Secret tip to win (or at least not lose) if you're ever a contestant on barshens: stfu until Stuart says the answer and then say the same thing he does.
well I wonder if anyone on Barshens will have the mental fortitude to withstand the urge to just let loose on their stream of consciousness. The unimaginable steamy atmosphere of the Barshens set might hinder your mental faculties enough to prevent you from listening to anything.
@@abbystevens5693 I like how you're the only one who thumbs up your own post. 🤣 Also hjort open your ears or clean them, Cause he said. " Get me fake crisps?! I'm *NOT* going to give you fake love"
I work as a sound recordist on TV crews (yes, the guy with the big hairy thing on a stick). We once did a news item on an award winning dairy that produced organic yoghurt. During filming of the production line they told us that we had to stop and do interviews instead. Then they changed out their cartons for Sainsbury ones and restarted the line with the same product. We swore not to tell as the brand sold, in Sainsbury's, for a higher price so I'm afraid that I can't tell you what happened that day at Rachel's Organic.
That would have made a 10 minute video a 70 hour ordeal or heartache, depression, and anger. They all have enough trouble following the simplest of rulesets most of the time.
I mean, what else is there to worry about in these trying times? We're on the verge of nuclear war, the Internet may soon die, a veritable psychopath holds the most powerful political position... And then there's Eli, concerned about the modularity of Jaffa Cakes.
@@GoredonTheDestroyer well currently there's a global pandemic and we barely leave the house. I'd like some off brand stuff right now.test peeling the jelly off the base.
They recently uploaded videos of the 100th and 101st podcasts, which were recorded in front of a live audience at the Bill Murray pub in Islington. Stuary, Ash Frith and Mr. Biffo were guests in both episodes.
7:10 fun fact: almost all major liquor brands do the same thing, especially whiskey manufacturers. Pappy Van Winkle is an insanely expensive, limited bourbon in the states that's extremely difficult to get. W.L. Weller is a cheaper whiskey that's easy to come by. It also comes from the exact same barrels that Pappy Van Winkle does, with no changes in age or temperature. One will cost you hundreds of dollars, the other $25 to $30.
7:20 For sure, in many cases, the brand and off-brand version of something are identical - all made in the brand's facilities, only with different labels slapped on. I worked at a grocery store just a few years ago, and a box of store brand cream cheese, sealed and straight off the truck, had 4 units of the brand version packed in by mistake.
On the topic of off brand products being Identical to the leading brand. I know Tesco's standard Wheat Biscuits used to be identical to Weetabix other that the design printed on the packaging, Even the cardboard boxes the packs you buy get shipped to retailers in were of identical design. No idea if they are still identical.
Why aren't these guys on a proper TV show? No offence to Paul as he's normally off camera doing producing things, but having Stu, Barry and Eli together are the new triumvirate in my opinion. Just as Clarkson, May and Hammond work so well - these guys have the right chemistry. We all love Paul though so have him feature regularly.
Why does it do that anyway!? That's the one thing that stops me from drinking Coke - it makes me feel like my teeth are being actively rotted as a drink. (Like Eli, I'm more of an iced tea guy anyway.)
Interesting. Where I live, the Lidl jaffa cakes have completely different packaging, I'm guessing to mimic whatever's the most popular brand of jaffa cake around here.
This kinda flies in the face of all those damn adverts where they get "random members of the public" to taste test the off-brand against the on-brand stuff. The adverts always show people being duped, but anyone who has actually had any of the off-brand stuff can immediately recognise the better on-brand stuff.
A lot of Brand and off brand snacks are identical and even packaged at the same factories in some cases, We used to do mini eggs and they were 100% identical to Cadbury mini eggs, the boxes delivered on the pallets even had the cadbury brand on them, we just had to put them through the machines to bag them up for Julian Graves shops and kiosks.
I never said all, I said a lot, I worked in the snack industry for 16 years I'm fully aware how people get ripped off by buying products just because they have a brand name on the packet
Although I'm sure most people here are aware, just in case you don't know, this is a segment from Paul and Eli's podcast, Cheap Show. It's really good, and I recommend checking it out if you haven't yet. :o)
funny to see them talk about the "rim" on jaffa cakes being an important feature,since it was only added 10 or 15 years ago. before then, the "big brand" ones (mcvitties, pims etc) looked exactly like the off-brand ones do now, with the orange going all the way to the edge.
So the biggest flaw in a game on this channel when scoring people individually is having all three contestants playing at the same time so they often agree or copy each other. But who cares because that jingle was extraordinary! Also is Stuart doing a poor man's cosplay of Kylo Ren here? Just a thought.
I've watched this one a few times, and suddenly noticed an additional voice/word being said at 12:57. But I honestly can't tell what it is, or the person that said it.
Here in the states I haven't been able to find anything except off-brand Jaffa cakes and I've been looking for literally 12 years now after having lived in the UK for a year as a child--I considered ordering them online and shipping them here but realized I'm probably idealizing them in my head and it isn't worth the expensive shipping. Gotta go back to England and stock up someday! Haha
Has anyone else noticed that Paul just sort of lets Eli talk now? He doesn't fight it, he just sort of waits through it looking tired. DON'T GIVE UP PAUL!
You should have done one where both of the items were exactly the same, or one person got the opposite, so the opinions would have conflicted. Stuart lead most of the correct answers there.
Secret tip to win (or at least not lose) if you're ever a contestant on barshens: stfu until Stuart says the answer and then say the same thing he does.
Stuart is the alpha supreme. I have been in his presence before and all heads were on him.
Lol alpha supreme sounds like a wolf
Except if it's anchovies
well I wonder if anyone on Barshens will have the mental fortitude to withstand the urge to just let loose on their stream of consciousness. The unimaginable steamy atmosphere of the Barshens set might hinder your mental faculties enough to prevent you from listening to anything.
"Give me fake crisps, I'm gonna give you fake love". The man's a poet.
neh ..to over the top acted...or a try at acting rather
Get out.
@@abbystevens5693 abby you've failed the world
He would be a poet if you actually quoted what he said
@@abbystevens5693 I like how you're the only one who thumbs up your own post. 🤣
Also hjort open your ears or clean them, Cause he said. " Get me fake crisps?! I'm *NOT* going to give you fake love"
"Give me fake crisps?! I'm not gonna give you fake _love!"_
Spoken like a true romantic, Silverman.
I work as a sound recordist on TV crews (yes, the guy with the big hairy thing on a stick). We once did a news item on an award winning dairy that produced organic yoghurt. During filming of the production line they told us that we had to stop and do interviews instead. Then they changed out their cartons for Sainsbury ones and restarted the line with the same product. We swore not to tell as the brand sold, in Sainsbury's, for a higher price so I'm afraid that I can't tell you what happened that day at Rachel's Organic.
@Jones Jones Don't what?
@Jones Jones I've had this from trolls before. Can't be bothered with it anymore.
Suggestion: It would've been more fun if Paul handed them products at random, but *told* them he gave everyone the same on/off brand product
You are a horrible person. I like it.
Ooooh, that's a good idea!
There's no way Paul would have been able to keep track of that.
That would have made a 10 minute video a 70 hour ordeal or heartache, depression, and anger.
They all have enough trouble following the simplest of rulesets most of the time.
Paul can't come up with simple rulesets competently.
Barshens is my favorite disaster.
Great name for a band.
Stuart is a wizard when it comes to identifying stuff! :O he is like a Decard Cain of tat! :D
Stay a while, and listen!
Also giving you instruction on how to socket poundland trinkets into your gear with his Horadric fidget cube.
Fun fact, in D1 Cain can kill you by identifying something with a reduction to HP that you were wearing. ua-cam.com/video/7XBrZW8pM-s/v-deo.html
Gotta love that Diablo! 😁
Solid reference there. 10/10
Eli worrying that the faux Jaffa Cakes weren't modular.
I mean, what else is there to worry about in these trying times? We're on the verge of nuclear war, the Internet may soon die, a veritable psychopath holds the most powerful political position...
And then there's Eli, concerned about the modularity of Jaffa Cakes.
@@GoredonTheDestroyer well currently there's a global pandemic and we barely leave the house.
I'd like some off brand stuff right now.test peeling the jelly off the base.
I usually worry more about amplitude than modularity
@@PriyaPansyou only didn't leave the house because you believed the lies
@@samholdsworth420 clearly you didn't have family that died then. Lucky you.
"FAKE CRISPS?!? I AIN'T GONNA GIVE YOU FAKE LOVE!!!"
Eli is a legend.
Even in Norway we have Jaffa Cakes. I call the off brand for Jaffa Fakes. It makes me feel clever.. :)
Oh, by the way, I loved this game. more!
Bless you, that’s the kind of thinking that should see you made king of Norway 🇳🇴
I just ate some knock off Jaffa cakes and remembered this video. Can't wait for Barshens to return.
I for one, welcome the Cheapshowification of Barshens.
*_...roff-roff-roff..._*
CHOB ME BAROFF
OHHH BRANDBRANDOOFBRANDBRANDOFF
DEEDLEEDLEEDLEEDLEEDLEEDL
Offbrandoffbrandoffbrandoff etc
Brand
@@swanningabout BRAND
*_"ROFF-ROFF-ROFF!!"_*
I was dubious when this channel launched but it is quickly becoming my favorite. Fairly impressed.
All the more impressive.
@@swanningabout I agree with this comment
@@jamiegriffin-smith9931 fanny
@@swanningabout knickers
Paul should have thrown them a wildcard where both products were off brand.
Man I miss this channel so much 😂
I call for an official cheapshow channel and not just a podcast as excellent as it is
They have a UA-cam channel, but it's a little bit underused
They recently uploaded videos of the 100th and 101st podcasts, which were recorded in front of a live audience at the Bill Murray pub in Islington. Stuary, Ash Frith and Mr. Biffo were guests in both episodes.
This game is almost competent and has solid rules. Who are you and what have you done with Paul?
Something's wrong with the main camera, It's really blurry. Either that or I've had a stroke
The main camera was off brand too!
Dude, the camera is obviously blurry. Also, why does my room smell like toast?
Daddy Eli is back
Wow you sound really queer saying it like that. But it is good to see Eli back though.
Poor Paul - he so desperately wanted to keep things moving!
Nobody likes paul
VulcanGray Everybody*
@@VulcanGray I like Paul wtf man
Coffee Pot Productions nobody*
7:10 fun fact: almost all major liquor brands do the same thing, especially whiskey manufacturers. Pappy Van Winkle is an insanely expensive, limited bourbon in the states that's extremely difficult to get. W.L. Weller is a cheaper whiskey that's easy to come by. It also comes from the exact same barrels that Pappy Van Winkle does, with no changes in age or temperature. One will cost you hundreds of dollars, the other $25 to $30.
"It's a taste test ONLY you got that?"
*2 minutes later*
"can I feel/sniff it?" "yes"
R.I.P Barry's eyes.
shahin the boy RIP
shahin the boy hes gonna be the blind chef
I love this. 3 grown men with weird "masks" having a serious conversation about the quality of crisps.
7:20 For sure, in many cases, the brand and off-brand version of something are identical - all made in the brand's facilities, only with different labels slapped on. I worked at a grocery store just a few years ago, and a box of store brand cream cheese, sealed and straight off the truck, had 4 units of the brand version packed in by mistake.
i love how annoyed paul gets by eli's rambling
its just funny! a funny lil unintentional gag
Paul would make an excellent children's TV host, if he has the patience to deal with you guys then children wouldn't be an issue
I love the panning to Stuart with zero facial expression
On the topic of off brand products being Identical to the leading brand. I know Tesco's standard Wheat Biscuits used to be identical to Weetabix other that the design printed on the packaging, Even the cardboard boxes the packs you buy get shipped to retailers in were of identical design. No idea if they are still identical.
Best credits ever.
What a successful segment of Barshens!🤗
I'm just sad they never got to eat Samyang hot chicken ramen noodles.
As a mathcore fan, Eli's contribution to the jingle appeals to me.
"who's Brandoff?"
The non-union Mexican equivalent of Marlon Brando.
Heinrich von Brandoff, and obscure Prussian politician.
No one knows who Brandoff is..but everyone seems to talk about how he scams people..
Villain in the next James bond film
Richard Brandoff
Why aren't these guys on a proper TV show? No offence to Paul as he's normally off camera doing producing things, but having Stu, Barry and Eli together are the new triumvirate in my opinion. Just as Clarkson, May and Hammond work so well - these guys have the right chemistry. We all love Paul though so have him feature regularly.
I sympathize with Paul on a spiritual level
_Very confident:_
“First one’s a Jaffa cake, second one’s a Jaffa cake! :D”
"Who's Brandoff?"
Stuart... you don't wanna know...
Please can this come back. Please
Me, a cheapshow fan, expecting to hear the sweet, familiar sound of the brand off theme tune: oh...oh no...
Oscarman97 There is if you love suffering
I want frazzles now. Bacon chips sound amazing
They're heavenly...
Chips?
Mmmmmmm frazzles
Eli lost his damn mind.
It's the amplitude.
Yep. Just yep.
He’s perfect now.
It's too much modular amplitude happening all at once
That moment when Paul and Eli ad-lib the theme song 100× better than when they tried to set it up. 😂
As a poor student who has genuinely done the same experiment, I can definitely agree with everything these guys have said.
Does anyone remember that classic episode of Off Brand Brand Off when Eli got Aero wrong?
Yes. It's because he wasn't familiar with the new weird and bumpy design.
13:52
That bite though, lol. 🤣🤣🤣
Paul looks 10 years older than month ago. Cheers up Milky Choc boi, that's great episode!
last time I was this early they had to put me in an incubator for a few more weeks :)
space fabric haha
Wow an early joke that was original and not cancer. Gold stars for you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
XD OMG!! that made me laugh until i coughed, then laughed some more! best comment BY FAR, EVER!!! XD
Lol xD
wolfy boy no
That intro was beautiful 😂
Please make this a series I could binge watch it all day. Some suggestions off brand baked beans, crisps and ketchup
Was there a cut at 12:05 ?
Also have you noticed how practically anything Eli says is just something that Ashens said earlier but slightly rephrased
Aldi Jaffa Cakes are better than the proper ones. Fight me.
RichardPlaysStuff I concur!
Agreed
Pissflaps
Yes the Snickers had amplitude, but what about the umame?
"Hello, Welcome to Borscht ins"
YT auto captions never seizes to amaze me.
Ashens never did that Aldi chocolate video.....
The Co-op used to make bags of mini jaffa cakes, they were entirely superior to Mcvities...so naturally, they stopped selling them.
1:33 In an Aldi, a Poundland, a Lidlidlidlidlil OOOOOOOOFF BRAND BRAND BRAND OFF OFF BRAND OFF BRAND BRAND OFF
Half of the enjoyment of this game comes from watching Paul slowly losing the will to live.
"You're going to be blindfolded so you won't see what I'm putting in your mouth..."
You know it'll be entertaining when the quiz competitors look like they've been kidnapped and held for ransom.
When Stuart says he's doing a video on something soon, even odds it never happens.
i enjoy lidl - there i said it, some of the stuff is genuinely decent
I feel the same about Aldi although they have a tendency to stop selling the things I like :(
The off-brand brand-off!
Hmm... how about a Cola off.
Check out episode 58 of Cheapshow for that exact thing!
No offbrand has the same kick in the teeth/burning effect of a real can of Coca Cola. It'd be such an easy game.
Why does it do that anyway!? That's the one thing that stops me from drinking Coke - it makes me feel like my teeth are being actively rotted as a drink. (Like Eli, I'm more of an iced tea guy anyway.)
Master Markus no Barry or ashens though? Idk
Interesting. Where I live, the Lidl jaffa cakes have completely different packaging, I'm guessing to mimic whatever's the most popular brand of jaffa cake around here.
Yay a Paul video! More nonsense like this please :)
this channel is a special gem.
Stuart stealing the Frazzles at 13:50 is the best bit!
i miss this barshens
I just miss Barshens in general now
Brilliant!!! More of this please.
13:49 Ashens channeled a bit of that computer kid doing the thumbs up
This kinda flies in the face of all those damn adverts where they get "random members of the public" to taste test the off-brand against the on-brand stuff. The adverts always show people being duped, but anyone who has actually had any of the off-brand stuff can immediately recognise the better on-brand stuff.
CHEAPSHOW TAKE OVER!!
A lot of Brand and off brand snacks are identical and even packaged at the same factories in some cases, We used to do mini eggs and they were 100% identical to Cadbury mini eggs, the boxes delivered on the pallets even had the cadbury brand on them, we just had to put them through the machines to bag them up for Julian Graves shops and kiosks.
I never said all, I said a lot, I worked in the snack industry for 16 years I'm fully aware how people get ripped off by buying products just because they have a brand name on the packet
Love the Barshens / Cheapshow crossovers
#barrywasstillrobbedsomehow
If you can, try the Morrisons knock off frazzles, they're surprisingly stronger than the real thing!
The Silenced Gamer they are really nice!
a game called "brand off brand brand off off brand brand brand off"
I'm only 30 seconds in and it's absolute chaos.
3:00 Did Ashens get scared when Paul put the jaffa in his hand? lol
"I feel like some Scottish man's attacking my eyes!" -Chef Barry Lewis, 2017.
Also, Stuart's birthday is in a week's time!
Although I'm sure most people here are aware, just in case you don't know, this is a segment from Paul and Eli's podcast, Cheap Show. It's really good, and I recommend checking it out if you haven't yet. :o)
Best jaffa cakes I've ever had came from the Co-op. The cake is nice and soft.
Bewilderbeastie Tried Marks & Sparks Jaffa Cakes?
Best ever. 👍
funny to see them talk about the "rim" on jaffa cakes being an important feature,since it was only added 10 or 15 years ago. before then, the "big brand" ones (mcvitties, pims etc) looked exactly like the off-brand ones do now, with the orange going all the way to the edge.
It would have also been cool if it was a test to find the best off-brand. With multiple copies of the same product.
subscribed for the top notch jingles
well well ...Eli will leave a date purely based on whether he gets the A name brand or a good c brand
So the biggest flaw in a game on this channel when scoring people individually is having all three contestants playing at the same time so they often agree or copy each other. But who cares because that jingle was extraordinary!
Also is Stuart doing a poor man's cosplay of Kylo Ren here? Just a thought.
Can't believe you guys got sammy hagar on barshens
I've never been to the UK but now I wanna have frazzles because they sound wonderful.
I've watched this one a few times, and suddenly noticed an additional voice/word being said at 12:57. But I honestly can't tell what it is, or the person that said it.
pretty sure it was barry saying "dirty nuts" XD
Honestly? Were you going to lie?
@@defs8073 I lie a lot. Sometimes for up to 8 hours.
LMAO poor Paul at the start... He's the role I take in my group lol I've been there my friend LOL
The jingle works flawlessly on The Cheapshow ;p
Here in the states I haven't been able to find anything except off-brand Jaffa cakes and I've been looking for literally 12 years now after having lived in the UK for a year as a child--I considered ordering them online and shipping them here but realized I'm probably idealizing them in my head and it isn't worth the expensive shipping. Gotta go back to England and stock up someday! Haha
lots of mentions of amplitude - staying doggedly on brand.
Phillip James How modular!
Sadly this Off Brand Brand Off doesn't have Richard Brandoff.
Has anyone else noticed that Paul just sort of lets Eli talk now? He doesn't fight it, he just sort of waits through it looking tired.
DON'T GIVE UP PAUL!
You should have done one where both of the items were exactly the same, or one person got the opposite, so the opinions would have conflicted. Stuart lead most of the correct answers there.
"We're gonna do a game of don't touch me" ah, predicted 2020 ain't ya fellas?
At first I thought it was going to be a short episode with only 3 items. But man you guys talk so much, I was glad it was only 3 items.