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Almost Live!

Season 7 1990 - 1991
TV-14

  • 1990-09-29T04:00:00Z on KING-TV
  • 25m
  • 13h 30m (27 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
Almost Live! was a local talk, and later sketch comedy, television show in Seattle, Washington, USA, produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV from 1984 to 1999. It was originally a talk show (with some sketch comedy) hosted by Ross Shaffer. In it's sixth season, John Keister become the host and the show was revamped as a sketch comedy series and kept that format until it's cancellation in 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 still airs in reruns on both KING-TV and KONG-TV (KING-TV's sister station) following Saturday Night Live. Follow up series are "The John Report with Bob" (2001) (KIRO-TV) and "The 206" (2013) (KING-TV).

27 episodes

Season Premiere

1990-09-29T04:00:00Z

7x01 Saudi Arabia Gas Mask testing

Season Premiere

7x01 Saudi Arabia Gas Mask testing

  • 1990-09-29T04:00:00Z30m

Saudi Arabia Gas Mask testing; What not to send in care packages to soldiers; Life Rewind; The Boz: A Tribute; King Broadcasting for sale; The John Report; The High-Five'n White Guys Back to School; David Lynch's Funniest Home Videos

Female reporter interviewing in the locker room; What teachers get; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Tools of Fury; The One Minute Relationship; Working Out with he Cooking Psychologist; Field of Dreams II; The John Report; The Lame List or What's Weak this Week;

7x03 Flyin' Low - Freeway Landing

  • 1990-10-13T04:00:00Z30m

Flyin' Low: Making a Freeway Landing; Reasons People Visit Seattle; DJ/Waiter; Comedian Jake Johanson; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report

Norm Johnson kicks the tires; Technological advances of the 777; Ballard Driving Academy; Bill Nye blows out a candle with a garbage can; Johnson Family News; The John Report; Hanford Sparkling Water.

Keister Have a Safe and Happy Halloween; The Best of Western Washington; Speed Walker vs the camera thief; Medical Warehouse; The John Report; Comedian Carrie Snow; Refrigerator Magnet Theater

7x06 Keister on Negative Campaigns

  • 1990-11-03T05:00:00Z30m

Keister on Negative Campaigns; Stories from Eastsideweek; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Jocks of Fury; Typographical Error of Town in Wales; Boyfreind Basics; Telephone Helper; Famous Spy or Sound You Make When Out of Breath; The Miracle of Sluggy; The John Report; Fancy School or Prep School Cheerleader; Governex

Bill Nye on the Washington State Lotto; Future Initiatives; The High-Five'n White Guys on the Waterfront!; The Big Bill; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Comedian Peter Gaulphy; Wednesday on A Woman's Place; Jet Guy - The Early Years

The real singers behind Milli Vanilli; Washington college improvements; The Kicker; Male Brain and Female Brain (1); COPS on Mercer Island; The John Report; Male Brain and Female Brain (2); Michael Jordon on Almost Live!; How to Ruin Your Thanksgiving; Male Brain and Female Brain (3); Levi's Rockers

1990-12-01T05:00:00Z

7x09 Employment Agency

7x09 Employment Agency

  • 1990-12-01T05:00:00Z30m

Employment agency; Mercer Island disaster tips; What Stupid Thing Will Dale Ellis Do Next?; Urban Wildlife: The Cellular Rhino; Critics at Large; The John Report; The Monkees' Davy Jones promotes Almost Live; Urban Wildlife: The Lunch Weasel; Comedy from Elliott Maxx; Urban Wildlife: The ATM Dodo.

1990-12-08T05:00:00Z

7x10 Not Suitable For Children

7x10 Not Suitable For Children

  • 1990-12-08T05:00:00Z30m

Warning signs of the Christmas blues; Smart Card; Shopping for Christmas; The Worst Girlfriend in the World; The John Report; The Home Genius Test.

7x11 The Renton Bridge Emporium

  • 1990-12-15T05:00:00Z30m

The Renton Bridge Emporium; Seattle-area Santa differences; Measured Response or Overreaction; Bill Nye The Science Guy; A Woman's Place; Holiday Hunk; The John Report; A Woman's Place; It's an OK Life.

1991-01-12T05:00:00Z

7x12 King 5 Marketing Research

7x12 King 5 Marketing Research

  • 1991-01-12T05:00:00Z30m

King 5 Marketing Research; Kid-Proof Beers; Frenetic Pace; Jeff Renner: Aren't You Glad He's Back?; New sports phones; Time Life Books presents Damp Places; 1-800-IT'S-JUNK; Jeff Renner: Back on King 5; Date with an Engineer; The John Report; Jeff Renner He Knows Everything.

Satellite Feed of Three Comedy Shows; Recaps of shows preempted for war coverage; Beaver Cleaverhands; Urban Wildlife: Latte Lemmings; Almost Live Training Films: A Day In The Office; The John Report; Urban Wildlife: Cassette Coyote; Trivial Pursuit: WSU Edition; Almost Live Special Report: Middle East Coverage; Urban Wildlife: Crosswalk Deer.

1991-01-26T05:00:00Z

7x14 Arthur Kent - Scud Stud

7x14 Arthur Kent - Scud Stud

  • 1991-01-26T05:00:00Z30m

A special correspondence with Arthur Kent - Scud Stud; Super Bowl Changes; Jet Guy in "The Invisible Shield"; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 1; Pout Paddle!; New Swellco products; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 2; Almost Live Presents Vanishing Seattle; The John Report; Fun Facts about the Super Bowl Brought to you by the NRA 3

7x15 Almost Live Press Conference

  • 1991-02-01T05:00:00Z30m

Almost Live Press Conference; Cheep Dates; Speed Walker vs. the petroleum purloiner; Monday on A Woman's Place; NRN - the No Remote Needed Network; Video Zone; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place

7x16 Objecting to a female pilot

  • 1991-02-09T05:00:00Z30m

Objecting to a female pilot; What you could do with Bill Gate's fortune; Married with Badges; Video Valentine 1; Grateful Dead Travel Tours; Video Valentine 2; Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; Video Valentine 3

1991-02-16T05:00:00Z

7x17 The Cast Orders Lattes

7x17 The Cast Orders Lattes

  • 1991-02-16T05:00:00Z30m

The Almost Live Cast Orders Lattes; Seattle-area opening lines; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan: Office of Death; Things Bigger Than They Need To Be; Naps, Inc; John Keister presents Cheat To Win; A message from the Driver's License Renewal Department; The John Report; Curse of the Old Girlfriends.

1991-03-02T05:00:00Z

7x18 Providence Journal Sale

7x18 Providence Journal Sale

  • 1991-03-02T05:00:00Z30m

Providence Journal Co. purchase of King Broadcasting; Mottos for the new state of Lincoln; High-Five'n White Guys Go Site Seeing!; Legal Term or Roman Leader?; Channel 9 pledge drive; Movie star Ally Sheedy for Almost Live!; Olympic Athlete or Meaningless Phrase?; The John Report; Polaroid Camera or Famous Person's Horse; The Lame List or What's Weak This Week

1991-03-09T05:00:00Z

7x19 Warning

7x19 Warning

  • 1991-03-09T05:00:00Z30m

Warning; A talk with Ivan; Restaurant Improvements; The Dysfunctionals; Urban Wildlife - Newspaper Vultures; Almost Live Presents Covering Your Butt Part 7 The Cellular Phone; Saturday Night Live's A Whitney Brown; Urban Wildlife - Bus Stop Badger; The John Report;

7x20 A Pep Talk from Ross Shafer

  • 1991-03-16T05:00:00Z30m

Ross Shafer gives John a pep talk; Freeway Signs; A fired pack of TV news reporters; Monday on A Woman's Place; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; The Institute of Talk Show Guests; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Hanford Bar & Grill; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place

With the Permission of the University of Nevada Las Vegas basketball team; Ode to Renton; Seattle Times Cost Cutting; The Thoroughly Modern Jerk Goes on a Date; Oregon Department of Tourism; Bill Nye the Science Guy; The John Report

1991-04-06T05:00:00Z

7x22 The Baby Squad

7x22 The Baby Squad

  • 1991-04-06T05:00:00Z30m

The Baby Squad; New Categories for "Best of the Eastside"; Quantum Leak; Ross Remembers 1; Family To Be Feud; Ross Remembers 2; Foreign Language for Males; The John Report; Ross Remembers 3; Hypno Fit

Almost Live vows not to insult Tacoma; Frank Shrontz's perks; Veggie Kill; Monday on A Woman's Place; Bad Dry; The Tax Weasels; Tuesday on A Woman's Place; Classic Conversations no. 26 - Stop Making Sense; The John Report; Wednesday on A Woman's Place

1991-05-04T04:00:00Z

7x25 Pat Finley's Dance Party

7x25 Pat Finley's Dance Party

  • 1991-05-04T04:00:00Z30m

Pat Finley's Dance Party; Flyin' Low on Boat Safety; Why Our Traffic is Bad; The High-Five'n White Guys in a Scummy Alley/On the East Side; FM 104 The Mountain (1); Musical performance by Elliot Max; FM 104 The Mountain (2); Round Table; The John Report; FM 104 The Mountain (3)

1991-05-11T04:00:00Z

7x26 A Mother's Day message

7x26 A Mother's Day message

  • 1991-05-11T04:00:00Z30m

A Mother's Day message; Bill Gates' House; Mind Your Manners with Billy Quan in Wickets of Fury; Fresh-Water Fish of Famous Chef; Uncle Fran's Musical Forest; Quitters of America; Trendy Ad Agency or Soul Singing Group; The Ineffectual Middle Management Suck-Ups; The John Report; Baby Talk of Food Mart; Fish of the Month Club

Season Finale

1991-05-18T04:00:00Z

7x27 Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold

Season Finale

7x27 Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold

  • 1991-05-18T04:00:00Z30m

Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold; Jet Guy: The Invisible Ray; Urban Wildlife: Pizza Piranhas; Bill Nye plays with air pressure; Urban Wildlife: Sidewalk Sloths; Ditzy Babe; The John Report; Urban Wildlife: Office Ostrich; Teen Tips with Josh O'Brien.

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