Alive and Schticking

Episode #		163 (8.01)
Season #		8
Original Airdate		9/29/2005
Writer		Bill Wrubel
Producers		Gary Janetti, Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally
Director		James Burrows

Plot Synopsis

Grace contemplates having an affair with a married man. Elsewhere, Jack begins new career as a host of his new talk show "Jack Talk." Will gets some advice from Malcolm and tries to hide from Karen the fact that Stan is alive.

Cast

Eric McCormack (Will Truman)
Debra Messing (Grace Adler)
Sean Hayes (Jack McFarland)
Megan Mullally (Karen Walker)
Shelley Morrison (Rosario Salazar)

Guest Cast

Alec Baldwin (Malcolm Widmark)

Notes

Live Season 8 Premiere. This episode will actually be broadcast live twice -- once at 5:30 PM PST for the East Coast (8:30PM EST), and again at 8:30 PM PST for the West Coast.
This episode takes place entirely in Will's apartment and the hallway outside.
Megan hurt her ankle while dancing at home, so Karen's part had to be re-written to accommodate Megan's inability to walk without crutches.
Jack and Grace have a lot of interaction in this episode. During both live performances, Debra and Sean got the giggles several times.
Malcolm gets a last name in this episode, Widmark.