internet by storm with his very strong opinions about Instant Noodles, it seems only fair he uses the podcast as a platform to...

  • 2016 / 7 / 13
    Ep 25: Attack Of The Life Hacks!

    You ask Eli to do ONE thing! Create an original segment for the show and he shows up with piss poor life hacks. Paul is not impressed. Don't worry though. Paul cocks up too and forgets to record cheap eats....

  • 2016 / 6 / 28
    Ep 24: Look-In Magazines Rool OK

    Do you remember Look-In? The old 80s magazine for teens about TV, movies, music and comic strips? No? God we're old? Well, if you do, you are in for a treat as Paul & Eli find a stash of Look-Ins and decide...

  • 2016 / 6 / 7
    Ep 23: MCM Comic Con 2 The Revenge

    Cheapshow returns to MCM Comic Con for another live show... and this time, it's personal! Paul & Eli are joined in the flesh by Ash Frith as well as a super awesome live audience. In this 45 min live...

  • 2016 / 5 / 25
    Ep 22: Don't Get Mad

    They say you should never go back... They say never try to repeat yourself... They say never look back... They didn't listen. In this episode of CheapShow, Paul and Eli crack open the "Don't Get Mad" anger...

  • 2016 / 5 / 11
    Ep 21: The Berenstain Bears Conspiracy

    Welcome to CheapShow! Well... What should've been a short and sweet little feature on just how much your old 80s & 90s toys could be worth quickly turns into a messy tangential omni-shambles.  Eli and Paul...

  • 2016 / 4 / 21
    Ep 20: The Play Your Blankety Cards Right Game Show

    Paul & Eli bring their love of Game Shows and Light Entertainment to it's natural conclusion in this very special nostalgic battle royale. There can be only one winner and losing any rounds will...

  • 2016 / 4 / 8
    Ep 19: Mr Blobby Vs America

    It's the return of the CheapShow Chaps with more opinions on the cheap and cheerful as well as the budget and brilliant! This week, Eli and Paul talk about all things America as Eli has just returned from a...

  • 2016 / 3 / 21
    Ep 18: Read-A-Along Easter

    Easter treats abound in episode 18 of the economy comedy podcast! Paul & Eli tackle Easter in the only way they know how - poorly. They talk Easter memories and discover Paul's love of Read-A-Along Adventure...

  • 2016 / 3 / 13
    Ep 17: Batman's Anger Management

    Stand back Superman, Iceman, Spider-Man. Batman and Robin too... It's another CheapShow podcast with Paul Gannon & Eil Silverman! This week, the chaps discover the story of a fan made Batcave made on a budget...

  • 2016 / 2 / 26
    Ep 16: 80s Flashback

    We're going back, unintentionally, to the 1980s! In this episode of the economy comedy podcast, Paul Gannon and Eli Silverman tackle the charm of living on the cheap... They finally get around to talking...

  • 2016 / 2 / 4
    Ep 15: The Star Wars Cynical Tie In Special

    In our 15th episode, we belated jump on the Star Wars bandwagon by talking about the cheap B Movie rip offs, taste a selection of barely edible Star Wars candy, talk to Ash Frith about who Shakespeare...

  • 2015 / 12 / 23
    Ep 14: The Xmas Christmas Special

    It's the day before Xmas, and Paul and Eli have forgotten one small important thing... PRESENTS! To right this wrong and make sure consumerism is returned to the heart of Christmas, the boys race out into...

  • 2015 / 11 / 30
    Ep 13: Stuart Ashens & MCM Comic Con LIVE

    Guests: Stuart Ashens & Richard Sandling Recorded Live at MCM London Comic Con in October The boys are back and LIVE at London's awesome MCM Comic Con on the Vidfest Stage. In this supercharged hour of...

  • 2015 / 10 / 31
    Ep 12: The CheapShow CreepShow

    Guests: Hadron Gospel Hour Podcast and Ash Frith It's our horror Halloween special! In this spooky episode Paul and Eli find themselves staying over night in RavensPoint Manor, owned by the mysterious Bobby...

  • 2015 / 9 / 30
    Ep 11: Live @ Liverpool Comedy Festival

    Special Guest: Gav Cross from Funny Lookin' Podcast Against Liverpool's concerns, Paul & Eli travel up to the home of The Beatles and "Calm Down, Calm Down" to deliver another liver edition of the show as...

  • 2015 / 9 / 17
    Ep 10: Chris Mayo & The Back Door Momma

    Special Guest: Chris Mayo In our 10th episode... Ash Frith finds the most profitable item in all of pop culture history... The Manimal Annual, he also gives a very convincing financial argument for inviting...

  • 2015 / 8 / 28
    Ep 9: Scrapbook of Crap (Bumper Edition)

    With Guests Tom Parry, Nathaniel Metcalfe & Abigoliah Schamaun Another studio edition of CheapShow... With a twist! Paul and Eli delve into the charity shops, Poundlands and Bric-A-Brac stores to deliver...

  • 2015 / 7 / 30
    Ep 8: Wet Hot Latitude Summer (Festival Special)

    The Boys Return to Latitude! In episode 8 of Cheap Show, Eli and Paul reminisce about their recent adventure at Latitude Festival and play clips from their time there with the hope to remember just what...

  • 2015 / 7 / 7
    Ep 7: Justin Panks' Winking Dog's Eye

    Special Guest Justin Panks In episode 7 on the good ship CheapShow, the boys go back to basics with a lean, mean, keen show. Paul tries to get the interest in local businesses for sponsorship and can only...

  • 2015 / 6 / 22
    Ep 6: Eggsy's Trick Or Treat

    Special Guest Eggsy (from Goldie Lookin Chain) It's time again for CheapShow to wander blindly into the world of the supernatural and pray they escape with their lives with a horror special! This week the...

  • 2015 / 6 / 22
    Ep 5: Rob Deb Sucks Sour Candies

    Special Guest Rob Deb In this month's money saving episode... Paul sprays energy drink out of his nose Eli complains about idiot requests as a DJ Ash delivers a long list of moronic money saving tips Rob...

  • 2015 / 6 / 22
    Ep 4: Stuart Ashens Eats Sponch

    Special Guest: Stuart Ashens! It was destined to be... CheapShow Vs Ashens! In our fabulous 4th episode, Paul and Eli put their guest through the following trials... Paul decides to update board games to...

  • 2015 / 6 / 22
    Ep 3: Bec Hill Gets BeanBoozled

    Special Guest Bec Hill CheapShow Episode 3 is another instalment of the bargain basement podcast that celebrates the very best of the worst In this episode... Eli calls Paul a down on his luck IT salesman...

  • 2015 / 6 / 22
    Ep 2: Eli And Paul Eat Baby Food

    It's CheapShow Episode 2, celebrating the best of the worst... ...Performed in front of a PACKED house at The Camden Head Pub, London, Paul Gannon and Eli Silverman inflict their own brand of improvised...

  • 2015 / 6 / 12
    Ep 1: Brian Wecht Lowers His Standards

    Special Guest: Brian Wecht (Ninja Sex Party, Starbomb) The Cheap Show is HERE! A show that mixes stand up, chat show and game show and celebrates the very best of the very worst... The UK's economy comedy...