GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

Connianatu How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

hellraiser7 I always have a knack for sketch comedy because there is unlimited freedom to what kind of comedy stories to create. However for me what really make a good sketch comedy show is in both good casting and that it's heart is in the right place. This show is one of my favorite because it has both.Yeah I'm a resident of Seattle, Washington so it's easy to see why this show has a place in my heart. This show was one a show from my hometown shows I've seen and I still find it real funny. Yes it's true this show didn't have a high budget like "SNL" but to me that was part of the charm of the show. It's also true that they never had any celebrity guests but that's a good thing personally I felt they were really just a gimmick/promotion device by nature, this show didn't need stars to keep it going. It's like with a lot of those amateur films you'd see from the film company "Dead Gentlmen", they operated on a low budget but you can tell they put a great deal of effort and energy into what they done which is part of why those films are entertaining, it's likewise for this show. They used their budget and they used it wises knowing what they were doing and what they wanted. All of Washington state was practically their studio, I really love how they used the locations for most of their skits in a way this show could also be a travel program for anyone that wants to vacation in Washington State. They had scripting and content that was above average but most importantly funny. But they also had a very good cast whom weren't all popular (or at least for two had good starts)and they didn't look like pretty boys and girls but actually like everyday people and that gave the show a sense of relatability. Most importantly all of them were capable and experienced comedians, there are three that are my favorites.Pat Cashman you may remember him as the spokesman for "Taco Time" commercials but for me I've known him in this show, he was the glue of this show to me. He almost reminded me of my favorite comedian "Phil Hartman" like him he had a great comical voice and is able to play roles in disguise well, I'll explain a few of them latter.Joel McHale before he played my favorite character in one of my favorite TV show's "Community" this was where I first knew him. He always had a certain smooth smart alec sensibility or even just the sweet regular guy charm. But with both those characteristic have proved him to have almost unlimited charisma.Bill Nye I actually saw his show "Bill Nye the Science Guy" if it wasn't for that show I wouldn't of saw this one. But he's great he just has a lot of energy, colorful, and just made science actually fun, I actually learn a lot of science from him than in a regular school if you can believe that.There are lots of skits that are great, most the comedians I named were in but there's not much room so I'll just pronounce a few personal favs of mine.Uncle Fran's Musical Forest: These I found blackly hilarious because it's a dark parody on simple live kids shows turned upside down. Uncle Fran is sort of a manic depressive that always sings inappropriate songs and beats up the raccoon puppet with his guitar.Nature Walk with Chuck: This is another colorful character. He's crude, rude, but worst of all doesn't know jack squat about or even give a crap about nature. And he's assisted by the unlucky boy scout Jimmy that either gets injured or dies.COPS: This predates the TV show "Reno 911" it's just funny and bizarre, as we see the cops in different location in Washington State, it's colorful as each of these locations just seem to have different laws and crimes.Mind your Manners with Billy Quan: It's a parody on a lot of bad kung fu movies. From it's dubbing of both Billy Quan(voiced by Pat Cashman) and the idiot bad guy (voiced by John Keister). The plot is always the same where the idiot bad guy is always ruining Billy Quan's life in some way and they resort to combat. And the combat sequences are just fraking hilarious because it slapstick at it's best, each of these characters has a ridiculous amount of bizarre power moves almost as much as a shonan anime character. The most famous is the heat seeking flying kick.Unsuccessful Playwright: This is one with Pat Cashman which is a mock biography on a playwright that had not just had no success but no one showed to see one play. This to me is an example of verbal humor at his best, has it ever occurred to the playwright that it could be because of titles.Carpet Commercial: This one is my favorite from Pat Cashman because this one to me another example of verbal humor at it's best. I just love his delivery and his build up to intensity as he is saying all the different way of shut down.It's a shame the show didn't have the same life span as "SNL", I wouldn't mind if somehow this came back on again with a new generation like "Seattle Improv" or even the amateur independent film company "Dead Gentlemen" have some or all of them as cast members. The old cast members show up on occasion or specials. But this would probably never happen, it's just a thought.Almost Live is live and alive.Rating: 4 stars

Wizard-8 I also would like to take to task the user comment that claimed that the humor of the show "Almost Live!" was too Seattle-based to appeal to people that lived outside of the area. I live in British Columbia, Canada, and I found the humor of the show hysterical. You did not have to live in Seattle to understand the jokes. For example, there was one sketch called "The Streetwalking Lawyers Of Aurora Avenue", which depicted out-of-work lawyers making a living by offering their services on the side of the road. From that sketch, I could conclude with confidence that the real Aurora Avenue in Seattle was plagued with prostitutes. Further proof that the humor on the show could appeal to outsiders was the little-known fact that the scripts for the show were sold to a German TV show and recreated there for German audiences.It was a sad day when this show was cancelled. Though part of me would love the show to be revived, the cast is now probably too old. Though maybe they could mentor a new cast and writers.

kent-like-what I grew up in Seattle and this show chronicled the rise of Seattle from a sleepy little nowhere town to the height of grunge and back down. However, I would imagine it would be a little hard to get if you aren't from Seattle (though, I think they edited out stuff that was totally Seattle-based on the Comedy Central version)... but if you are from Seattle (or rather Kent) like I am... this is an absolute classic. I give this show ***** out of *****.

L_Miller This was one of the most consistently funny shows I've ever seen. Even SCTV in the early years would occasionally meander off somewhere that made you want to get up and get a soda."Almost Live" was kinda like Conan O' Brien's show on those rare nights when he's really on, just off-the-wall observational humor and completely silly stuff like "High-Fivin' White Guys", which was hilarious. I really wish this would come out on DVD instead of craptastic tripe like "Scary Movie" and oh-boy-more-reality shows.