The Lyons Den

Sam and Kate trade stories of love, loss and laughs, and get into the gritty of what comedy, performance and art mean to each of them. Hit them up if you need an engagement ring, wedding dress or a breast pump. You can catch Sam at Helium Comedy Club 7/14, and Kate at Kingside After Dark (7/5), New Comic, Who Dis (7/11) and Impolite Company's WAL takeover at Southtown Pub(7.25).

7th Heaven is still perplexing. Netflix is still just putting out whatever the hell they want. And Sam is still talkin bout it. Come to Yours, Mine, and Ours Thursday at The Heavy Anchor, 8PM.

You thought the Blues winning the Stanley Cup was special, but the real miracle will be if Sam acts like an adult and goes to the dentist for his toothache. Tune in for the second part of that lost nonsensical interview with Lucas Hinderliter, complete with a No Limit Records dining experience.

Take a trip back in time to 2 months ago, and listen to Sam and fellow comic Lucas Hinderliter discuss their comedy and their youth. See Sam at Westport Plaza tonight as the preliminary rounds of the Funny Bone Comedy Competition continue, and catch him at Southtown Pub for We Are Live's Free Comedy.

Play Gloria and come to the Justice Cup at 7PM Memorial Day to stand against the abortion ban and other injustices. 400 14th St. across from the Enterprise Center. Meredith's back on the mic this week to gush over the genius that is Beyonce and reminisce about high school parties. Check her out Wednesday at The Heavy Anchor for Sorry, Please Continue and Thursday at Southtown Pub for We Are Live.

Sam is shellshocked by the ending of Game of Thrones this week, so he's offering you some lighter alternatives in TV Land: including a show about a town of high schoolers who get thrown into their own personal Lord of the Flies, complete with teen pregnancy and homicide.

Check out the Clayton Comedy Series, Yours, Mine and Ours, and all the great mics in St. Louis this summer. Valar Morghulis.

The Lyons Den becomes the Lovin Den when St. Louis Comedy sweetheart Tony Gardiner drops by to talk about his Comedy Digest showcase, adventures in exotic dancing, and why a Blues player would name his kid that. Catch Yours, Mine, and Ours and Pit Stop Comedy at The Heavy Anchor 5/16 and 5/21, respectively.

Sam touches on the injustices served to one of his favorite Merediths(Palmer of Dunder Mifflin- Scranton) and rejoices in the impending return of the other (Hopping, of St. Louis comedy). He skates around Game of Thrones spoilers without ruining everything like Chris does with Gossip Girl. And there's a fun new movie on Netflix. Watch "Someone Great". Come to Dark Roast Comedy in Edwardsville on April 27. Love a little more.

Casey Paulsen's back in the booth with Sam for this week's episode. They talk a lot about Lindsay Lohan and Frankie Muniz. Did you know Frankie Muniz and Hillary Duff were costars in Secret Agent Cody Banks? Did you know Frankie also played Hillary's love interest in an episode of Lizzie McGuire? What would an Andrew Dice Clay-themed Mexican restaurant be called? Who are the previous cohosts of Boondoggle? Listen up!

We all knew it was coming eventually. And now the end is here. Sam's done with the jokes, tired of the punchlines, and he ain't got time for callbacks! Come see his final shows: Comedy in the Loo-April 12-San Loo; Tax Free Comedy- April 13-Wilbert's in Cleveland; Yours, Mine, and Ours- April 17- The Heavy Anchor; No Mic Stand-April 19-message for info. We shall never hear his laughs again.

Sam's sorry about taking the week off. To make it up to you, this episode has a warning about a Netflix movie you don't want to see. "Us" made $70 Million in its opening weekend. "On My Block" Season 2 drops this weekend. Yours, Mine, and Ours has come home to The Heavy Anchor. Now somebody please plan a float trip for Sam.

Sam recounts a tale as old as time- a boy's first experience being whitesplained at a Kids Jeopardy audition. We find out Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose's son has a strong love for all things T-Swizzle, and we've got a new sponsor!

Welcome King Edward's Chicken and Fish to the Impolite Family. Catch Sam on the Impolite Company showcase March 15 at The Crack Fox, and Yours, Mine and Ours returns March 21 at The Heavy Anchor.

Justin Luke returns to the Den to chat with Sam about Growing up in Nelly's zip code, the widespread reach of the OJ trial and why people keep asking to have their ashes spread at his mother's house. Sam continues to complain about irrelevant Gilmore Girls details, and finally apologizes to the commander of the Oomp Camp, DJ Unk. Catch Justin at The Monocle this Saturday featuring for Ben Kronberg, and get $5 off tickets when you buy them here with the code "Luke". Enjoy the episode!

Sam takes suggested topics from his Facebook friends to deliver a lot of contested hot takes. Do vampires carry the AIDS virus? Is Amelia Badelia responsible for her actions? Is baseball good? Did Sam spell Amelia Badelia correctly? Challenge him at Helium Comedy Club 2/28 for The Dirty Show and 3/2 for Late Night Dip.

Doesn't President's Day seem kind of like a ripoff for George Washington? Mrs. Doubtfire had a very obvious way out of her predicament with the birthday dinner. Nickelodeon was tyrants for their "Get Out and Play" campaign. All this and more on The Lyons Den

Casey Paulsen joins Sam in the studio for a couple beers and a no-nonsense education on OJ Simpson and The Notebook. Casey knows how to make the masses laugh. But does he know other things? Let's find out!

5 years ago today, a young man got on a stage in Oxford, MS and tried stand-up comedy for the first time. That young man was Sam Lyons. On this wooden anniversary, Sam tells the how he was inspired to try comedy, and reflects on where it's taken him. He also provides the rundown of his 5 must-watch Nicholas Cage and Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.

At the end of the episode, you can hear his first set in entirety! The Patriots won the Super Bowl, and life will go on.

Enjoy as you step into The Lyons Den

The government lives...for now. Black Panther took home 7 nominations. Who's going to watch Game of Thrones for the 6th time now that Sam's going back to work?! Welcome to The Lyons Den.

2018 was a lot of up and down for Sam, but he focuses on the ups and talks about some of his favorite moments. He’s also been bingeing Dexter. Convict R. Kelly.

Sam and Brendan are back at it with the movie recaps. They stray off topic, a lot, but it's always interesting.

Sam's never seen the Matrix, and Brendan refers to Vin Diesel exclusively as "that bald guy". Things get heated when Sam questions Brendan's commitment to whipped cream. How are they both still single?

Go see a show this week.

Sam and fellow comic/new roomie/apparent boat captain, Brendan Olson, watched a gawd awful movie so you wouldn’t have to. But their review was almost as long as the run-time, so who are the real losers? Stop using aerosol cans. #OceansRising #RatingsFalling #ClimateChangeIsReal

Happy Monday? We guess? It will be once you step into The Lyons Den

Sam spends the top of the hour alone with his thoughts, always an interesting journey. Richy James stops by to promote his new open mic. Catch it every first Friday at Artist Art. Doors at 7:30, show 8:15, $5 entry. Performers enter free with advance notice. Don’t forget to vote November 6.

SLPS candidate Adam Layne joins Sam in The Lyons Den. They talk public education, college prep, and candy corn. Find the candidates here: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/board-election-commissioners/documents/upload/Nov-2018-All-Races-Ballot.pdf, review their platforms, and go vote on November 6! It's what Diddy would do

Local talent Meredith Hopping joins Sam in the Lyons Den to promote their monthly and weekly shows. They dive into the flaws of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision and whether racial profiling kept a resident out of his own home. Also, it's picture day!

Catch Sam and Meredith this Thursday at Gezellig for Yours Mine and Ours, and Saturday at the Improv Shop for Late Night Live!

Meredith tries to imitate a lion.

It's Monday morning, so it's time to enter the Lyons Den with Sam Lyons. Sam breaks down the Columbus situation and is joined in the second half by St. Louis comic, John Green.

Put us in your ear!