The It's Alive Show

The It's Alive Show is a television program produced in Pittsburgh, PA by Clownhouse Productions. The show is aired Saturday nights at 10:00 PM on WBGN, a local station and streamed on the Internet at www.theitsaliveshow.com. Each show includes a horror or science fiction B movie with trivia, sketch comedy and live music in the breaks. The It's Alive Show premiered on WBGN on July 30th, 2005. Creator/producer Mark Menold plays horror host Professor Emcee Square, a dapper zombie in a tuxedo who revels in hitting his sidekick, Stiffy the Dead Clown (played by Shannon Norman) with a rubber chicken. The cast also includes a mutant hunchback, an opinionated demon, a diminutive (and mute) nosferatu, and a busty female mummy. The It's Alive Show also organizes Zombie Fest, an annual horror convention and zombie walk in Monroeville, PA. The Monroeville Mall Zombie Walk set a Guinness world record on October 29, 2006, for the "Largest Gathering of Zombies" with a total of 894 zombies and again October 28, 2007, with a total number of 1028 zombies and over 1,200 pounds of food collected for local food banks. The Event has spawned World Zombie Day, taking the charity zombie walk world wide by encouraging other cities to hold their walks on the same day and collect items for local food banks. The Monroeville Mall Zombie Walk also won the 2007 Rondo Hatton Award for "Best Fan Event."

History

Originally, the program that would become known as "The It's Alive Show" was to be a cooking show, proposed by Mark Menold to Adelphia Studios. After being informed that there could be no cooking with an open flame or otherwise in their studios, Menold came up with the idea of a hosted horror program on the spot. Taking his cues from other horror hosts such as Pittsburgh's Chilly Billy (Bill Cardille) and Philadelphia's Doctor Shock, Menold assembled a cast and began taping and broadcasting his program.

Awards and Notoriety

March 18, 2008 - Rondo Hatton Award, "Best Fan Event", The It's Alive Show's Monroeville Mall Zombie Walk
October 28, 2007 World Record - Largest Gathering of Zombies, 1028 Zombies, Monroeville Mall, Monroeville PA, Guinness Book of World Records
October 29, 2006 World Record - Largest Gathering Of Zombies, 894 Zombies, Monroeville Mall, Monroeville PA, Guinness Book of World Records
Sponsor/Promoter - ZOMBIEFEST

Fan Base

The show has a rabid fan base called "The Lifeless," who not only frequent their [http://www.theitsaliveshow.com website] and [http://emceesquare.proboards40.com/v45index.cgi? message board] , but also help in promoting ZombieFest, organizing get-togethers, and recruiting merchants, advertisers, and other fans.

Cast

Regular Cast

Professor Emcee Square - Mark Menold
Pointy - Doug Appel
Stiffy the Dead Clown - Shannon Norman
Fritz III - Eric Forster
Leah The Mummy Girl - Bethany Tryc

Puppets

Mother - Mark Menold (Credited as Grandma Tippy Toe)
Urnie - Doug Appel, Shannon Norman, Joel Pavuk (Credited as Harry Menold)
Cyst with Teeth and Hair

Recurring Characters

Hellga Scheidenentzündung - Angela Rocco
Mr. Neighbor - Eric Forster
Cal-Tiki - Joel Pavuk
Super Chicken - Eve Heidekat
The Whispering Nantucket - Steve Elkin
Prof 5000 - Jim Balog
Heather the Mummy Girl - Heather Yaksic

Guest Appearances

Mel Practice

Kyra Schon
Phat ManDee
Tommy Amoeba
The Forbidden 5
The Peekaboo Review
Triangle and Rhino
Norman Nardini
Caustic Christ
Steelman
Kabuki Thunder
Triangle and Rhino
Billy Pilgrim
House of Assassins

Crew

Mark Menold - Producer/Writer/Director/Editor
Doug Appel - Technical Director
Eric Forster - Make Up & Special Effects
Shannon Norman - Writer
Bruce Lentz - Film Archivist; Horror Historian
Bumble Bee Slim - Horror Historian
Joel Pavuk - Art Director
Mike Cornell - Editor
Jack Hargrove - Editor

House Band

DEATHMOBILE, First referred to as "The Singularities," then "The Banana Peel Coffin Jockeys."
Professor Emcee Square - Vocals, Guitar
Pointy - Gutiar
Adam Sivitz - Drums
Chris Owoc - Bass

References

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825001/

http://classichorrorfilmboard.com/rondos/rondos.html

http://myweb.wvnet.edu/e-gor/tvhorrorhosts/hostsp.html#ProfessorEmceeSquare

http://www.theitsaliveshow.com/zombiefest2008/home.htm

http://www.myspace.com/worldzombieday

http://www.theitsaliveshow.com/toppage1.htm

http://www.myspace.com/deathmobiletoonz

External Links

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825001/