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Fox have released a number of promotional videos for tomorrow night’s Family Guy special, Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show:- Alex sketches Alex performing live Alex sings Family Guy Presents Marlee Matlin Guest Star Family Guy Presents Walter Murphy Family Guy Theme Jackson Douglas Directing

Just under a week since Microsoft pulled out of sponsoring the upcoming special, Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show, Warner Bros have seized the opportunity and will be using the special to promote their upcoming Sherlock Holmes film (to be released Christmas Day). Whether the special will feature promotions exclusively...

Variety is reporting that Microsoft have pulled there sponsorship of Fox’s Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein special to be aired on November 8th. The comedy/variety special, Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show, was due to air free of commercial breaks due to special in show branding of Windows 7; however,...

Seth MacFarlane recently paid a visit to the Family Guy corn maze at Conners Farm in Danvers, Massachusetts. Thanks to Family Guy Producer, Kara Vallow (aka teenagesleuth) for posting her pictures via Twitter.

It’s the big man’s big day: happy birthday Seth MacFarlane from everyone at Planet Family Guy!

Fox is dedicating a whole evening to Seth MacFarlane and his shows on Sunday November 8th. The line-up includes new episodes of American Dad and The Cleveland Show plus two new episodes of Family Guy. The night will also feature an all new commercial-free Seth and Alex Borstein special, Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show, sponsored by...

Seth MacFarlane’s appearance on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien has been rescheduled to air on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Michael Moore is also scheduled to be a guest on the same show.

Seth MacFarlane was scheduled to appear on ‘The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien’ on Friday, September 25, 2009. However, E! Online has reported that Conan O’Brien was taken by ambulance to the hospital after a fall and bumping his head, and so the filming of this Tonight Show episode was not completed. A repeat airing...

Seth MacFarlane discusses “The Cleveland Show”, the making of “Something, Something, Something Darkside”, his role in “Flash Forward”, and upcoming Family Guy guest stars in an interview conducted by Fred Topel of Crave Online. An excerpt from the article: Crave Online: Is your Empire Strikes Back episode...

According to The Providence Journal, Seth MacFarlane will have a supporting role in a new romantic comedy, “Mistaken Identity”, which will begin filming in Rhode Island in October. Nora Dunn, formerly of Saturday Night Live, will star in the film, which will also “feature such actors as Joel David Moore, who was in Avatar and...

Seth MacFarlane was interviewed by Chris Harrison of TV Guide Network’s “Live at The Emmy Awards with Carrie Ann and Chris”.

Last night’s Creative Arts Emmy award winners included Dan Castellaneta, as Homer Simpson (Father Knows Worst, The Simpsons), for the Outstanding Voice-Over award meaning that Family Guy‘s Seth MacFarlane missed out on this year’s award. Seth was nominated for his work as Peter Griffin in the season 7 episode I Dream of Jesus....

A condensed and edited version of The New York Times interview with Seth MacFarlane appears online. Following is an excerpt from the article: Which show are you putting your money on (to win the Emmy)? I would say either “The Office” or “30 Rock.” Do you still do the drawing for “Family Guy”? I still do a lot of drawing on a...

As announced by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Seth MacFarlane has been confirmed as one of the presenters for the 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. E! Entertainment Television is to scheduled to air the show on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 1 P.M. ET/PT. It should be noted that the Creative Arts Emmy Awards show is a separate...

Seth MacFarlane and Mike Henry have been talking to Fanbolt.com about new series The Cleveland Show and the choice of Cleveland for their own spin-off. In the interview Seth talks about his level of involvement in The Cleveland Show commenting that “producing one animated show on a weekly basis is next to impossible. Producing any more...

Playboy Magazine’s interview with Seth MacFarlane appears in their September 2009 issue, and is posted online. Interesting discussion topics include: Tap dance lessons (Seth is currently taking them); getting high and ordering Chips Ahoy! cookies; and the influence his parents’ wicked sense of humor had on his upbringing. Seth...

According to Seth MacFarlane on Twitter his voice coach “the legendary” Lee Sweetland sadly passed away today. Seth has described him as, “a distinguished gentleman and a dreamy baritone. A true Hollywood legend.”

Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, says his “perfect scenario” would be to do the show for “another couple of years and then wrap it up.” “I don’t want to go 20 years like The Simpsons,” Seth told Sun Media. “Ideally we would go another couple of years and then wrap it up. That would be...

If you missed last night’s BBC Prom concert of classic MGM film musical numbers, you missed Seth MacFarlane performing live in concert! Thankfully, the BBC iPlayer has the full concert available to listen again to for the next week (this should, I believe, be available outside the UK); this is taken from the Radio 3 broadcast. Alternatively,...

American Dad has been nominated in the Outstanding Animated Program category of this year’s Emmy Awards. The nomination is for the show’s season 4 premiere episode, 1600 Candles. Competition comes from Robot Chicken, South Park, and The Simpsons. Family Guy has also received nominations in two other categories: Outstanding Voiceover...

As well as getting nominated for the best comedy award at this year’s Emmys, Family Guy got a second nomination for Seth MacFarlane’s voice work. Seth has been nominated in the Outstanding Voiceover Performance category for his work in I Dream of Jesus. Seth is up against Family Guy‘s Seth Green for his voiceover work in Robot...

Seth MacFarlane is scheduled to perform on August 1, 2009, at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC Proms, ‘The World’s Greatest Classical Musical Festival.' He will be one of the singers in “Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals.” According to the BBC website, the show will be “Broadcast...

According to UK magazine, FHM, Seth MacFarlane grants only two interviews a year and they snagged one of them. The article includes a discussion of the influence of “Back To The Future” and “The Simpsons”, a Kirk Douglas joke that was reconsidered, and how he copes with critics. Ever wonder what MacFarlane’s office...

Seth MacFarlane’s role in new ABC sci-fi series FlashForward has been confirmed by the show’s executive producer, David Goyer, as a recurring part. According to Goyer Seth MacFarlane had asked if there was a part for him in the show: “Seth called me up. He said ‘I f**king love this script.”

Seth MacFarlane was honoured at this year’s Webby Awards for his hit web-animation series Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy winning the Film & Video Person of the Year award. Keeping to the tradition of five word acceptance speeches at the Webbys Seth MacFarlane said: “What is this for again?” Also at the 13th Annual Webby Awards...