Almost Live! (1984) — Where to Watch, Ratings & Cast | Movie Browser

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Latest Episode

Series Finale with Bill Nye

30 min

Season 15 • Episode 25

Latest

Series Finale with Bill Nye

May 22, 1999

Phone Book Ads; The Whittler; Bill Nye the Science Guy; Late Report; Kingdome Song (1994). Cameo by Gary Locke.

Overview

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.

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Regional identitySatire vs. mainstreamCommunity-driven artLocal pride

Standout Aspects

Writing

Sharpest local satire that somehow aged weirdly well.

Acting

John Keister's manic everyman energy carries entire sketches.

Best for:Binge·Solo

First AiredSep 23, 1984

StatusEnded

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Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons11·Episodes286

KING-TV

Top Cast

John Keister

Self / Various

Pat Cashman

Self / Various

Tracey Conway

Self / Various

Nancy Guppy

Self / Various

Ross Shafer

Self / Various

Bob Nelson

Self / Various

Bill Nye

Self / Various

Joel McHale

Self / Various

Steve Wilson

Self / Various

Bill Stainton

Self / Various

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Joel McHale got his start here as a cast member in the late 90s before The Soup and Community made him famous.

Cultural

The show invented 'The Seattle Way' — mocking your own city's passive-aggressiveness before it was a national stereotype.

KING 5 Almost Live promo 1990

KING 5 Almost Live promo 1990

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