Dead Alewives - Founding Members

Founding Members

Francis Montgomery "Mondy" Carter — Mondy Carter was a founding member of the troupe. He lived in Milwaukee for many years and worked as an actor in the city's live theater industry. He moved with his family to Asheville, North Carolina where he hoped to continue to work on theater projects with his wife, Karen Stobbe.

Robert "Bo" Johnson — a founding member, currently lives in Milwaukee, and works in theaters in the area. He plays rhythm guitar with Milwaukee-based pop band Random Maxx.

Peter Alberts — a founding member, was a staff member of Fireman Press, the self-contained publishing house that produced the popular independent comic book Scud: The Disposable Assassin. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Rob Schrab — In addition to his tenure with the Dead Alewives, Schrab was a successful artist and writer of comic books and graphic novels for many years. When the Alewives folded, Schrab moved to Los Angeles with Alberts to pursue a pending movie deal for his comic characters. When that deal didn't work out, he remained in Los Angeles, and became a jack-of-all-trades in the film industry. Among his achievements are co-writing the Dreamworks animated film "Monster House" with Dan Harmon; producing The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central; writing and producing the unpurchased (but virally reproduced) cult pilot Heat Vision and Jack (also with Harmon); and creating Internet "TV channel" Channel 101, which features user-submitted content.

Dan Harmon — became an Alewife at the same time as Schrab, both having trained under Scholler and Johnson. Harmon was the creator and writer of Alewives' recordings that found some viral Internet success, such as "Dungeons and Dragons sketch," also known as "Summoner Geeks". He often wrote for Schrab's comic book, and after the Scud: The Disposable Assassin movie deal of the late 1990s, he moved to Los Angeles with Schrab, where the two launched a career as screenwriting partners, collaborating with Schrab on several popular creative projects. Harmon was the producer, writer, and star of "Acceptable.TV" on VH1. He also created, and serves as executive producer and head writer of Community, which debuted on NBC in September 2009.

Sean McKenna — was a founding member. After the Alewives ceased their live performances, he moved to the Twin Cities to continue his theatrical career, where he became the voice of the Best Buy Idea Box on television commercials and also provided the voice for the titular character in Schrab's Robot Bastard short. Sean became a copywriter and now works at an ad agency. He has two children.

Kurt Scholler — In addition to having taught improv classes to much of Milwaukee while living there, Scholler also appeared in a number of television ads for the Cousins sandwich restaurant chain, CapitalOne, and Campbell's Soup. In addition, he has appeared in small roles on a number of television shows, including Kwik Witz, Boston Legal, and The West Wing. Scholler performed the physical role of the robot in Schrab's Robot Bastard short. Still performing with ComedySportz in Los Angeles, Kurt continues to do commercials, film, and television, including a brief cameo on The Sarah Silverman Program.

Other Alewives

Dylan Bolin — is a Milwaukee-based comedian and improv artist who joined the troupe after the departure of some of the original members.

Tom Clark — is a stand-up comedian. He currently lives in Los Angeles and has appeared on such shows as Comedy Central's Premium Blend and CBS's Late Late Show. He, too, joined after the departure of some of the founding members.

Mark Redlich — worked with the Alewives and ComedySportz while finishing his Ph.D in organic chemistry. He currently lives in Milwaukee, where he works as a chemical analyst, and plays lead guitar in Random Maxx with Bo Johnson. Redlich is still active with ComedySportz.

Eric Price — is a comedian and impressionist who did several shows with the Alewives in the stead of the departed founders. Eric was a featured performer on MADtv.

Rollie Cafaro — is a Milwaukee-area attorney and veteran of ComedySportz who filled in for absent members during a number of shows.