Impolite Coffee Break
By Coffee Break Productions
Hosted by St. Louis Comedian, Yale Hollander. Always fresh, sometimes bitter, Impolite Coffee Break focuses on the art and business of comedy and other leisurely pursuits. Come for the unpredictable cold opens; stay for the weekly rundown of the best independent comedy shows St. Louis has to offer.
Impolite Coffee BreakJul 19, 2019
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Comedy, Rock and Roll, and Oprah
CHRISTIAN LAWRENCE INVENTED COMEDY AND ROCK AND ROLL AFTER DISCOVERING OPRAH
A booking mishap results in Yale hosting Christian – not Steve – Lawrence. Fortunately Christian has a big show to promote as Bare Knuckle Comedy celebrates its tenth anniversary by……..dying. Christian expounds on his tremendous influence on the entertainment world as we know it today and his ex-partner weighs in by proxy with a set of counterpoints. All this plus the comedy rundown.
Jul 19, 201954:25
Take Your Listener to Work Day
It's Take Your Listener to Work Day on Impolite Coffee Break! Yale's back from his travels with stories about the UK comedy scene, a dispatch from the trenches of the local comedy competitions, and a brand new feature - an audio essay! All this plus the comedy rundown for the low low cost of free!
Jul 12, 201949:49
This Is Not A Sports Show
THIS IS NOT A SPORTS SHOW.
Except this week it is. Ron Finger joins Yale in the studio to let go of 96 combined years of angst about the St Louis Blues. We've got exultations, analysis, probing ethical questions and the formula for foolproof barbecue ribs. All this plus a loaded lineup of local comedy shows. As loaded as Brett Hull? Perhaps not, but damn close.
Except this week it is. Ron Finger joins Yale in the studio to let go of 96 combined years of angst about the St Louis Blues. We've got exultations, analysis, probing ethical questions and the formula for foolproof barbecue ribs. All this plus a loaded lineup of local comedy shows. As loaded as Brett Hull? Perhaps not, but damn close.
Jun 21, 201901:02:02
The Tradition Continues
As he does each June, Yale shares Tom Junod's humorous, poignant and - yes - useful story "My Father's Fashion Tips" via a quasi-dramatic reading. Bask in its magnificence and let it carry you through the next two weeks, which is our way of saying Yale won't have a show next week. The comedy rundown is also here with plenty of suggestions as to how to spend your idle time in wake of next week's vacancy.
Jun 07, 201955:45
It's a Good Thing
Your Podcast Dad(TM) takes some time out to chat about all the great things going on in St. Louis comedy and explains/atones for the reason why last week's show was scrapped. A new feature makes its magnificent debut and we close with the weekly independent comedy roundup.
May 31, 201949:44
Don't Call it A Ted Talk
Your Podcast Dad comes to you from his kitchen table this week where he processes a change in circumstances by delivering a lecture on the business of comedy and how not to be an asshole when dealing with others in a professional capacity. Learn from his experience and insight, then stick around for the weekly, local indie comedy roundup.
May 17, 201946:16
Meet Megan Rice
Podcaster, baking mogul, former/future(?) comedian and LA transplant Megan Rice joins her only (current) St. Louis friend Yale in the studio to chat about her years on the LA comedy scene, her adjustment to full-time residency in St. Louis, savory hand pies and more! She also makes a respectable showing on the "how St. Louis are you" quiz. Yale gets you caught up on all the local comedy action as well as next week's packed lineup of shows.
May 10, 201955:36
Not a Bangladesh Click Farm
Yale is joined in the studio by St. Louis entertainment legend, Tom Brown. The two chat about the region's current political scandal, a missed opportunity for Missouri's new license plates, the business end of show business and more. Plus, of course, the weekly comedy rundown.
May 03, 201954:48
No Dirty Dishes...EVER!
NO DIRTY DISHES...EVER!!!!!
It's time for you and your favorite Fake Dad to have a little one-on-one conversation about life's little, yet important, matters. Listen closely as he doles out sage advice on better living.
Because he loves you.
It's time for you and your favorite Fake Dad to have a little one-on-one conversation about life's little, yet important, matters. Listen closely as he doles out sage advice on better living.
Because he loves you.
Apr 26, 201948:06
A Cup of Coffee, A Plate of Chili, and Thou
Comedian, playwright, performance artist and podcaster Mollie Amburgey casually drops by the studio to talk about the 5 C's - Comedy, Coffee Cups and Cincinnati Chili. Host Yale Hollander earns an executive producer credit on Mollie's not-yet-created TV talk show. Learn about the St. Louis Fringe Festival! Check in with the weekly independent comedy roundup! Congratulate one of our sponsors on some big news!
Apr 19, 201951:02
A Moment of Klearity
Suffering the ill effects of hot dog hangover, unconventional biker chick Amber Klear joins Yale for a deep dive into the business of comedy, the ability of toxic people to cause blood clots in the brain, naughty nurses, and more. Yale admits to being a literal slave to fashion. An extended comedy rundown debuts and its anyone's guess where Executive Producer Chris Cyr drops the music.
Editor's Note: We really resisted the urge to drop the intro music into 37 different places. Someone give us points.
Apr 12, 201959:33
Chillin' With The Weasels
Comedian, showrunner, weasel wrangler and malamute time-sharer Christian Lawrence is our guest this week. Listen in as he and Yale chat about Bare Knuckle Comedy, History Shmistory and Boob Gun. You'll also learn about how British pubs got their names, get a recap on Yale's fortuitous comedy weekend and, of course, hear the weekly rundown of upcoming comedy shows.
Apr 05, 201954:40
Is That In The Binder?
Ron Finger joins Yale for this week's Impolite Coffee Break. Ron has things to say about the PG-13 standard and provides a brief history of the 80s sitcom "Webster" before addressing the Indian Missile Crisis and the Better Together proposal for the reunification of St. Louis City and County. Cheese curds are also mentioned.
Mar 29, 201901:01:54
I'm Crashing Up Here
Impolite Coffee Break returns to weekly installments from its new home in the Mid Coast Media (not Aviation) studio. Yale, who only recently recovered his voice, laments the loss of "Crashing" and "I'm Dying Up Here." Two local shows near and dear to the Impolite Coffee Break comedy empire are recapped. Yale previews next week's live standup offerings.
Mar 22, 201940:49
Yale or High Water
Wind-Down Friday emerges from its chrysalis and takes to the skies as IMPOLITE COFFEE BREAK. Yale is back. Analicia is not - yet - but she will be back. We promise. Get caught up on all that’s been on Yale’s mind since last we met, and, of course, the comedy rundown.
Feb 22, 201947:52
Happy New Year!
Yale and Analicia's recap of their New Year's doings gets derailed by a compare-and-contrast deconstruction of the epic works of two deceased lite-rock stars. Yale ran the Joes. Analicia threw axes at the Gatsby mansion of St. Louis. New mics! A Royal Rumble! The comedy roundup! A new-new theme song and more!
Jan 04, 201949:14
Yale Will Play Whatever Music He Damn Well Pleases
Yale has had it with the volume of complaints about "premature" holiday music. Analicia confesses her jelly donut addiction. The pair rehash their post-Turkey Day exploits. Yale presents a mini-editorial for no valid reason, just so he can make a stupid punch line. The two talk Route 66 and its role in Analicia's
family history. All this plus the weekly comedy rundown!
family history. All this plus the weekly comedy rundown!
Dec 01, 201854:45
Kocher Squared
Janet “Mamalicia” Kocher joins daughter Analicia in the studio for a rollicking, Yale-free show. Revel in tales of Thanksgiving in the casino, accounts of working the mic in the principal’s office of a Jefferson County educational institution, a heartstrings-pulling Comedy Rundown and so much Manilow.
Nov 23, 201853:08
Jackpot of Cheer
Wind-Down Friday welcomes a new sponsor just in time for the holiday ice cream and coffee season. Our co-hosts explain how the wondrous Thanksgivings of their youth have transitioned over the years into a holiday spent in a casino and/or a drunken stupor. Yale agrees to lend his Black Friday seat to Analicia’s mom. Analicia makes a horrifying revelation with a happy ending. All this plus the independent comedy rundown!
Nov 16, 201851:17
The Distant Sound of Reindeer
Angela Smith joins Analicia and Yale to discuss her carefully strategized and curated holiday rituals, the magic of Hallmark Christmas movies, her random, purely contrarian distaste for soccer and her part in the kickoff to this year's Flyover Comedy Festival. Yale finds a literary avenue to plugging a sponsor. Analicia finds a gardening tool to be disturbingly hilarious All this plus the announcement of two holiday comedy spectaculars and, of course, the Flyover and Independent Comedy Rundown.
Nov 09, 201854:45
Black Friday On A Monday
On this special Monday/Black Friday edition of Impolite Company's Wind-Down Friday, Yale defends holiday music in November, embraces his role as The Woke Curmudgeon and gives us a preview of the first night of the Flyover Comedy Festival's standup and sketch offerings. Analicia vigorously but cheerfully urges restraint on pre-Thanksgiving holiday tunes, and challenges Yale to a game of Shakespeare trivia. Meanwhile, Lyons Den host Sam Lyons texts in to furtively defend the honor of his time slot.
Nov 05, 201850:45
Lyons Need Coffee Too
It's time to Wind Down in The Lyons Den as Sam fills in for Yale today.
Join us for an hour of sound effects, childhood tales and awkward flirts between Wind Down Friday co-host Analica Kocher and The Lyons Den host Sam Lyons. Don't forget to vote!
Join us for an hour of sound effects, childhood tales and awkward flirts between Wind Down Friday co-host Analica Kocher and The Lyons Den host Sam Lyons. Don't forget to vote!
Nov 02, 201854:49
Norbert's Halloween Sandwich
Yale impatiently awaits Analicia's arrival by taking on a beloved American sandwich institution. Once reunited, the pair talk improv, the storytelling show that brought them together and the mystery of Norbert and Anne. Halloween is debated, comedy and improv schedules are revealed, important questions are left unanswered!
Oct 26, 201851:56
Wind Down Friday
Analicia tells a harrowing tale of a recent condiment crisis and also bolsters her street cred as a magnet for armed robbery. Yale launches another Quixotic pursuit of a major league sports team for Our Town and somehow winds up riffing on animal entrails as a soothsaying device. Boob Guns, Coffee Talk, Cremated deer - it's all here!
Oct 19, 201851:23
Sandwiches and Futbol
Friday's the brightest day of the week in the Impolite bunker as Yale Hollander and Analicia Kocher get you ready for the weekend.
Today, Yale comes in full support of St. Louis getting a Major League Soccer Team, he and Analicia talk sandwiches and cheese fries, and Ron Finger breaks a story about possible fraud in the karate industry that makes you forget about questionable sushi. All the while, the three of them give you a rundown of what to expect in St. Louis Comedy.
It's Wind Down Friday!
Today, Yale comes in full support of St. Louis getting a Major League Soccer Team, he and Analicia talk sandwiches and cheese fries, and Ron Finger breaks a story about possible fraud in the karate industry that makes you forget about questionable sushi. All the while, the three of them give you a rundown of what to expect in St. Louis Comedy.
It's Wind Down Friday!
Oct 12, 201851:06