Ralph Bevins
When you talk about the cast and crew of Almost Live!, you’re not exactly talking about cookie-cutter versions of personnel. But if you insist on the cookie analogy, we’re talking […]
Steve Wilson
If Almost Live! could be compared to a baseball team, Steve Wilson might have been the groundskeeper. At least on game day. He was the guy in charge of grooming […]
Introduction
Almost Live!: Still Alive is an audio podcast mini-series, featuring the creators, cast and writers of one of Seattle’s most iconic TV shows, Almost Live! (1984-1999) It was a show so […]
Ross Shafer
In George Orwell’s famous novel, 1984, he foresaw a time where Big Brother scrutinizes human actions, and stifles freedom and non-conformity. But while Orwell was busy focusing on Big Brother, […]
John Keister
It was probably inevitable, but as a weekly sketch comedy show, Almost Live! was often compared to network television’s Saturday Night Live. Why not? Almost Live! aired on Seattle’s KING […]
Dana Dwinell
The town of Yakima is not only the self-proclaimed “Palm Springs of Washington State” – but it’s also the hometown of some remarkable and famous people. A partial list includes […]
Darrell Suto
Like any sketch comedy show, part of Almost Live’s ability to sustain week after week, came from a reliance on recurring characters and bits. Uncle Fran, Capable Woman, Sluggy, The […]
Brooks McBeth
A warning: Parts of this particular episode may be too… well… too highbrow, too donnish, too erudite… too filled with words you have look up. Nonetheless, if you are at […]
Scott Schaefer
There was only one Keister on Almost Live. One Conway, one Nye, one Nelson, Wilson, Wyatt and Stainton. McHale was the only one with a prefix (Mc). There WERE two […]
Nancy Guppy
In the earliest days of the show, Almost Live! was heavily influenced by a male viewpoint. A few actresses were introduced in those first years – Andy Stein and Lynne […]
Joel McHale
The guest this time is Joel McHale. Actor, comedian, author, producer, TV host… and had nothing to do with “McHale’s Navy.” He hosted “The Soup” for 11 years on the […]
Mike Boydstun
When ALMOST LIVE! debuted in 1984, it had several writers, more than a few cast members, a full studio crew – and plenty of critics. But it had only a […]
Bob Nelson
Perhaps one of the reasons ‘Almost Live!’ found a place on TV for so many years was because – at its core – it was a distinctly local show. The […]
Lauren Weedman
Looking back at all the people who were part of Almost Live!, it’s notable that there are literally none of them that moved onto completely different careers after the show […]
Bill Stainton
Someone once asked me what a TV producer does. That someone was me. I asked me what a TV producer does. Maybe I should ask Bill Stainton instead. Because he […]
Tracey Conway
One of the reasons we decided on the podcast name, “Almost Live!: Still Alive” is because, happily, everybody from that show is still with us. Not necessarily still with IT… […]