<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Kiss and Tell" </Td> <Td> Next → "I Second That Emotion" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Will & Grace (season 8) List of Will & Grace episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "Alive and Schticking" is the season premiere of the American television series Will & Grace's eighth season . It was written by Bill Wrubel and directed by series producer James Burrows . The episode was broadcast live on NBC in the United States on September 29, 2005, and was performed twice by the actors that evening for the East and West coasts . Alec Baldwin guest starred in "Alive and Schticking" and received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance . </P> <P> In the episode, Grace (Debra Messing) contemplates having an affair with a married man, while Jack (Sean Hayes) begins a new career as the host of his new talk show Jack Talk . Meanwhile, Will (Eric McCormack) tries to hide from Karen (Megan Mullally) the fact that her husband, Stan, is alive and faked his death due to troubles with the mob . Will also tries to stop his former boss, Malcolm (Baldwin), from dating Karen . </P>

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