The Soup - Regular Features

Regular Features

The show has a number of segments that focus on various genres of television shows. Regular segments include:

• "Chat Stew", which features clips from talk shows. Joel introduces the segment with either, "Let's have some chat stew, shall we?" or a reference to the previous clip being used for chat stew, then a crockpot showing different talk shows in bubbles inside is shown with a rock intro, then the words CHAT STEW hit the top, cracking it. The introduction is voiced by producer Kelly Andrews (who also does the show's introduction voice overs) saying, "So meaty." Audience members always reply with a groan or "Ew."
• "Chicks, Man" which focuses on female celebrity news. Joel introduces clip with, "Let's talk about chicks, man." and a slightly deep male voice repeats, "Chicks, man." while a picture of baby chicks appears on the screen.
• "Reality Show Clip Time!", which features clips from current reality shows. Joel introduces segment with, "It's reality show clip time." (or sometimes total gibberish or other stuff), and the words REALITY SHOW CLIP TIME appear on the screen over a quick rock riff.
• "Let's Take Some E!", a segment featuring clips from other programs shown on E!, jokingly described by McHale as a contractual obligation. The name of the segment (along with its intro) is a reference to the party drug ecstasy, which is commonly known as "E".
• The show ends with the "Clip of the Week", a clip considered to be the best clip shown on TV in the past week. After Joel finishes joking about the next-to-last clip, he introduces this one with "...which brings us to our Clip of the Week."