Almost Live! was a local sketch comedy television show in Seattle, Washington, USA, produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV from 1984 to 1999. A re-packaged version of the show also aired on Comedy Central from 1992 to 1993, and episodes aired on WGRZ-TV in the late 1990s. The show was broadcast on Saturday nights at 11:30, pushing Saturday Night Live back to midnight. The show is now aired in reruns by the Seattle NBC affiliate following Saturday Night Live.
Almost Live! (Season 13)
Aliens Attack Seattle! (Episode 1)
Air date: 1996-09-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Seattle Summer ’96; Dining a la Card; MTV Rocks with Eddie Vedder; The Late Report; Norm Rice For Governor.
Superhero Hotline with The Capitulator! (Episode 2)
Air date: 1996-09-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ellen Craswell Bit Cut; The Guy Who Sits Near You At the Game; Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses; The Late Report.
Telephone Etiquette Interview (Episode 3)
Air date: 1996-10-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ask the Seattle Mayoral Candidates; Kid Never Gets Over Lost Balloon; The Late Report; William Wallace.
The Ballard Files (Episode 4)
Air date: 1996-10-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ellen Craswell Bit Continued; Bob’s Plastic Surgery Barn; Educated Trailer Park Couple; The Late Report; Give Peas a Chance.
Dave Niehaus & Rick Rizzs Guest Star! (Episode 5)
Air date: 1996-10-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Susan Mondello: She’s a Fighter; Presidential Debate Campaign Ads; Low Key Baseball Announcer; The Late Report.
Dr. Laura Talks to Bob Dole and Bill Clinton (Episode 6)
Air date: 1996-11-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Lame List with The Presidents of the United States of America; Competing Political Ads; Dr. Laura Show; The Late Report.
All About Art with Sister Wendy (Episode 7)
Air date: 1996-11-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Joy of Painting; When Fox Shows Attack; Man on the Street; Kidnapped Wife; All About Art with Sister Wendy; The Late Report.
Bobby Tango Sings the Movie Classics (Episode 8)
Air date: 1996-11-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Leaf Blower Guy; Music Store Employees Aren't What They Seem; Fascinating People; The Late Report; Viewpoint on the Issues.
Blizzard ’96 (Episode 9)
Air date: 1996-11-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Blizzard ’96; Uncle Fran’s Musical Forest; The Mystery of Love; The Late Report; NewsBreak.
The Family Dinner POV (Episode 10)
Air date: 1996-12-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Holiday Songs About the Kingdome; The Family Dinner POV; The Late Report; The Unwanted Centerpiece.
Lenny & Ernie (Episode 11)
Air date: 1996-12-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mr. Magoo Mariners Cartoon; Lenny & Ernie; Seattle Gift Guide; The Late Report; Turkey Talk.
The Holiday Blast Game (Episode 12)
Air date: 1997-01-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Potholes!; Seattle City Council Applicants; The Holiday Blast Game; The Late Report; The Lame List: Goodness.
Macho Office (Episode 13)
Air date: 1997-01-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Technical Difficulties; Macho Office; Legal Driver Followed by a Cop; The Late Report; Cordell’s Coffee.
Underpants Crafters (Episode 14)
Air date: 1997-01-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Inauguration Audio Dub; Underpants Crafters; The Drain Game; I Think I Love You; Calvin Kline “Be” Ads; The Late Report.
Chihuly & Jones (Episode 15)
Air date: 1997-02-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Chihuly & Jones; Man on the Street; The Grapes of Wrath Backseat Kid; Literally Speaking; The Late Report.
Unsolved Mysteries of Seattle (Episode 16)
Air date: 1997-02-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: O.J. Simpson’s Punitive Damages; Unsolved Mysteries of Seattle; Forgetful Waiter; The Late Report.
College Recruitment Fair ’97 (Episode 17)
Air date: 1997-02-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Joy of Painting; Unlucky Groom; College Recruitment Fair ’97; The Late Report; Joel McHale as William Wallace.
Dockers Ankle Huggers (Episode 18)
Air date: 1997-02-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Speaking Dynamics Institute; Dockers Ankle Hugger Pants; Obnoxious Guy Layoffs; The Late Report; No-Nonsense Condoms.
Green Riverdance (Episode 19)
Air date: 1997-03-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A Message From Big Tobacco; Green Riverdance; Ridiculous Romance Novel; The Late Report; The Lame List.
The Ladies Gotta Love Alex Rodriguez (Episode 20)
Air date: 1997-03-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Ladies Gotta Love the Alex Rodriguez; True or False Game Show; Film Noir Parody; The Late Report.
John Meets His Clone! (Episode 21)
Air date: 1997-04-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Samurai Sword in the Monologue; John Meets His Clone; The Late Report; Real Products with Pat Cashman.
The Post-Vasectomy Workout Clinic (Episode 22)
Air date: 1997-04-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: MTV Spring Break on Alki; Sonic For a Day; Most Amazing Thing You’ve Ever Seen!; The Late Report; Post-Vasectomy Workout.
Bill Nye the Science Guy! (Episode 23)
Air date: 1997-04-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Sneedle Mascot; New Area Codes; Eastside Tourism; Bill Nye the Science Guy; The Late Report; Emergency System Test.
“To Tell the Truth” with John Keister (Episode 24)
Air date: 1997-05-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: To Tell the Truth with John Keister; Protest Songs of the ’90s; Regretful Rich Couple; Book Beat; The Late Report.
Free Sluggy! (Episode 25)
Air date: 1997-05-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Free Sluggy!; Hit Man Hot Dogs; The Late Report; The Presidents of the United States of America perform “Volcano” live.
Seattleites on a Deserted Island (Episode 26)
Air date: 1997-05-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Summer Blockbuster Movie; Fronken Free Range Chickens; Seattleites on a Deserted Island; The Late Report; The Lame List.
