A mixture of skit comedy and stand-up from a Seattle-based group of performers. Skits tended to focus on social issues, such as "The Worst Girlfriend in the World". One regular feature was ...
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Title: Almost Live! (1984–1999)
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Tracey Conway | ... | Various 2 episodes, 1996 |
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Pat Cashman | ... | Various 2 episodes, 1996 |
| Nancy Guppy | ... | Various 2 episodes, 1996 | |
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Steve Wilson | ... | Various 2 episodes, 1996 |
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Bill Stainton | ... | Various 2 episodes, 1996 |
| Bob Nelson | ... | Various 2 episodes, 1996 | |
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John Keister | ... | Various 2 episodes, 1996 |
| Joel McHale | ... | Various 2 episodes, 1996 | |
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A mixture of skit comedy and stand-up from a Seattle-based group of performers. Skits tended to focus on social issues, such as "The Worst Girlfriend in the World". One regular feature was "Mind Your Manners, with Billy Quan", in which Quan would demonstrate proper behavior by beating the living daylights out of rude people. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 September 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Almost Live! See more »Filming Locations:
Seattle, Washington, USACompany Credits
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1.33 : 1
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Almost Live! (1984) originally began its 6:00 PM Sunday evening run as a show called "REV" ("Rock Entertainment Videos"), a local showcase for music videos and live performances in the early days of MTV. It eventually evolved a talk show format with host Ross Shafer, still focusing on music with a few comedy acts. As the show shifted more toward comedy, it officially became Almost Live! (1984). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It is a genuine shame that this show was canceled. Since that was over ten years ago, I am mostly over it. Mostly. Fresh and original, Almost Live was loaded with talent. Tracey Conway, Nancy Guppy, Pat Cashman, Bill Nye, John Keister, Steve Wilson, Bob Stainton and Bob Nelson were the main players that I remember. At least Joel McHale made it (Community, etc) and most people deservedly know Bill Nye (The Science Guy) by now. Pat Cashman reminded me very much of Phil Hartman and I felt could have done just as well given a national stage.
Yes, much of the entertainment is localized, but this isn't a bad thing. You may miss on a couple of the jokes, but it's simple enough to get and you'll likely relate it to your own area. Most of the cast would have been a good augmentation to the SNL cast and many of the sketches were far funnier than SNL was cranking out during that period. Pound for pound, AL offered us much more rib-shaking funny material. Billy Quan is one example that just cracked me up. YouTube is a good source for this.
If you reside in the Pugetopolis, You can catch the reruns (two of them) on the local NBC affiliate (King-5) after SNL. I just add the extra hour to my DVR and watch it after I have skipped all the commercials from SNL.