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