Wanna read a strange sentence? The elephant went to the beach and played the kazoo. Wanna read another strange sentence? Seth MacFarlane will be hosting the 2013 Oscars.
It’s a bold and unexpected move, especially since he has never hosted another awards show, although MacFarlane proved himself more than capable on live TV with a recent Saturday Night Live hosting gig, which in retrospect would seem to be a major part of this Academy Awards audition.
He’s also been Master of Ceremonies at one other slightly less prestigious event …
“It’s truly an overwhelming privilege to be asked to host the Oscars,” MacFarlane said in a statement. “My thoughts upon hearing the news were, one, I will do my utmost to live up to the high standards set forth by my predecessors; and two, I hope they don’t find out I hosted the Charlie Sheen Roast.” [EW]
Actually, all (or most) kidding aside, this kinda makes sense. The Oscar people really like hosts who can sing and do voices and what not (Billy Crystal, Hugh Jackman, Billy Crystal, Billy Crystal), and that sort of stuff is right up MacFarlane’s alley. I’m not the biggest Family Guy fan in the world, but he did a decent job hosting Saturday Night Live, and he’s certainly capable of zinging some stuffed shirts in the front row for a few minutes, so who knows? One thing I do know, however, is that all the people worried about whether he’ll be ***CONTROVERSIAL*** should probably hop in the old wayback machine and remember that last year’s ceremony featured the host appearing in blackface in the opening montage. Yeah.
Anyway, between this, hosting SNL, and maybeprobably dating Emilia Clarke, Seth MacFarlane is having an A-OK last couple weeks.
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As long as he’s American Dad funny and not new Family Guy “funny” then it should go okay. He’ll do Stewie within the first minute of his opening monologue.
I look at MacFarlane and Family Guy vs. American Dad as I do Groening with Simpsons and Futurama (rightly or wrongly). Once the former’s success allowed him to create the latter, that’s where he shifted his creative focus.
American Dad is hilarious.
What did the twitteratti want instead? Harmon? People are supposed to actually watch these things.
I’m an idiot, been pointed out that he doesn’t have much to do with American Dad anymore.
Fuck him then.
Not to change the subject but last night I actually watched The Simpsons, and …. Ugh.
Who the fuck wrote that first sentence in the blockquote? I edited this comment a hell of a lot more tightly than that goddamn monstrosity. (Which is to say, I didn’t.)
Why is Neil Cavuto in the banner pic?
Drinking game:
- Shot for every time he slips into the Stewie voice.
- Chug every time he cuts away to an “obscure” reference.
- Drink whole glass/can/cup/papoose when he sings.
- Night is over if he mentions ‘Ted’ more than once.
I’m getting the vibe that you want us all to die from alcohol poisoning.
Who knows? Maybe he’ll have an aneurysm along with 90% of the audience if Romney wins the election. After all, they’ll all be there since no one will follow through on the standard “I’ll move to Canada” threats.
Here’s hoping he’s a little more Ricky Gervais and a little less Billy Crystal. Nothing too insane but people either complain that the host was boring or went too far. I’d rather err on the side of too far.
There is no chance that he does anything but Billy Crystal schtick with more fart jokes and less laughs.