The Cheap Seats

About The Cheap Seats

Produced by Working Dog and hosted by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald, The Cheap Seats is a fast-paced comedic look back at the week that was across news, sport, and entertainment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The Cheap Seats

Category

comedy · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2021

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

170 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   3rd November 2026

   Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Joining the action are Mel Tracina, comedians Dara Ó Briain, Des Bishop & journalist Catherine Murphy. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM (http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau) | FACEBOOK (http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau) | TIKTOK (https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau) Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions) is bursting with new content every day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   27 Oct 2026

   27th October 2026

   Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and comedian Nazeem Hussain. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM (http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau) | FACEBOOK (http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau) | TIKTOK (https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau) Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions) is bursting with new content every day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   20 Oct 2026

   20th October 2026

   Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and Aussie comedy legend, Hamish Blake. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM (http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau) | FACEBOOK (http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau) | TIKTOK (https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau) Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions) is bursting with new content every day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on The Cheap Seats

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Broden Kelly
• Takashi Wakasugi
• Mel Tracina
• Lisa Millar
• Dave Thornton

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

201,674,488

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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