The Cringe is Real

On today’s off season episode Sam is joined by himbo (or daddy?) Paul Mizzi to deep dive on For The Love of DILFs Season 2. For The Love of DILFs first aired in January 2023 on Canadian network OUT TV. Back this year, Season 2 sees the return of host Stormy Daniels and Aussie narrator Dr DILF once again bringing together a new cast of Daddies and Himbos to see whose love connection will last, winn...

Welcome back to the off season. This week Sam chats to the queen of Jury Villa, Aileen Chong about her time on Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels. Sam and Aileen kiki about her experience on the season and also discuss her thoughts on Survivor Season 46. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

It’s the FINAL! Jean and Sam return to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 Finale in all its glory. Did you predict the winner? Why was there a reunion? And will Blu Hydrangea ever be financially compensated? We’ve got all the conspiracy theories on this finale episode! Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky...

Jean and Sam return to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 and this week we are going UP UP UP UP UP UPP to the finale! Who’s roast will be the most? Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels is OVAH! To chat about it Sam is joined by sexy geek Max Arion. This week on Survivor we have a fire making challenge blow out, some intentional embarrassment at tribal, Valeria returns to bring us the sass and we finally have a winner baby! Max’s cringe this week is the Plane Jane meme. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagr...

Back again to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 is Jean and Sam and this week there is no dancing around the fact that Choriza's days are numbered! Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

It’s the penultimate week of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels and Sam is joined by best Judy, Rula Paterson. This week on Survivor Alex shaves his chest but can't shave himself from elimination. Kirby wants to be the best by beating the best.. and that means Feras and the Karens finally pull off a convincing lie! Meanwhile, Jury Villa packs out with more budgy smugglers. Rula’s cringe thi...

This week on RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 it’s a live Rusical! How will our top Seven queens fair in an all singing all dancing super number? Jean and Sam dissect episode 5 and say farewell to an iconic queen. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

It’s week 6 of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels and Sam is joined by Dr Queerbaiting, Michael McDermott. Sam and Michael unpack episodes 16-18 and its a BIG week of Survivor. Slayyymond is born thanks to a popcorn advantage, Feras and Kirby are finally aligned after losing "the wedge" and the Karens are literally crying. Over at Jury Villa Valeria and Aileen have facials and its so g...

It's time to play The Snatch Game (Family Edition) this week on RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2! For episode 4, Jean and Sam are back together to critique our queen's ability to impersonate celebrities in the iconic staple challenge. Whose comedy chops will save them from the chop? Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , Yo...

To talk about week 5 of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels, Sam is joined by iconic Traitor hunter Annabel Fidler! This week on Survivor we are dropping our buffs and making the merge (yay Eden’s dateable!). Jaden doesn't want to wear girly jewellery and we say a tearful farewell to a castaway who understands that mental health is more important than Survivor. We love to see it. Annabel’s c...

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 is in week 3 and Jean and Sam are back together to immerse themselves in the divas and the drama of "Drag Race World". This week it's the green screen acting challenge! Icon Kim Petras drops in and the game starts to get strategic! Who will sashay away? Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , Tik...

It's the fourth week of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels! Joining Sam this week is Gasbagging’s cheeky meme queen and podcaster Dan Morrison. This week on Survivor we see TWIST after TWIST. Give us a break  to catch our breath JLP! Meanwhile, Aileen slays the challenges to become the new mother of the season and Hurricane Kelli continues to cause havoc with her love interest Alex. Oh and...

It’s episode 2, "The Happy Ending Ball", of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 and Jean and Sam are back together to recap the balls out of it. This week it's the Happy Ending Ball! Who will design their way out of the bottom this week and serve the fairest looks in the land? Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTub...

Australian Survivor is in week 3 bay-bay! To talk about it with Sam this week is arts industry titan and sexy mumma Rachel Echols! This week on Survivor we are swapping tribes, continuing the blindsides and in honour of Shonee, drinking some spicy margs. Is Kelli is psychic genius or silly sausage? We still don’t know. Rachel’s cringe of the week is Travis Kelce and the two also discuss The Traito...

Jean and Sam are back together to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2! This week it's a talent show premiere episode, "The Queens' Variety Show", where the 11 international divas meet for the first time to compete for £50,000! Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

It’s Week 2 of Australian Survivor and Sam is joined by photographer, actor, and swimmer Ben Rigby to unpack all the blindsides and blunders of the week. This week on Survivor Hurricane Kelli continues to cause havoc at camp but will she successfully complete her secret sabotage mission? The answer isn't resounding.. maybe? Ten are giving zero fucks this week as Mark breaks his way into the i...

Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels is here! To kick us off Sam is joined by actor, writer, funny person and Traitors fangirl - Michelle Brasier! Sam and Michelle dissect the first three episodes of the season titled, “We've All Seen This Movie”, “The Invisible Hand” and “The Cuddle Club”. Michelle’s cringe this week is sad boys and the pair also discuss The Traitors Australia, UK and US and...

The off season concludes with an explosive re-exploration of The Real Housewives of Melbourne Season 5 with Whorewives creator Aspin James. The Real Housewives of Melbourne Season 5 aired in October 2021 on Foxtel and Binge which was a reboot after the franchise had around three years off.  Aspin's cringe this week is people not liking the new Mean Girls movie and the two also discuss rumours...

Let's get fired up, its Australian Survivor season! Join host Sam Cremean and special returnee guest Shane Nicklos to unpack the series trailer and cast bios. Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels kicks off on Jan 29 on Ten and Tenplay, and Sam will be recapping each week with a special guest. Shane's cringe this week is Gladiators Australia.  Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow...

U Read it Well and The Cringe is Real are teaming up for a podcast smackdown for the crown to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 each week, starting Feb 10. This week Sam and Jean discuss the Meet The Queens and a little bit of Season 16. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

This week in the off season, Sam is joined once more by Shane Nicklos to recap RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 2 and Bring Back My Girls S02E05. The franchise is the second international spin off to include RuPaul as host, after the UK version, and after a controversial first season, returned for a second and third instalment. We have also had confirmation it's back later this year...

The off season is back! This week Sam is joined by bestie gerl Jacob Fisher to recap The Traitors Australia Season 2. The Traitors Australia Season 2 aired in August 2023 after a successful first season aired the year prior. It’s based off an originally Dutch reality TV format which first aired in 2021, with a highly acclaimed UK spin off taking place in late 2022. Jacobs's cringe of the week...

It's the off season bay-bay! This week Sam is joined by actor and friend Maria Angelico to recap Byron Baes Season 1. Byron Baes is an Australian reality-drama TV series that explores influencer culture in a place known for its lifestyle and alternative health practices. It was released on Netflix in March 2022. Maria's cringe of the week is spoiler culture and the two also discuss The R...

This week Sam is joined by Paul Mizzi of the Swapcast Podcast to recap F Boy Island Australia Season 1 in the first "off season" episode. F Boy Island Australia is an Australian version of an American format show with the same name which premiered in 2021 produced by HBO Max. Binge picked up the Aussie show for it's first season in May 2023 and it has since been green lit for a seco...