Seth MacFarlane's problem with Jon Stewart

"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane explains the little known feud with Jon Stewart that led to an angry phone call.

[@DeadPixel1105]

It would be nice if Piers would shut up and let his guests talk.

[@Milklover1131]

Jarod Smith it would be nice if piers could stop talking all together

[@nyc9993]

Jarod Smith Thats why he doesnt have a show any more.....

[@dannyr2976]

Unfortunately, he never does, and I don't think ever will!

[@jackwarren1687]

I started clapping after “if piers would shut up”

[@georgeshepherd6431]

i agree

[@ReeseLeigh]

Seth sounds extremely civil here while Piers comes off like a desperate teenage girl wanting to go after someone.

[@McDougal_]

more like a desperate adult man

[@causeimbatmaaan]

BlueHeartXXX an ankle-biting bitch

[@fkerpants]

***** Unbiased? You mean when he insults people? When he belittles his guests for daring to disagree with him?

[@enoughdrama7334]

You should stfu if you don't know what you are talking about...

[@raichuraichu7632]

***** yah he did "such a great unbiast job" that he LOST said job. Was FIRED. He had NOBODY who agreed with him... He was one of the most ignorant and arrogant ppl on television. They recognized it after so much hate against him constantly.. So Much that their entire network was losing viewers, support, donations etc... Yeah so ur "unbiast" and journalist who "did a great job" is an anti american prick, who lost his job for his biased and opinionated reporting....

[@natvasch6399]

So apparently nobody here knows the story behind it, so I'm just gonna put it out there: The thing with the writer's strike was that, unlike other shows Jon was technically in charge of the show, but when it came to the payment they had to work something out with Comedy Central. So he had no Influence on whatsoever; he did run the show after all because of the other employees (camera-men, production assistants and so on). It was a writer's strike, not an everyone-who's-on-the-show strike, but without a show no payment for the other employees. I think Seth's heart was with all the writers over the country, while Jon thought of all the employees on the show. So technically, I think they both have a reasonable point and there is no simple way to solve such a problem. So what happened was, Jon called Seth, explained his point to him, they had a debate, they came to a conclusion, all fine. And then comes Piers and makes a problem out of it... like, seriously dude. They are smart, grown-up men, they can handle it. Btw, Seth's teeth are so white they are blinding me XD

[@mirenda5160]

Nat Vasch Thank you. You saved me a google search.

[@natvasch6399]

@@mirenda5160 You're welcome :D

[@notyouraveragetomato3094]

Nat Vasch thank you for not commenting about how obnoxious piers Morgan was

[@galexeqe]

Well thankyou for that because I watched the clip and still didn't understand what it was all about, I had an idea but your post cleared it up it also didn't that Morgan just wouldn't STFU and let Seth speak, what's the point of asking a question only to talk over their answer

[@hazukichanx408]

Yeah, people need to stop polarizing every issue so much... Piers seems sooo determined to spark a conflict there, when even Seth is like "It wasn't that big a deal, he called me up and kind of lectured me" or whatever, and Piers is like, "Jon Stewart's a pompous dick! You hate him, right? Come on, let's start a fight!!" ...The zero-sum nonsense needs to stop, m'kay? Also Family Guy needs to stop

[@Trose3]

Piers Morgan was just awful. One of the most ignorant/arrogant people in media.

[@fireblade2681]

We were so glad when he left the UK for the USA. He left after being involved in multiple scandals. We thought we were shot of him but now he's back on British tv even though no-one wants to see him. I was hoping America would keep him.

[@TinnieTa21]

He IS awful. Just one of the worst people within the media.

[@doctorfunkshock]

Nobody of Seth's stature should be in a room with Piers Morgan, the narcissist's narcifssist. If anyone should ever be cancelled, Morgan should be. Morgan is an important voice for Morgan.

[@calmbbaer]

Funny thing is his arc is somewhat similar to Kanye West's. People loved them for hating Bush to the point of self-parody. But when those people realized that the two of them found a Republican they could love in Trump, everyone involved in the love-in started to look like fools. Even though the signs they were mentally wanting in matters political were there from the start.

[@chipledhungaman]

Was going to say the same thing but you got there 5 years before me

[@Naxhus2]

"Let's take him on together! I'm not scared!" Taking on Jon Stewart with Piers Morgan is like taking on Usain Bolt with a broken leg.

[@rainmaker6261]

Not nearly enough likes on this one, and I don't even understand all the piers hate.

[@MrNickPresley]

It's like fighting Dio Brando with Speedwagon. Obligatory jo-jokes.

[@hazukichanx408]

"You think that's baaad? Remember the time I took on Usain Bolt with a broken leg?" *quick cut to foot race track* "Hey, we runnin', or what?" *cut back to living room* *canned laughter*

[@scoobertmcruppert2915]

Eu Because he is garbage.

[@dianakilian7883]

American idol

[@bkeels002]

Piers just can't understand that people as intelligent as Jon and Seth can work out their own disagreements on their own without making it a national boxing match, and they did. Funny how it's the comedians that end up being the more mature and respecful than the the serious media personalities.

[@isaidthatalready7882]

+Throat Yogurt love it so true

[@verbaledge]

+Throat Yogurt serious media personalities? where?

[@bkeels002]

verbaledge People who aren't comedians but unwittingly say things that are just as laughable

[@tianapitesr8553]

+Throat Yogurt that debate helped no one. 'THEY WORK IN TV' and protested more money? Overpaid they are for what I wanted cancelled! Too much writers are in line.

[@rettwoods]

+Tiana Pi Tesr The people striking were mostly the people that never step foot in front of a camera. Writers practically get pennies on the dollar compared to actors. Yet they are the reason we get everything that's not strictly improvisational or reality television.

[@billycake5830]

I don't think Morgan's parents taught him that speaking over people is rude. Piers, it's rude to talk over people

[@calebkuti7897]

Us brits hate him. At least Seth can be polite

[@SpiceAndSauce]

If you try to tell him that he wouldnt let you finish that sentence

[@mithalashraf7684]

Jesus Christ, let the man speak. This guy likes the sound of his own voice too much.

[@pryingeyes1551]

Which is ironic, because Seth's voice is so much more pleasant.

[@HOTD108_]

​@@pryingeyes1551Yeah, Seth should get into voice work.

[@komitkazi]

​@@HOTD108_ bird is the word

[@muggedbyapriest]

Respect to Seth MacFarlane for maintaining his composure and dignity. It's clear that he really respects Jon Stewart and that, despite disagreeing with Jon, he acknowledges how what he did could be seen as being in the wrong. Great respect for both him and Stewart. Piers Morgan on the other hand, fuck him. He was so horrible at his job. Even in this interview, he's just trying to rile Seth up unnecessarily, and create a feud where there doesn't need to be one.

[@Martial-Mat]

Personally, I think Stewart is a total hypocrite if his argument was "Who are you to be the moral arbiter" when that's his whole career. Looks to me like Seth was just afraid that Stewart had a better forum for ridiculing him. that makes Stewart a hypocrite AND a bully.

[@muggedbyapriest]

Stewart didn't really make this public though, it was a private conversation between the two of them where Stewart made his opinions known. It would be bullying if he did this publicly on his show and used his fanbase to harass Seth, but that's not what happened. His career IMO isn't to be moral arbiter, but to point out the hypocrisies of those with a voice and influence (the media, the government). He's a satirist, he ridicules. I get where you're coming from, but again IMO, he does a good job, better than most, at managing to be a critic while not having an agenda. That's why he refuses to ever go into politics, because he likes that outsider role.

[@twilgreen]

Piers claiming Jon’s relevance is purely moralistic??? look in the mirror Piers. You are it.

[@killerleafs1]

Excellent point! Pretty much what i said only you elaborated and in different wording. Seth and Jon are two great men

[@willdenoble1898]

@@Martial-MatJon doesn’t act like he’s always the moral arbiter. He’s a comedian who makes jokes and pokes fun at the hypocrisy of politics. You’re the same idiot who conflates Chris rock making fun of John McCain for gettin captured in a comedy special with Trump openly disrespecting him without provocation and directly citing him being captured, during the same armed conflict which Trump famously refused to serve in out of blatant cowardice, as a reason for not liking or respecting him.

[@idriwzrd]

Its no wonder Morgan got fired. Hes just obnoxious.

[@FieldMarshalFry]

that's also why we kicked him out to the States, and now you've gone and sent him back, bastards, we thought we were rid of him

[@idriwzrd]

If you find Mr. Morgan interesting, then its not surprising that you don't see 'it'. You likely don't see much.

[@avocado6623]

Đuro Razbojnik Everyone has an opinion. The ones that can convey that opinion with eloquence are the ones that deserve respect. This guy is an obnoxious idiot.

[@mark97213]

Wulf NOBODY "Deserves" respect... and to think someone does, equates to no respect at all. Respect is earned, never "Deserved."

[@avocado6623]

Being able to articulate your opinions like an adult, with big boy words and no contempt, is earning it. Perhaps you missed my point. Or maybe you don't value communication. You definitely read too many motivational posters though.

[@fitzfitzchivalry4538]

Morgan: "if you cant take it dont dish it out" Also Morgan: "you guys are being mean, im walking out of a live show"

[@nottrevorallen]

goddamn piers morgan is that dude in the background that just screams fight even though he's the weakest looking dude in the group

[@kaihG]

No wonder jeremy clarkson punched him

[@penske_material]

he punched which one?

[@kaihG]

+Penske Material morgan

[@penske_material]

Last of Brunnen G lol I had no idea

[@kaihG]

Clarkson talks about it in a parkinson interview I think, go find it, its pretty funny

[@stenbak88]

It was piers who got punched? Fuck that sucks Jeremy is 10 times the man Piers is

[@Daysleeper1990]

Piers just comes across as a sneaky little weasel trying to get Seth and Jon to feud with one another.

[@iainhowe4561]

There's a reason why Piers Morgan comes across as a sneaky little weasel. It's probably something to do with him being a sneaky little weasel.

[@davidgooding810]

Good one . . . LOL!

[@Nightriser271828]

Yep. I had a supervisor like this. He tried to make these two coworkers who were good friends fight each other by telling each of them that one was trying to frame the other for a mistake. We all knew this guy was a grade A shit-stirrer who had zero respect for his subordinates, so they saw through the horseshit. It just added to the list of reasons we didn't respect him.

[@jeff19554]

and you come across as a libtard douche

[@ReggyRy]

I don’t like family guy but Seth is a really personable, smart guy.

[@westonklaus9945]

Ryan Dixon yep. Both he and Jon are. Surprised Jon unleashed on him. Especially because you can tell Seth looked up to him politically. Strange world we live in. Piers is just another dude in a tie with an agenda.

[@bindardundat454]

You don’t like family guy ? You’re dead to me

[@zelnidav]

Same, I really enjoy Orville though...

[@Cassandra6]

He is brilliant in The Orville, if you like Seth you will probably like that show

[@pikachupikachu6618]

Modern family Guy Is Garbage American Dad is....Ok

[@nathanlont9108]

"How did you find out about this phone call?" Well Seth he probably hacked your phone, that's kinda his thing

[@spinflux]

Howard Stern told him I bet.

[@BowNow]

"You are the most deep digging journalist" It's called phone tapping Seth!

[@BrandonButaneBute]

😂😂😂👍🏻

[@rogfed529]

+BowNow beat me to it.

[@davidgooding810]

+BowNow I was about to say - run a "bug test" in your house!

[@scottpedroley5851]

+David Gooding I wouldnt doubt that at times...?

[@cicos7]

+BowNow As soon as Seth said "I've never told anybody that" It was pretty obvious that Piers done some phone hacking.

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

This brit would get ripped apart by John Stewert, simple as that. Seth MacFarlane would stand a far better chance.

[@Bumphuk]

Piers morgan is a tabloid hack that got fired for making shit up about abuse of military prisoners. Why the fuck did anyone give him a podium to shout from in the US? You have far more interesting and talented people than this sack of shit.

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

United States of Nerd Guy was a sign that CNN clearly doesn't give a shit anymore.

[@SamcroSon]

He's a rating juggernaut unfortunately. One of the main reasons I stopped watching TV. The US can keep him.

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

SamcroSon Thankfully CNN canned his ass, he's not been on TV since I don't think.

[@greggwallacelover]

Why do you have to mention that he's british...its not relevant haha plus we dont want to be associated with piers morgan...hes your problem now

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

Considering Piers Morgan's history with hacking phones and MacFarlane's confusion on how he found out about this...I've got to wonder...

[@JohnSmith-yd5wq]

I was thinking the very same thing.

[@zachstern3848]

I appreciate how aware he is of situational dis Abel to say he still likes/respects someone who screamed at him and accept it was partially his fault without caving on his POV. A master class of grace from the least likely suspect

[@yevrahhipstar3902]

Why does that man bother having guests?

[@micah2288]

he doesn't anymore. canceled show.

[@nawab256]

canceled cause he sucks?

[@hisoka1017]

Micah Amey thank God.

[@d_no_allyn_86]

Lol exactly

[@LAVATORR]

It takes a lot to make me side with Seth McFarlane, but Piers Morgan is so unlikeable he actually causes a person to argue against their own position.

[@joshuaoha]

+LAVATORR After a hard, difficult day, you actually made me laugh.

[@fshfrghedht64]

+LAVATORR how come some people hate seth , i dont know much about him apart from hes the main creator of familly guy ,

[@LAVATORR]

fshfrghedht64 Joking aside: I don't actually dislike Seth. I just think he's a lazy sellout who could be making some brilliant TV if he just applied himself. I actually met an actor from Family Guy on the set of a movie once. At one point--I don't remember how this came up--I said "The Family Guy writers seem really smart, but are incredibly lazy." He confirmed all my suspicions when he told me the Family Guy writer's "room" is actually a Tiki Hut in the middle of a warehouse, with pot smoke constantly wafting out. It explains everything.

[@Klespyrian]

+LAVATORR Doing what you want to do everyday and making a living out of it is not selling out. I can see why you would call him lazy but that doesn't make him a sellout.

[@LAVATORR]

The Klespyrian he's a sellout because he's capable of much, much better work. In every episode of Family Guy there' at least one or two jokes that are really, really funny and make you think "God damn, this guy could be so much more if he just applied himself."

[@computerkopman123]

Seth is such a diplomatic respectful dude. Got the same vibe off him when those radio presenters tried to get him to say shit about the creators of south park

[@savannahs8914]

You can TELL he wants this converation to end. These are colleagues having a professional disagreement and Piers was trying to turn this into a feud

[@Taterstiltskin]

stewart has not once ever said anything rational in politics shy of attacking one of the countless strawmen he sets up, the genius you speak of is that he knows full well what he's saying and you all fall for it anyway.

[@Shinoda908]

In the first minute of this, Seth asks at least 3 times how Piers found out about this; almost everyone back here in the UK will know exactly how Piers found out.

[@WadeEdaw]

nigga be hacking phones lol

[@Shinoda908]

+Véronique Lafrance About 20 years ago, Piers Morgan worked for a newspaper here in the UK called the Daily Mirror. Whilst he was there, it became widely acknowledged that he and others would hack into people's phone messages (like celebrities) to get news/scoops for their articles. I'm assuming he did the same or similar to Seth here.

[@periclesparthenon446]

+Véronique Lafrance and you KNOW Seth KNOWS THAT ! ! !

[@Gurwinderlsingh9696]

+Shinoda908 Is it weird that I read your post in an English accent?

[@Shinoda908]

Gurwinder Singh Hahaha, it's understandable!

[@ytmndan]

I'm no fan of Seth MacFarlane as a person, but he was trying to explain a respectful disagreement, and Piers couldn't grasp that. No wonder they kicked him out of Britain.

[@marinalynn1000]

But why did he have to come here?

[@MattSingh1]

We kicked him out because (1) he hacked a dead teenage girl's cell phone, and (2) because in 1995 he was guilty of share-tipping in the tabloid newspaper he was editor of. The teenage girl was 13-year-old Milly Dowler, who was murdered.

[@sahelasalam]

@@MattSingh1 yo WHAT.

[@danzwku]

@@MattSingh1 well he's on good morning britain now isn't he

[@icelandisacoolcountry925]

@@danzwku edit: he is no longer on Good Morning Britain

[@PorkotylerClips]

PIERS TAPPED HIS PHONE THAT’S HOW HE KNEW

[@UeProductionz]

This video was more about Piers Morgan than Seth McFarlane. He wouldn't even let the poor dude talk.

[@AnimusPrime87]

I'm not a fan of Seth, but he handled himself extremely well in this interview. He is very gracious and humble here. Very measured.

[@christinaify]

Seth is hit-or-miss with me: I either think he's goddamn hilarious or just completely unfunny. That being said, I totally agree with you. There are politicians - people whose job it is to be diplomatic - who have not responded with such grace. Well done, Seth.

[@StephenSchaal]

He can be an extremely funny human being, but his staunch support for Hillary Clinton is pretty disgusting. I loved A million ways to die.

[@zapkvr]

Because we should support Trump? You are the reason the U.S. is going down the toilet.

[@AnimusPrime87]

Kevin Russell Exactly who are talking to here?

[@iriyanjohannsen1957]

+Stephen Schaal he endorsed Bernie first

[@bondjames8225]

I love that Piers made this huge attempt to try to make people pick sides between Seth MacFarlane and Jon Stewart (two people everyone knows have flaws, but the general opinion is that they are very good, passionate, honest people) and the end result is everyone agreeing that Piers is a piece of crap.

[@andromedaiscoming185]

this

[@zccau2316]

Wait what did Jon Stewart do?

[@letthemeatboobs]

he was a scab during a strike basically and seth called him out on it

[@TOM7952]

LOL so perfectly put.

[@briangillin7052]

I don't care for either one, but MacFarlane is more of an all-around satirist, whereas Stewart is a shill for the Democrat Party.

[@stefanc4520]

Calling Piers "THEE MOST deep digging journalist" should be a felony in any country!

[@maxsimgue9764]

I would love to wake up every day to the sound of Seth MacFarlane, narrating my life as I go about my day.

[@CopyPasteWarrior]

No wonder the British don't want him back.

[@yattaguru]

How about we keep John Oliver and you Brits take Piers? 😏

[@spicybiscuit88]

We really dont.

[@alistairwatson7263]

He's the first thing people wake up to in this country, isn't he? XD

[@2_mutch]

@@yattaguru how about you have them both?

[@yattaguru]

@@2_mutch what if we threw in Donald Trump? You guys seemed to enjoy him during his last visit

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

Seth's being a rational adult and Piers is screaming "kick him in the yarbles!" I think Piers just wanted to make this a public feud and get it as heated and nasty as possible to boost his own ratings. Which makes him an asshole.

[@dr.banana2828]

uhm seth mcfarlane is scared to death saying anything about jon stewart

[@RustinChole]

Gregory Eatroff was that "yarbles" in reference to clockwork orange? If so, horrorshow comment.

[@theholmes8308]

Gregory Eatroff if he ever comes back to the uk he will be charged with gross Larson and phone tapping

[@gadgetsage]

@@dr.banana2828 or scared to death of accidentally starting a pointless feud that has zero upside

[@ethanweeter2732]

Yes, Piers was being an a-hole. Seth is smart enough to know Jon is bot the guy to debate because he is really smart.

[@theQuestion626]

gotta admire MacFarlanes diplomacy. because Jon Stewart is a juggernaut and he really is a voice of rationalism and empathy, but I was surprised that he didn't stand in solidarity however I have to admit I'm not totally familiar with the strike and I know Jon Stewart in the past has been on the side of the Working Man so he might have had his reasons

[@suzannefarrington4143]

Long ago, but there is a discussion in this thread about the difference between the recent strike and the strike under discussion, which involved writers only. Good to know more, and your instincts were right, I think.

[@WhatCanSmith]

Phone hacking. Look into it. That's the creepy reality of this.

[@hughtubecube]

So... Neither Seth or Jon has ever told this story about a PHONE call, and Piers Morgan, ex-editor of a MURDOCH newspaper, the Daily Mail, knows about said phone call? Leveson anyone?

[@BombHead]

The Daily Mail isn't owned by Murdoch. Piers wrote for the News of the World, which WAS owned by Murdoch.

[@hughtubecube]

Team BombHead Ah, right you are. Shocking mistake on my part, but there we go. Though of course Morgan did edit the Mail, and we all know what kind of a rag it was and is, as well as what kind of stuff he got on with when behind that desk...

[@reverendmatthias]

The writer's strike was Nov 2007 - Feb 2008, which was several years after the hacking scandal was uncovered. The hacking all took place prior to 2005 is my understanding.

[@joeyj344]

Oh I see. And it's my understanding that no one cares buddy.

[@margomango5090]

Thank god Piers Morgan is off the air

[@thewaltons971]

Yeah thanks he's back over here now, thought we had got rid of him. blokes a plonker

[@MisterRmk]

check his twitter, he has evolved into something amazing. I hated him, now i enjoy watching his points on some stuff, he is still a prick though dont get me wrong.

[@Legend-vl5zm]

If anyone doesn't know, Jon Stewart said some shit about piers morgan (like "a british guy no one knows") when larry king was leaving CNN. I don't think Piers ever let it go. Piers is a lot better though than someone like Tucker C, who literally was radicalized more out of desperation for job security (due to jon stewart)

[@design1of470]

Seth is way too rich to be mad about anything. I think he handled this way better than Piers was expecting.

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

It is quite sad that Piers Morgan got all that flak for the gun control thing, and not for any of the gutter-journalist antics he committed before that. On gun control, he was more or less *in the right*, yet he got a hail-storm of abuse and threats of deportation. Here we see him trying to dig dirt out of a polite and mature McFarlane like the lowest form of pond scum, and in other cases we see Morgan soft-balling puff piece interviews with war criminals and traitors to democracy instead of doing his fucking job and demanding real answers. None of *that* drew flak! Morgan is and always has been a corporate shill, a joke, a Christian when it suits him to be, a smarmy holier than thou walking insult to true journalism.

[@NedTheDread]

Wow, well said, I completely agree

[@moonlily1]

"It came from a good place, but it's execution was so completely over the line it bordered on ruthlessness" sums up the whole of Seth McFarlane's work in a nut shell. He's a satirist, but he's just not a very smart one. He makes his point, or tries to, by appealing to the lowest common denominator. I like the guy, but at the same time I don't understand the level of importance and power he's achieved. HE seems smarter than the material he puts out. I like him as person better than every show or movie he's ever done combined.

[@ZeroChaosInferno]

moonlily1 At least when South Park goes over the line it is to make a statement about something that means something. Like confronting censorship about Muhammad

[@aerialkate]

ZeroChaosInferno It doesn't always mean something. Much of the time it's twenty minutes of viciously humiliating easy targets and then including a ten second "You know I learned something today" as a get out of jail free card at the end. They are very good at justifying petty cruelty. They do harm.

[@moonlily1]

I think both shows have done more towards dumbing down the culture and normalizing cruelty than either of them have actually worked on a subversive level to make people more tolerant, or critical thinkers.

[@zuesunleashed]

aerialkate the reason these shows are ruthless is because they separate the people who are able to make fun of themselves and society from those who have gigantic egos.

[@moonlily1]

aerialkate I don't think either show CAUSES bullying. Bullying has always existed, and in some ways kids are becoming more aware and sensitive than they used to be. The shows just reinforce the message that cruelty is funny and that childish idiocy is marketable, and is sometimes hurtful to the viewer. How does a girl who gets picked on for her appearance feel watching Meg Griffin constantly being treated like complete shit for no reason except she's chubby and wears glasses, while her stupid and morbidly obese brother is exempt from the same kind of teasing and rejection? Basically, it's parents mentally and emotionally abusing their daughters being played for laughs.

[@waltmccarthy9837]

Seth is kind of punk for not calling out Stewart.

[@boohoow]

Well well well, how about that. A measured response in relation to a disagreement, and the strength to admit ones own potential flaws. Well done Seth.

[@hiimbrady]

I don't think Piers Morgan understands the purpose of hosting interview guests.

[@dissatisfied7474]

It both surprises and disturbs me that Americans(seemingly) don't know this - Piers Morgan has been possibly the most reviled person in Britain for the last 15-20 years. He is loathed by both the right AND the left(which is quite a feat considering), he is regularly used in jokes that require a particularly oily, treacherous character for the punchline and Britain's most august satirical magazine, Private Eye, prints his name as Piers Moron so consistently that earlier in this post I almost typed it myself by mistake. To the vast majority of Britons it is both baffling and dismaying that the man has made such a success of himself Stateside in spite of his crimes against good journalism, human decency and general not-being-a-cuntness.

[@fnchrstphr]

I signed the petition to have him deported.

[@degenret01]

Your points show just how unthinking our liberals are in whom they choose to follow.

[@rickystrange9086]

I really don't care where he's from or who he is cause nobody I know watches him anyway so he can go anywhere to be ignored as far as I'm concerned

[@Zigz15]

But he has money and a TV show here in america which means people listen to him. If you actually looked up his "statistics" you would realize hes a blithering idiot but people here dont do that. Just hope that most people understand common sense.

[@rickystrange9086]

I really know nothing at all about him except that he has a show on CNN that I don't watch and never plan to unless he does something exceptionally stupid, in which case the American media will devour him like rabid dogs cause that's just what they do!

[@user-zg9oo5bj4f]

I love Seth as the Captain in "The Orville." If we ever go to war with China over Taiwan, I want Seth MacFarlane commanding our Space Fleet. Yes, we have a Space Fleet. Don't you ever watch CNN?

[@phucnguyenpatrick5826]

So default Seth MacFarlane was basically Brian.

[@SnackPatrol]

Interesting fact: Seth MacFarlane was scheduled to board the flight that was hijacked and flown into the North Tower on 9/11, but missed it by 10 minutes because of a hangover and an incorrect departure time given to him by his travel agent.

[@chasenkukuda33]

Didn't know that, had to check the validity, and it is true. Although he doesn't consider the experience impacting, saying "it hasn't really affected me... people have a lot of close calls; you're crossing the street and you almost get hit by a car..... this one just happened to be related to something massive"

[@SnackPatrol]

Chasen Kukuda You didn't blindly trust information given to you by a stranger on the internet in the KZbin comments section?

[@SnackPatrol]

***** That's cool and all, I don't have an opinion one way or another on the guy, I just thought it was an interesting fact, but as for "I have no way of proving if what you are saying is true," there's a section of his Wiki page devoted to that, whether you want to accept/doubt that as a source that's up to you.

[@mrchopsticks3]

So your saying being drunk and stupid saves lives? Well hell, I should play the lead in the next Superman movie in that case.

[@SnackPatrol]

***** I didn't know the story until I read my comment so plz don't hate.

[@ZachariahCz]

Seth handled that like a gentleman. It was the host that was begging the question for ratings. Seth wasn't trying to badmouth anyone.

[@XxAramisxX]

I can see why people hate Piers Morgan. Why doesn’t he actually let his guests speak?

[@SubhalakshmiKumar]

Piers Morgan in 2011: "If you can't dish it, don't take it out" Piers Morgan in 2021: Walks out of being questioned about his motivations to take down Megan Markle... boo hoo

[@JaxBlade]

Piers Just SHhhhhhhhhh ok shhhhhhhush

[@denverbertrand6328]

JaxBlade and

[@thenerdydude6452]

JaxBlade it seems like whatever video I watch you are in the comments somewhere

[@graymoreghost]

Someone needs to do something about the way Twitter conducts themselves, especially with this suspension power they have. It's totally biased and unfair, and I am beginning to think more and more that it is a company that is backed by the GOP. I was suspended for 24 HOURS because I called Trump a "wanker". A wanker??? Oh, come on now. For 24 goddamn hours I was suspended for saying that, meanwhile you see Trump every fucking day saying worse shit than that about his enemies *and they let him get away with it!* Twitter needs to be confronted with this. I can't say anything about Trump, but he gets away with bloody murder just because he's president. Something doesn't smell right!

[@remcat3572]

Yeah, let Seth speak.

[@dralaw4643]

JaxBlade Someone please shut that go nad up.

[@elizabethedwards1682]

Seth was reasonable, Piers is annoying.

[@cloud218]

I hate how that guy interrupts! That’s my pet peeve lol

[@jacobunderwood4957]

LMAO! The idea that Piers Morgan could affect a takedown of John Stewart! Oh, that's damn good comedy.

[@Geistmeister6]

Piers kept talking over him so much I have no idea what the argument was about

[@recording001]

Brian Griffin's character in Family Guy really shows that Seth MacFarlane does have a sense of humor about himself. It's almost as if he wrote that character to mock his own pretentiousness.

[@SovereignStatesman]

No, he did that LATER, due to audience-complaints; before that, he really WAS that pretentious, and started token-writing to make the dog LOOK pretentious. Like Quagmire preaching about celibacy.

[@buckeyeschmave]

Very good point. Family Guy was great in the early years, then once Brian became the liberal voice in the final few years of the Bush administration, some episodes were unwatchable. It's rounded back the past couple years and has been much better, although part of me is surprised it's still on the air at all given how many times MacFarlane himself has said he wants to end it.

[@postmodernmusicalsophist2503]

I like you profile picture

[@mayn90s19]

Brian literally is the human being, personified. That's the irony in the show really. Pretty sure he originally wanted to name it "Family Dog".

[@pryingeyes1551]

Brian reminds me of Bill Maher.

[@naoise555]

If Piers Morgan is on your side, then that probably means what you're doing is wrong.

[@WillySF]

My opinion of Stewart has gone up. He was truly his hilarious old self and true to his heart

[@BeccaLovesSRK]

Seth is like "No dude. Seriously. How the fuck do you know about that." and Piers Morgan is just like "Nah man. It's cool. Don't worry about it."

[@peterdunne2756]

royalparadigm piers Morgan is a sick cunt he tapped the phone of a girl who was murdered "Millie Dowler". Before her body was found giving her parents hope she was still alive

[@thedashboard9562]

Seth played this smart. He explained why he disagreed w/ Jon but didn't take Piers' bait and exacerbate the situation any further. Piers came off as such an ass-hat, clearly butt-hurt at all the times Jon skewered him and the other folks over at CNN on his show. He was so desperate to get his revenge through Seth, but Seth's clearly got a lot of respect for Jon and focused more on why the phone call happened as opposed to just the phone call itself. He probably even agrees w/ Jon about these guys. Good on you Seth.

[@foogahzee124]

Piers is a pussy...wanted for his involvement in a phone hacking scandal in 'bloody' ole England..that's why he is over adding to the liberal diatribe.

[@Cordoba78]

exactly what I wanted to say, thankfully I was reading comments to avoid that awkward double post.

[@RustinChole]

Why you would go on his show at all..... I can’t imagine 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Robert-xk9no]

"You're Seth MacFarlane we have to know" - Pierce "Nardwar" Morgan

[@ryanirwin7549]

Pierce Morgan is the worst interviewer of all time. Christ, let the man answer the question.

[@maroo747]

Seth MacFarlane's cartoons are so stupid I can feel intelligence level drop, and this new movie don't make me started: too much stars,because he doesn't want it to fail, since of humor of 12 year old who just discovered sex and dirty jokes, I would say the movie is a joke but it's clearly not funny enough to be a joke.

[@maroo747]

Mon Desire are you saying that I have to be a chef to criticize a dish?

[@nickr789]

moatasem kaki No, but no one is going to take the criticism of someone with absolutely no background in said topic, or dish, if you would like to maintain the chef metaphor. When you create an award winning show with millions of viewers, maybe then you'll have some credibility.

[@maroo747]

why would I need a background?, I'm not giving my opinion on an brain surgery,this show is presented for viewers, and I'm giving my opinion as one,the awards came one the show was good,and the million viewers,how many people watch something has never been the scale of quality;proof? Fast & Furious 7,transformers,CSI and the list goes on and on..

[@maroo747]

if you are planing on saying that every time you discuss something,you better not discuss it, you sound like a spoiled white girl, where did you type this from? Starbox?

[@maroo747]

Mon Desire +nickr789 (leaving the argument aside) I'm sorry but not all your replies are showing for some reason, they only show on my phone which I just found out about, I apologize but I don't like typing and arguing over the phone so I won't argue with you no more.

[@idonotmakevidsyet]

His normal voice is bryan

[@BoredOver30]

idonotmakevidsyet Bryan’s normal name is Brian

[@mrGAMEINFORMATION]

have no fear captain obvious is here

[@taliakellegg5978]

Brain*

[@ghostsofnormmacdonald2446]

Someone call?

[@shanez1215]

It's always weird how his voices changed over time. Especially Bryan

[@davidmackenzie1936]

He was listening to your phone calls.

[@paulb2022]

So glad this show was cancelled

[@peterlohnes1]

Wow howd you find out about this? You told me in the pre interview

[@windmasterfluke]

So Piers wanted to pick a fight with Jon... Where's Piers now?

[@andrewgriffiths9214]

We're stuck with him again back here :(

[@Anfubvinch]

"You're the most deep-digging journalist I've ever seen." Oooohhh, Seth, you've got no idea.

[@Pheorize]

Seth handled this interview like such a professional and seems (even more) like a gentleman. But I totally agree with Jeremy Clarkson's negative comments of Piers (eg in Top Gear), because Piers is terrible at interviews. He interrupts Seth all the time, just starts talking about something else completely. In the meantime, he cuts Seth off in the middle of sentences. As well as taking too much focus from his guest. The guest should always be the main subject. Not the host, who should be a good listener, ask well formulated questions (probably follows a script), and a host must come up with good follow up questions. Piers does none of that, just an exceptionally bad host. Piers is awful and I am so bloody happy to see that his show got cancelled! Win!

[@jimmy2k4o]

“How do you know about that?” Phonehacking.

[@Jgeneraledger23]

Never realized how "cool" Seth's voice is for Radio.

[@davidhill2020]

If there's one expert on the subject of "You can dish it out, but you can't take it", it's definitely Piers Morgan.

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

wow, piers wasn't trying to lead him at all

[@shinitaru]

lol, no kidding

[@londonbg]

He was probably listening to your phone calls Seth

[@freeman7296]

Jon Stewart isn't all that rational - his logic is questionable... Seth is being nice

[@bveracka]

LawfullGAMER Americans are lazy, not stupid. Only a select few are as stupid as you think we are. We certainly have our share of ignorant, idiotic, small-minded people who don't know anything, except things concerning Nascar, hunting, etc. However, the vast majority of Americans are pretty smart folks, we're just terribly lazy. Not to mention, being the most prosperous nation on Earth has naturally made us this way; we're perfectly comfortable in our coddled mediocrity. Many of us have the knowledge AND the power to make the world a better place for ourselves & others; but we don't because it's too easy to keep-up the same charade we've been playing since the 1950s, which is a constant repetition of; wake up, watch or listen to mainstream news, work hard, come home to relax--probably with network TV or waste-of-time activities like Facebook or Twitter--then sleep and do it all over again. It's this hamster wheel effect going on that's keeping us "dumb," and I believe America could enjoy real change if we could break-away from the mind-numbing monotony that is the typical American life. The simple fact that there is no motivation to break-away from this lifestyle is why you don't see us Americans having our own Arab Spring or revolution of any type. We're not used to fighting the government generation after generation, like in many small nations all over the globe are accustomed to. We are brought-up thinking our country and its leaders are here to protect us and our interests, and for the most part that has been true for many decades; only since 9/11/2001 did Americans start [seriously] talking about revolution and protesting the government. Even now after we've been attacked, gone to war for all the wrong reasons, been embarrassed in front of the entire world for several reasons, and essentially destroyed ourselves from the inside-out, --even after that--many of us are still leading perfectly normal lives which we would never give-up for fighting and political unrest. Sure, America is one very messed-up country as it stands right now. However, aside from a few small European nations (which I believe are better; like Denmark), America is a great place to live. Compare what any average working-class man has in America compared to ANY other country and you clearly see that Americans live either better than or equal to their international counterparts. If you're American and you want a better country, then get-up off your couch, put down the remote and the Doritos and go out and make a difference in your community; in this country, it IS possible, and without being shot too! Americans might not have everything figured out, but we do have everything we need to do it, and we will or we'll die trying! Enough said.

[@kinndah2519]

***** Dakota*

[@awesward4454]

Very perceptive observation...everyone I know, (including myself) is guilty of this.

[@mikerut1891]

great comment

[@tonybarrett8543]

Brandon VerackaI lived there for a few years on Long Island and travelled about the country, Americans of all backgrounds are really nice people and I found generally hard workers, really adapt at learned behaviour which is great but not for spontaneous cognitive development. But natural use of intelligence is something most are far behind most other peoples. That's not meant to belittle Americans or the USA it's a great place with great people. In Europe commentators like these are well liked but just a gag.

[@tonybarrett8543]

Brandon Veracka Also just on prosperity, while there are a lot of wealthy people and wealth within the country, the amount of poverty really shocked me and from what I could see everybody had dirt on their hands. Money resonates through every part of daily life, even the obsession with getting a discount is a sociology/psychology wonder if your not from there. NB Being able to hunt is one of humanities greatest achievements and the physics and engineering involved in Nascar take more intelligence to observe and analyse than most undergrads would understand.

[@brentflorine1391]

Seth MacFarlane is THE model of how to conduct yourself in an interview. Absolutely love his comedic genius and composed self when in public.

[@stevenchristopher7378]

Seth- "How did you know about that? I haven't told a soul" - 2011 Wasn't Piers involved in that whole phone hacking scandal in 2014?

[@roybarrows9733]

Once in a great while, Piers lets a guest finish a sentence.

[@mrthebillman]

My Union has given me everything I have. I was treated like hell at dozens of jobs, and got nowhere. The Teamsters have guaranteed my family a home and a future.

[@napornik]

Yes, but a "union" sounds sooo much like _Soviet Union_ and I'm too uneducated to know the difference, so.. I'm down-voting your comment.

[@napornik]

amanda miller omfg! You ruined sports for me!!

[@Cartaphilus83]

I bet it will give you an unemployment check too when your bosses get wise and realize that all the unskilled labor can be done by immigrants for half the cost.

[@AirplaneJunkie82]

I'm not sure what you're driving at with that generalization, Bestof1983, but if you're referring to mrthebillman's craft as unskilled labor, which is doubtful since it's covered by the teamsters, don't you think the bosses would have done that already years ago? Also (and this is not perpetuating the teamsters involvement with the mob persona) the teamsters is not a group i would cross the line with if i were either a boss or an employee. they are a pretty powerful union.

[@Cartaphilus83]

not referring to anyone's skills, you're doing all of the inference yourself Fred LeBrun...and by the way, a powerful union like the teamsters would certainly make me as a boss want to go south of the border. as long as nafta's around, that's what's going to happen.

[@Baxxter101]

Sounds like Seth has no problem with Jon... They just had a minor disagreement and played jokes on each other and it got blown way out of proportion. So what?

[@SilentBob731]

You're absolutely right - this was a minor difference of opinion that both parties (The Fine Gentlemen & Comedic Geniuses that they are) had no interest in pursuing, but that "Big Media" just had to sensationalize. Small wonder that CNN tagged & uploaded this clip....like a spoiled child screaming for attention - their sad desperation is palpable. "I think everyone should treat one another in a Christian manner. I will not, however, be responsible for the consequences."

[@zzyzx0788]

What do you expect from Piers Morgan? And any cable news network for that matter

[@3rdmin1st3r]

Jon could outsmart both these guys put together and I like Seth

[@michellemaria1360]

Piers wonders why people don't like him. STFU and let your guests talk without interrupting. 🤨

[@MBOmnis]

For fuck's sake Piers won't shut up for a second to let Seth talk.

[@madman3470]

"How did you find out about this" he hacked your phone.

[@grantm902]

Probably hacked his voicemail to find out

[@thelettern]

“Stand firmly behind your jokes!” “I stand firmly behind my point of view” That sums up for me why Piers’ take is wrong and Seth’s take is right. Whether or not Jon or Seth is to blame fully, Seth’s RESPONSE to Jon was WAYYYY better than what Piers wanted his response to be

[@nialljamesbuckley]

Christ Piers, why not just go ahead and play the recording of the phone call for the audience?

[@redhairmarimo]

I like Seth, but my love of Jon is above any other celebrity. So, I'm gonna have to choose my side.

[@mhendra33]

***** I'm a bigger of Jon too but that doesnt make him right. Of, course, we don't know the whole story but it appears at this point insanely hipocritical and ego-driven to call up Seth. Seth even conceded that the joke itself was too far, but stood by his stand point.

[@jamisonw.327]

If you had actually seen the skit, it was basically Seth calling the writers assholes and Jon who was a big time supporter of the writer strike. Seth's argument: Writers earn 100-200k a year and should be happy with that since that's much higher than the average person, they can still afford pricey cars and other junk, and everyone earns less than their boss. Jon's argument: They're part of multimillion dollar projects and their bosses earn tens of millions of dollars a year, and have the right to request more money since the projects couldn't exist without them. You can think what you want and I've tried to leave my views out of my description of it. That being said, Seth is jokingly pompous, and less genuine than Jon in my opinion. In the same way Colbert can't let the satire routine shut down, Seth can't let his hiding behind one-sided hyperbole routine shut down. So, I find them both annoying outside of their shows, but brilliant in them. Jon I just find brilliant virtually every time I see him. On a separate note though, I can't blame Seth on this show since it was forced out of him - Everyone has differing views, so why make a big deal out of it Piers? Oh right, because his program is like 80% of other programs like it, a drama whore.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

What was the dispute between Seth and Jon about? Did it have something to do with The Writer's Strike? What was the 'ill-measured" joke on Family Guy about?

[@TehConnon]

He knows 'coz he tapped your phone, Seth. He was probably listening in.

[@weirdnout]

my problem with Jon Stewart is that I'm not him

[@weirdnout]

whaaat

[@hannahmoran2149]

I feel this on a deep, spiritual level

[@yanin211ify]

lol I agree. He's an AMAZING individual. Smart AND hilarious

[@SaintMu]

That's bullshit though. I do think Jon Stewart is an fantastically talented person, nobody can take that away from him. But that phonecall though? That's some ironic shit. And you do know if the situation was reversed, Stewart would have crucified Macfarlane publicly, in a heartbeat too. Be honest.

[@Awesomanous]

If I was Seth I would have paused. Looked Piers dead in the eyes and said "I don't know what you're talking about, I never received such a call from Jon Stewart." I doubt Stewart would admit to it. So I would put Piers in a position where he would only be able to continue talking about it if he admitted phone hacking.

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

You're less honest than Seth MacFarlane.

[@magazinekitchen]

The whole point of why John Stewart was pissed at Seth is that Seth had enough integrity to call Stewart out. It is that integrity that likely would keep Seth from lying about the call. And Stewart should be ashamed at his hypocrisy.

[@suzannefarrington4143]

@@magazinekitchenStewart had a different set of criteria and a different situation here, which was explained in a comment above. Worth looking at if you care to.

[@TIOLIOfficial]

Piers is always needlessly trying to start ish...

[@eggomaniac289]

This video has been showing up on my "Recommended for You" list every day for the past 10 years. Please, make it stop.

[@stevemorse108]

Piers is trying to get back at Stewart fortrashing him in his interview with Larry King...he is a weak and slimey chracter.

[@newmanrb]

Maybe Piers was wiretapping again.

[@FirstNameLastName-io5co]

"He can dish it out but he can't take it," said the man who got up and walked off a newscast because he didn't like the way his coworkers were talking about him.