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 (25)
1. Season 15 Premiere
Aired 26 September 1998 • 30 min
Clinton Calls Murray Campaign; Drug Dealer Deodorant; Late Report with John Keister. Joel McHale stars.
2. Fool the Guesser
Aired 3 October 1998 • 30 min
Fool the Guesser; Dummy Shot Theatre; Antiques Roadshow; The Late Report with John Keister. Lauren Weedman guest stars.
3. Lemon-Scented Downsizer
Aired 10 October 1998 • 30 min
Lemon-Scented Downsizer; Job Search Workshop; The Late Report with John Keister. Lauren Weedman guest stars.
4. Excited Waiter
Aired 17 October 1998 • 30 min
2026 World Series; Patty Murray debate; Excited Waiter with Pat Cashman; The Late Report. Lauren Weedman guest stars.
5. RENTon, the Musical
Aired 24 October 1998 • 30 min
RENTon: The Musical; Halloween Costume Ideas; Political Campaign Ads; The Late Report. Lauren Weedman guest stars.
6. Chihuly & Jones
Aired 7 November 1998 • 30 min
Chihuly & Jones; Annoying Ticketmaster Operator; Late Report with John Keister. Cameo by Sonics coach Paul Westphal.
7. Missing Sock Psychic Network
Aired 14 November 1998 • 30 min
Long Distance Phone Savings; Missing Sock Psychic Network; Fat-B-Gone; The Late Report. Lauren Weedman guest stars.
8. What's My Job?
Aired 21 November 1998 • 30 min
Power Outage Report; What’s My Job?; Delongs’ Everything Store; The Late Report; Meeting Distractions. Bill Nye flashback.
9. Good Humor Hospital
Aired 5 December 1998 • 30 min
Pyscho Barbie; Good Humor Hospital; The Morton & Morton Report; The Late Report ft. Don Porter. Joel McHale stars.
10. Buttcracker Ballet
Aired 12 December 1998 • 30 min
Buttcracker Ballet; Seattle Art Institute Film Festival; Inappropriate Funeral Attendee; The Late Report; Two-Headed Santa.
11. Not Good With Babies
Aired 9 January 1999 • 30 min
Impeachment Hearing; The Physics Hotline; Sexism at the Office; Not Good With Babies; The Late Report; Joel McHale stars.
12. Michael Jordan Endorsement
Aired 16 January 1999 • 30 min
Michael Jordan Endorsement; Spy Code Phrases; Unprofessional News Reporter; The Late Report. David Scully joins the cast.
13. Temporary Office Worker Pimp
Aired 23 January 1999 • 30 min
Temporary Office Worker Pimp; Wedding Vows; The Late Report; State of Kent Address. David Scully guest stars.
14. Magic Weather Button
Aired 30 January 1999 • 30 min
Jeff Renner's Magic Weather Button; Need Work Signs; Dr. Laura Radio Show; The Late Report. David Scully guest stars.
15. Superman, Behind the Muscle
Aired 6 February 1999 • 30 min
The Stick Pin Murderer; Superman: Behind the Muscle; TCI Community Forum; The Late Report; Urban Wildlife (1990)
16. Oregon Blows Stuff Up
Aired 13 February 1999 • 30 min
Oregon Blows Stuff Up; Unlikely Partners; Last Valentine’s Bouquet; The Late Report. David Scully guest stars.
17. Attention-Deficit Disorder Jeopardy
Aired 20 February 1999 • 30 min
Attention-Deficit Disorder Jeopardy; K-BO Fitness; Nice Pants; Late Report; Urban Sportsman (1988). David Scully stars.
18. Unsolved Mysteries of Seattle
Aired 27 February 1999 • 30 min
Record Smashed; Unsolved Mysteries of Seattle; Most Likely! Game Show; The Late Report; Things You Can Do For Ducks (1995)
19. Sinn Fein Feng Shui
Aired 27 March 1999 • 30 min
One-Camera TV Talk Show; Block Watch Meeting; Late Report; Sinn Fein Feng Shui; Joy of Painting (1995). Joel McHale stars.
20. Weener on a Stick
Aired 3 April 1999 • 30 min
Daylight Savings Time Reminder; Weener on a Stick; Seattle Afternoon; The Late Report; Fat Ass Jeans (1992).
21. Sick Waitress
Aired 10 April 1999 • 30 min
Pat Cashman Tries New Jobs; Amazingly Wonderful Discoveries; Sick Waitress; The Late Report. David Scully guest stars.
22. Free Samples for Losers
Aired 1 May 1999 • 30 min
Ratings Ploy Contest; Real World Office Temps; Surrogate Therapy; Free Samples for Losers; The Late Report with John Keister.
23. Capable Woman
Aired 8 May 1999 • 30 min
Sonics Monorail Crash; Capable Woman; Office Telephone Greeting; The Late Report; Clapper Spin-offs (1990).
24. Star Wars Revisited
Aired 15 May 1999 • 30 min
Whale Hunt Report; Antonio Banderas in the J.P. Patches Story; Star Wars: Episode VII; Late Report. Cameo by J.P. Patches.
25. Series Finale with Bill Nye
Aired 22 May 1999 • 30 min
Phone Book Ads; The Whittler; Bill Nye the Science Guy; Late Report; Kingdome Song (1994). Cameo by Gary Locke.