

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.


Sep 29, 1990 - 30m
Get a second chance with ‘Life Rewind’; ‘The Boz: A Tribute’; Selling the station; The John Report; High-Five’N White Guys; Lynch’s Home Videos.

Oct 6, 1990 - 30m
Short passes cold open, Mind Your Manners, The 1 Minute Relationship, Working out with the Cooking Psychologist and more.

Oct 13, 1990 - 30m
DJ/Waiter, Jake Johannsen standup, Middle management suck-ups, The John Report.

Oct 20, 1990 - 30m
Norm Johnson cold open, Ballard Driving Academy, Bill Nye the Science Guy and more.

Oct 27, 1990 - 30m
Seattle’s best of cold open, speed walker, Medical Wearhouse, The John Report, Carrie Snow standup, Refrigerator magnet theater.

Nov 3, 1990 - 30m
Election cold open, Mind Your Manners, Boyfriend Basics, Telephone Helper, The Miracle of Sluggy and more.

Nov 10, 1990 - 30m
High-Five'n White Guys on the Waterfront, The Bill Bill, The John Report, comedian Peter Gaulke, and Jet Guy.

Nov 17, 1990 - 30m
The Kicker and The Screamer and The Slapper, COPS on Mercer Island, The John Report, How to Ruin Your Thanksgiving and more.

Dec 1, 1990 - 30m
What stupid thing will Ellis do next?, Urban Wildlife, Critics at Large, The John Report, Elliot Max.

Dec 8, 1990 - 30m
Smart Card, 90s Christmas gifts, The Worst Girlfriend in the World, The John Report and more.

Dec 15, 1990 - 30m
Measured response or overreaction, Bill Nye, A Woman’s Place, Holiday Hunk, The John Report, An OK Life.

Jan 12, 1991 - 30m
Frenetic Pace, Jeff Said it Would Happen, It’s a Phone, Believe it, Unbelievable Places and more.

Jan 19, 1991 - 30m
Comprehensive comedy coverage, Beaver Cleaverhands, Urban Wildlife shorts, A Day at the Office, The John Report, WSU Trivial Pursuit, AL Special Report.

Jan 26, 1991 - 30m
Jet Guy, Pout Paddle and Swellco, Vanishing Seattle, The John Report and more.

Feb 1, 1991 - 30m
Gulf War bold open, Speed Walker, NRN, Video Zone, The John Report.

Feb 9, 1991 - 30m
Married with Badges, Video Valentine, Grateful Dead Travel Tours, The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-ups and more.

Feb 16, 1991 - 30m
Mind your Manners, Things Bigger than they need to be, Naps Inc., Cheat to Win!, The Man Behind the Desk, The John Report, Curse of the Old Girlfriends.

Mar 2, 1991 - 30m
KING is sold, High Five N White Guys, Programming You Can’t Get on Real Television and more.

Mar 9, 1991 - 30m
The Dysfunctionals, Urban Vultures, A. Whitney Brown joins the show, The John Report

Mar 16, 1991 - 30m
Pack of Reporters, Uncle Fran’s Musical Forest, The Institute of Talk Show Guests, Hanford Bar & Grill, The John Report.

Mar 23, 1991 - 30m
The Thoroughly Modern Jerk, Oregon Dept. of Transportation PSA, Bill Nye Plays with Fire, The John Report.

Apr 6, 1991 - 30m
The Baby Squad, Quantum Leak, Family to be Feud, Foreign Language for Males.

Apr 13, 1991 - 30m
Veggie Kill restaurant, A Woman’s Place, Bad Dry beer, Tax Weasels, Classic conversations, John Report.

Apr 27, 1991 - 30m
Speed Walker, School of Advertising Copywriters, COPS in Kent, The John Report.

May 4, 1991 - 30m
High Five’n White Guys, FM 104 the Mountain, Round Table, and The John Report with guest Elliott Maxx.

May 11, 1991 - 30m
Mind Your Manners, Uncle Fran’s Musical Forest, Quitters of America, and more.

May 18, 1991 - 30m
Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold, Jet Guy, Urban Wildlife, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Ditzy Babe, The John Report and more.