Seth macfarlane finally visits – The Howard Stern Show

Date posted: April 27, 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009

SETH MACFARLANE FINALLY VISITS The Howard Stern Show for April 27, 2009

ARTIE’S ON A ROLL

Early in the show, Howard laughed that Artie was looking “almost healthy,” but Artie corrected him: “I look healthy-ER.” Artie said he’d lost 22 pounds since he started training with Helicopter Mike.

Angel, the cancer stricken woman High Pitch Erik was stalking, then called in to thank Artie for holding a benefit stand-up show for her over the weekend. Angel said she planned to use the money to have “one or two of the tumors giving [her] the most problems” removed and maybe get one of her kids a new bed. Howard told Artie he’d done a nice thing: “You’re gonna go to heaven. Even with all the f’ed up stuff you’ve done.”

YOU’VE BEEN RICHARD CHRISTY’D

Richard came in to tell people he’s afraid of catching the swine flu from coughing/sneezing passengers on the subway – but after catching sight of Richard’s oozing arm wound, Howard thought he had more to worry about: “Look at his arm. He’s got MRSA! Go to a doctor…go to an emergency room…cover it up and get out of here.”

Later, Richard came in to say he was just teasing Howard: “You’ve been Richard Christy’d…that was all special effects make-up.” Howard displayed his usual distaste for being pranked: “Don’t ever prank me again. Don’t f’ing waste my time…If you do that again, I’ll fire you.”

DEAD WACKPAKERS

A caller asked the crew if they could name all the dead wackpackers and what they died from, and everyone chipped in:

Hank the Angry Dwarf died of liver failure due to his drinking.

Froggy died of diabetes.

Cliff Palette died of a heart condition (but didn’t have a cleft palette).

Blue Iris is still on life support.

Kenneth Keith Kallenbach died in prison due to neglect.

WHY, GANGE? WHY?

Howard complained about an interview on HowardTV in which Mike Gange interviews the most recent Miss HowardTV, Becky Wunder: “Why does it have to be Gange?” Howard had a few questions:

1. Why, in the first place, is Gange the one talking with her?

2. Why is Gange in the frame?

3. Couldn’t it have been filmed so Miss HowardTV wasn’t sitting all hunched over?

Gary then came in to explain that Gange thinks he’s a “recognizable personality” due to his occasional appearances on the show – but no one came in to take credit for the clip’s shoddy direction.

HOW SETH MACFARLANE BUILT “FAMILY GUY”

“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane stopped by to promote “The Cleveland Show” and told the crew about growing up as a wanna-be cartoonist: “I was drawing from age 2. Fred Flintstone, Woody Woodpecker – anything I saw on TV.” However, he did not start getting laid until college: “I had a couple girlfriends, but they were sporadic.”

Seth said he started at Hanna Barbara as a writer/artist for “Johnny Bravo” before selling “Family Guy” directly to Fox. The show languished for three years due to timeslot changes and primetime competition – and was eventually canceled. After the show’s DVD sales went through the roof though, the network brought it back.

CARTOONS PAY OFF IN THE BEDROOM

Howard went through Seth’s sexual resume, and Seth did his best to not betray too much. Eliza Dushku: “I’m saying nothing. I’m being very discreet…I won’t get into why we’re not together now. She’s very smart.” Amanda Bynes: “I plead the fifth.” “Twilight” co-star Ashley Greene: “I still have not seen the movie. I feel like such a jerk.”

SETH ON “SOUTH PARK”

Howard asked Seth why “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone apparently hated him so much, and Seth explained that they don’t like his show’s frequent cutaways and interchangeable jokes: “They don’t see that as a legitimate form of comedy…their whole thing is, ‘Well, it detracts from the story.’ I don’t see why they care so much.” Seth admitted that it was awkward when he runs into them: “[Like] when Churchill and Hitler would be in the same room together.” Seth threw them a bone, however: “The whole two-episode thing they did on us was very funny.”