Popular Skits and Characters
mind you manners...

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  • Tracey and Hollyce give you a sneak peek at the topics featured on their weekday talk show.
  • After creating this character for KJR radio, comedian Bill Nye perfected his act with John Keister on "Almost Live". After discovering his niche, he moved on to PBS, and then Disney after landing a fat Hollywood contract. But you saw him here first!
  • Nancy Guppy is a mild mannered housewife. Unless, of course, a man needs help of the kind that would bruise his ego if his male friends found out about it. Because that is when you need her help the most!
  • Over the years, the Almost Live! team have created many commercial parodies, advertising some of the craziest products you would never want.
  • Join the men and women of law enforcement as they patrol the streets of many well known areas of King County and beyond. You will sit in the passenger seat, and experience the thrill of patrolling places you would never visit in real life, even on a dare
  • Pat Cashman plays a radio disk jockey who has had to take a second job in order to make ends meet. Watch as he mixes his dream job with almost every other profession under the sun!
  • Poking fun at the college frat boys you saw hanging around popular locations, being loud and giving each other "High Fives" for no apparent reason, this group of delinquents visit many popular tourist locations and are loved by all!
  • Ralph Bevins plays the hero with a jet pack in this spoof of the 1952 sci-fi movie serial "Commando Cody", which explains the low-budget special effects and the use of black and white film. Too bad that his equipment is subject to real life physics!
  • Nancy Guppy stars as the woman who knows everything, and is inclined to tell you that you don't! She answers letters from her fans, then interviews guests who specialize in various skills that they, apparently, know little about.
  • Darrell Suto just wants to enjoy the Pacific Northwest lifestyle. But his adversary John Keister has a knack for ruining Billy's day. Enjoy the action as Billy teaches John to "Mind His Manners".
  • After the opening credits, John Keister steps on stage and we get a view of the "almost" live crowd. He tells a few jokes regarding the latest happenings around town, sometimes followed by a power point presentation on the most popular or silly news it
  • Whether it be popular science fiction movies like Alien or classics tear jerkers like "Old Yeller", the Almost Live! crew has what it takes to make a mockery of Hollywood, not that they are doing to badly on their own.
  • Chuck ( Matt Smith ) and his assistant Jimmy ( Hans-Eric Gosch ) trek through the forests and parks of the Pacific Northwest. With cigarette in hand and beer at the ready, explore the unbeaten paths with these unlikely naturalists.
  • Pat has a knack for finding film clips ( old AND new ) that just scream to have their audio tracks replaced. Check out these fine examples!
  • Ed Wyatt created many mind bending tests that point out just how ridiculous language can be. From sports teams to tropical viruses, no stone is sacred or left unturned.
  • Bill Nye stars as Speed Walker, the super hero who fights crime while maintaining strict adherence to the regulations of the international speed walking association.
  • Keeping to the tradition of the "Man on the Street" interview, Joe Guppy braves downtown Seattle and takes on the general public in this great Almost Live! series of skits!
  • A team of business suit clad wanna-be executives make the difficult decisions that make their co-workers cringe on a daily basis. Grab a diet soda and join the meeting!
  • John Keister's look at what made news during the past week. Many a joke that didn't make the opening monologue turns up during this segment. It is always filmed live in front of the studio audience.
  • John Keister narrates as one of two groups ( depending on the season ) of local musicians stand around a street corner and provide commentary on John's various topics. But we all know their opinions already...
  • Coming to you from a bunker somewhere in the local area, Ed Wyatt teaches you the basics of staying alive after the crazies have taken over the Key Arena. He is usually guarded by Bob Nelson, who wanders around wearing camouflage fatigues and hefting his
  • Tracey Conway stars as the woman who leaves behind a trail of despair as she devastates the lives of any and all single men in her path. You could say she is the "Worst Girlfriend in the World".
  • An educational piece that will teach you a few basic skills that you will need if you want to be successful in the Pacific Northwest!
  • This host of a local kid show seems to have a few gripes. But he also has a guitar and a cute Raccoon puppet, so how bad can it be?
  • What critter lurks in the skins of man? Probably better not to know, but if you are *really* curious, these clips will reveal it all...