The MacFarlane clan seems pretty unstoppable.FamilyGuyis about to enter its 11th season,American Dadits 8th.
At Comic-Con, we were able to participate in a roundtable interview with MacFarlane.
Check out the full interview after the jump.
Question: Can you tell us a little about your upcoming album?
Rachael MacFarlane:Our season opener at the end of September is an episode called Love American Dad Style.
As a sort of a hippie child we think thats the music that she would have gravitated towards.
Did you have fun doing it?
MacFarlane:I had ablast doing it.
Im sort of pinching myself still.
What can you tell me about the show?
What did you enjoy doing this last season?
MacFarlane:This season in particular has been really, really hilarious.
My character Haley is married; she and her husband Jeff live with Sam and Francine.
But, Jeff obviously cant know hes an alien.
Roger has to go or Jeff has to go.
And so thats how we end the episode, I wont give it away, but its pretty great.
What do you think about the fact that we are used to seeing cartoons for adults on TV now?
15 years ago that was not the case.
MacFarlane:Its wonderful.
And then when The Simpsons premiere that just kind of changed the landscape of everything.
We hadnt had prime time animations since The Flintstones.
I love being a part of it, absolutely love it.
How long in advance do you get your scripts and have time to prepare?
Then two days later we record it; individually.
Were all separate when we do the recordings.
And then we dont see it again for ten months or a year when it airs.
And were like Oh yeah, thats right, thats what that one was about.
What did we record?
What did we do?
because its a long, long period of time.
Do people stop you on the street and ask you about the show?
MacFarlane:No, they dont know who I am.
Are you kidding me?
Thats the nice thing about voiceover.
What makes you laugh?
Do you have a naughty sense of humor?
I think my brother and I both get our senses of humor from our parents.
I mean, my mother was absolutely hilarious andfoul.
Whats something that you thought would never air?
and yeah, it was.
Were family dinners competitive around the table about out-funnying each other?
MacFarlane:We both had our things.
Seth was the artist, I was the singer.
We were like You do your thing, Ill do my thing and never the two shall meet.
I think we had a healthy competition going through our childhood.
You need that kind of balance in the family.
Being that hes the comedian, do you ever contribute to the script?
and we do sort of get to add to it and feed it.
What do you want to do, what do you want to sing?
So I was like, wow, are you kidding me?
And they said, Great, love it, lets do it.
MacFarlane:Its going to be interesting; I dont really think its been done yet.
Its not a comedy record, its a legitimate record.
And they really jumped on board.
MacFarlane:No, are you kidding me?
I was the kid at six, who was like, I want to be in a jazz club.
I was never the pop kid, ever.
So Jessica Rabbits going to be jealous?
MacFarlane:Yea, exactly!
What an amazing scene in that movie where she sings that incredible song.
MacFarlane:Yea, right, exactly!
So, we thought was a cool idea, really excited about it.
When does it come out?
MacFarlane:The end of September, September 25thits looking like.
And the episode premieres on the 30th, so its great timing.
Do you have any other projects lined up?
Are you thinking about doing some theater?
MacFarlane:Its so funny that you would ask that.
I started in theatre.
I went to the Boston Conservatory, and majored in musical theater.
I think its going to keep me pretty busy this year, and Im really excited about it.
When you do your recordings is it embarrassing or are you afraid youre overacting?
MacFarlane:It used to be embarrassing.
You have no shame.
MacFarlane:Yea, you have no shame, exactly!
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