In an interview with the BBC, Mike Henry reveals that there are quite a few musical artists lined up to lend their voices to a wide variety of characters in The Cleveland Show next season, including Kanye West, Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas, and U2’s Larry Mullen.
Here’s what Mike had to say about Kanye:
On Kanye’s public persona relating to his Cleveland Show character
Kanye could not be a cooler guy at our show – we do definitely have some jokes where he makes light of himself.”
“He does some things out in public that stir up controversy and opinions. He …read more

Here are the first images from the American Dad episode airing February 14, 2010 titled “May The Best Stan Win”. The episode summary is as follows:
Stan gives Francine “love coupons” for Valentine’s Day, but refuses to honor them once he becomes preoccupied with his very own CIA cyborg. Meanwhile, Roger helps Steve and his friends remake a classic ‘80s movie.

Here’s Alex Borstein talking about her Family Guy character Lois Griffin; she also plays Asian reporter Trisha Takanawa and Cleveland Brown’s ex-wife.

Here’s the clip of Seth MacFarlane doing his guest spot on Star Trek Enterprise, Season 4, Episode 15; the episode entitled ‘Affliction.’

Yep – it’s coming up to a whopping 150 episodes of our favorite deliciously twisted show….I remember when it was just a baby, all cute and pink >>wipes away a tear<<.
The episode will be aired on May 2, 2010, and will focus on Brian and Stewie, who become locked in a bank vault together while hilarious shenanigans ensue. Here’s the official synopsis:
In the 150th episode, “Brian and Stewie,” the series honors two of its breakout characters, BRIAN (voiced by MacFarlane) and STEWIE (voiced by MacFarlane). When the pair get locked in a bank vault, they are forced to deal …read more

UPDATE: The contest is now over – thanks for entering! See this post for the winner. :>)

I’ve got a copy of The Simpsons: Season 20 for one lucky winner! Here’s more about the release:
“The Simpsons” Season 20 includes a total of 21 hilarious episodes and features “The Twentieth Anniversary Special Sneak Peak” by Academy Award nominee Morgan Spurlock, and features every outrageous episode from the 2008-09 season, including the family’s hilarious trip to Ireland, Homer and Ned’s turn as bounty hunters and Bart trading lives with a multi-millionaire lookalike of himself. The show’s impressive who’s who of guest stars …read more

Fox has just announced that they have renewed Family Guy for a second four-year cycle, taking the show through the 2014-15 season.
Family Guy is Fox’s biggest cash cow, and is in fact the biggest money maker currently in syndication, reportedly just behind Two and a Half Men (I have a hard time believing that show is better than FG, does anyone every actually WATCH that show?).
This news is in contrast to vague rumors that Seth MacFarlane might actually shelve the show at the end of next season, so it’s good news indeed.

NOTE: Family Guy and American Dad are both preempted this night for the Simpsons’ 20th Anniversary Special.
Simpsons:

In the landmark 450th episode of THE SIMPSONS, Krusty is approached by two network executives who want to bring on female co-star Princess Penelope (guest voice Hathaway) to increase the show’s female demographic. The onstage and behind-the-scenes rapport between Krusty and Princess Penelope grows, and before long, Krusty asks for his co-star’s hand in marriage. Meanwhile, when Mr. Burns puts a stop to the free donuts at the plant to cut costs, Homer, Lenny and Carl decide to meet with a headhunter who …read more

Arianna Huffington, the voice behind a bear named….Arianna…on the Cleveland Show, talked briefly about her role and how she feels about the whole thing:
“They just called me, and it was something completely unusual for me,” she says of her decision to do “Cleveland.” “And I love ‘Family Guy’ and I love the whole team. It was great, and it got me lots of brownie points from my teenage daughters.”
You can watch the video of her here, along with behind the scenes clips of her actually voicing her character.
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Seth MacFarlane is getting some great guest stars for 2010: first Jane Lynch for the Cleveland Show, now Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, for Family Guy on January 3!
The episode is titled “Big Man on Hippocampus”: after Peter hits his head and develops amnesia, he forgets his family and friends, prompting Lois and the kids to move out and giving Quagmire a chance to score with the girl of his dreams. Here are a few images that Fox has released so far: