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The season premiere of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" is set to air on Friday, February 19, 2010, with guests Seth MacFarlane, Fmr. Gov. Eliot Spitzer, and Norah O'Donnell. 

According to the LA Times Seth MacFarlane will be hosting the 2010 Writers Guild Awards (WGA) West Coast ceremony on February 20th. Speaking in a statement Seth said, “I’m honored and humbled to be chosen as host of the WGAW awards. I look forward to catching up with my strike buddies from 2007, and making some new strike buddies for...

Talking about why he developed the idea for The Cleveland Show Seth MacFarlane has said: “I get bored pretty quickly … The Cleveland Show, just getting that off the ground was very stimulating, it was a lot of fun to kind of build something new and to see if it could be done.” “I guess what motivates me is that I...

Variety reports that ‘Seth MacFarlane and Friends’ will participate in the 27th Annual William S. Paley Television Festival. Other shows signed on to participate are “Lost”, “Community”, “Cougar Town”, “FlashForward”, “Men of a Certain Age”, “Glee”,...

Could another Seth MacFarlane animated series be heading its way to Fox? Well according to iF Magazine it could be:- “He’s stretched thin,” admits Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly at today’s Winter TCA. “We’ve got one other show we’re contemplating with Seth and looking to broaden our...

In an interview with The Los Angeles Times at the “Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side” DVD launch party, Seth MacFarlane discussed the generosity of George Lucas; dealing with The Parents Television Council; and the ‘firestorm’ raised by the suggestion that Stewie is gay. In another L.A. times article...

Seth MacFarlane is dominating Fox’s evening schedule tonight with 2 hours of new episodes from Family Guy, American Dad, and The Cleveland Show, plus a special half-hour variety show. Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show is a one-off comedy variety show featuring Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein on stage....

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...