Seth MacFarlane on Selma Blair Biting Him, His Hatred of Photoshoots & The Orville: New Horizons

Seth talks about his wardrobe malfunction before the show, his new album Blue Skies, doing crazy photoshoots, being a big film score nerd and his favorite music growing up, working on a spaceship in Hulu’s “The Orville: New Horizons,” and the time Selma Blair bit him.
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[@RoodeMenon]

Watching an episode of The Orville was like settling into a comfortable place.

[@sherakee6720]

YESSSS!!!🥳🎉🎉

[@PiglipsMaximus]

What is it like? I have never watched it

[@CoolwhiteyGaming]

This is the most perfect statement on the internet.

[@arashsartipi6426]

Yessss exactly

[@galadballcrusher8182]

@@PiglipsMaximus its like ... ST TNG had a more loose less upright cousin show about a ship that was not build to be flagship of the union (the orville's federation) but ends up getting in situations that gradually seem to be turning points for the union. Sometimes inadvertently or by messing up as they can be goofy at times, then buckling up and trying fix things, or owning on their deeds and evolve

[@irvingonzalez4947]

Yeah ima need a season 4 of The Orville please. 3 was just downright amazing!

[@malako777A]

The Orville is such a great show

[@shortsatire5669]

Wonderful indeed.

[@paulahik211]

if it continues to be the Bordis show, I'm going to stop watching.

[@malako777A]

@@paulahik211 ahh c’mon Bordis had a bunch of funny and interesting bits! My favorite is Isaac.

[@thespectrum995]

How can you not love Seth McFarland? He's just a great guy all around

[@jessemcleod8788]

I love him

[@Sillybillyilly]

I'd marry him in a snap... I mean maybe there's some weird stuff going on in that brain but I'll take it lol

[@LeonSjberg69508]

because his name is as confusing as the seth Rogen Joe rogan name

[@simmonslucas]

@@LeonSjberg69508 Too good my dude

[@EricBurns1]

@@LeonSjberg69508 Not as confusing as how there is a Jimmy Johnson and a Jimmie Johnson who are famous in completely separate sports.

[@robertalaverty5440]

This is a great interview. Seth MacFarlane is simply adorable and so down to Earth. I am so looking forward to season three of The Orville.

[@weedthepeople2795]

Me too I thought they were cancelled.....so cool beans......I think i watched the first two seasons like five times

[@MrNncon]

Cocains a hell of a drug makes you bite people lol. Guys just entertaining I could listen to his story's for hours better then watching half the Netflix comedy shows. To be in the boys club with him fucken rad.

[@TWOUNO]

You mean season 4. Season 3 is on Hulu.

[@robertalaverty5440]

This interview was before season three of The Orville was released

[@TWOUNO]

@@robertalaverty5440 ohh. It does say two months ago lol

[@dejavudeckard]

I have been avoiding all new star trek series for a long time and i gave orville a chance last week. It's Magnificent!

[@freshtowels3917]

I know magnificent is that same word I use to describe The Orville as well.

[@talahar123]

Can we PLEASE have more The Orville?! What a great show.

[@yisroel5556]

The fact this dude has so many talents he can stare in a movie more than just voice acting 💯 god bless him

[@EricBurns1]

So glad The Orville is back. Been waiting for so long!

[@Chr1st8l]

He lights up a room when he smiles

[@chrisray1567]

It’s crazy to think Seth was booked on one of the highjacked planes out of Boston on 9/11, but missed the flight because he was hungover.

[@DashingPartyCrasher]

Wow!! 😮 I know from experience that feeling of escaping a horrible death just by chance is something that you never forget.

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

That's insane. Guess it's luck

[@avivstoica]

😮

[@taquitobandito6054]

Wish he was on it….

[@JackAttack5873]

Same thing happened to my friend. He still has his ticket to prove it 😮

[@Athenasjam]

Love Seth McFarlane! Amazingly talented and hillarious guy. No matter how many roles he takes, I'll forever see Brian when he talks though. Even while I'm looking at him while he talks, my brain still imagines Brian talking lmao strangest thing 😂

[@francescaa8331]

Funny, because when I hear Brian, I see Seth.

[@piercefleming241]

@@francescaa8331 5

[@bolasblancas420]

I was thinking the same… I hear Brian.

[@Athenasjam]

@@francescaa8331 🤣

[@mariosalgado3131]

@@francescaa8331 Funny, because when I hear Brian or Seth, I see Ted!!

[@ViktorFury]

So so happy there’s more Orville coming. It’s genuinely better than modern day Star Trek.

[@uindy4]

By the time we get it in Europe it’s going to be so old.

[@ferrisbueller4490]

@@uindy4 you could stream it online:)

[@bobrooney2801]

@@uindy4 depends on where in Europe you are. It's on Disney+ same day as the US in my country.

[@Pbav8tor]

Don't worry Europe, The Orville New Horizons is Evergreen.

[@TSGPhilipp]

better than any day star trek

[@Miss_Yaya206]

Man Season 3 of the Orville was AMAZING!! They really stepped it up in that season. It was soo good! We need more

[@yourmomsaccount69]

This season was SO GOOD!! I'm so sad it's over.

[@alpacapines8553]

The silence at the euphemism of his dad asking him if he was straight. I wonder if people caught that or if it went over their heads.

[@JTRocks4Ever]

I love Seth and how he sips his scotch from the coffee cup. Its in his contract for talk shows. I also share a birthday with him!

[@cindyd2963]

Constantly! I always wondered if he's nervous or if there was in fact liquor in his cup

[@JTRocks4Ever]

@@cindyd2963 From what I've read in his interviews he is very nervous on talk shows and needs it to calm his nerves. Once I read it was scotch and another time that it was Jack Daniels. I share a birthday with him, I tend to get nervous too.

[@dogwizardk9]

Seth MacFarlane is awesome🧸

[@victoriap9486]

Every single interview this guy does is absolute gold

[@sawdustandiamonds]

“and of course i let out a yelp because i’m not an alpha male” LMAO

[@C-bc6fj]

"A Million Ways to Die in the West" is a brilliantly funny movie. Thanks, Seth!

[@290revolver290]

Only a few of us agree to this

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Seth McFarland a living legend.

[@claude_in_Cincinnati]

So glad "The Orville" is back! Sucks that I have to get Hulu now, though. And funny to think that I haven't watched Fox in years (except for those times when I caught season one).

[@ferocitas1958]

We love Hulu! It saved us when we had to disconnect the cable in 2007. Not only was it free but we also developed a love for British dramas as they used to show a ton of them. Over the years, I've appreciated the many current television shows that they stream (like 911), the fact that we can get national nightly news, the streaming of so many shows that we adored from 2007 to 2016 years (like Burn Notice and White Collar) and the continuation of getting great British dramas - like Scott & Bailey. The medical crisis that caused a financial crisis in my home was over many years ago but I've never turned the cable back on. We've saved a fortune and don't miss the commercials. Hulu is one of the main reasons for that.

[@weedthepeople2795]

Me too I thought they were cancelled.....so cool beans......I think i watched the first two seasons like five times

[@JoseGranny]

Really glad he left FAUX. You could tell he was being held captive over there.

[@carolynturk7368]

On Disney+ now!

[@alexaales7937]

so happy that the orville is back, great show!

[@TWOUNO]

Very good move Disney/Hulu. Couldn’t get enough. Hopeful for season 4.

[@esteventamez]

“I don’t like to be peed on either…” 😂😂

[@DashingPartyCrasher]

Call me nuts, but I like Seth's singing even more than his comedy. But both are consistently great, so I'm glad he still does both.

[@vanessakaye2630]

His singing voice is so classy

[@futuresequence.]

He's a really good singer but his music is boring and unoriginal. I'd rather just listen to the greats.

[@JonnyDIY]

Glad to see the show got a new home. He really loves this one, you can tell 💕👍

[@marcuswolve7297]

When Seth came in the first thing I was looking for was the cup cause Seth ALWAYS have a drink during interviews to calm his nerves. Also there was this interview/video where he just let the other guest talk while he was munching down some food and say he is golden. Gotta love the guy.

[@mandyinseattle]

I'm so glad you're on Hulu. F*** Fox.

[@gloriousgearhead5367]

‘Family Guy’ is a 💎 and thanks to Seth.

[@NewAgeDIY]

The writing on the Orville is by far much better the any of the Star Trek shows now playing. Interesting plots and great story telling. He will go down in history as one the greatest TV - Movie producers in our time.

[@Fireinherveinzz]

So true

[@canyonroots]

Top 20 maybe

[@doro626]

The Orville is more Star trek than anything Star Trek has done for a decade.

[@c.a.t.732]

I'm not sure pointing out that it's a knock-off is a compliment.

[@bryancash9051]

I’m actually grateful to the Orville because it showed that episodic tv can still be popular and now we have the amazing near perfect Star Trek strange new worlds show.

[@starmorpheus]

@@c.a.t.732 It started as an homage/parody of Star Trek and other scifi shows of yore, but developed into something much more.

[@rcdubya]

One of the most creative…and versatile…forces out there. Even if he is a Peter Brady’s doppelgänger.

[@faitherific]

The Orville is so good!

[@mho...]

Great to have Orville back! good to have true startrek in rotation!

[@dannobles8028]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@derekmorado9177]

I have such a crush on Seth.

[@robinh4]

Can't wait for the Orville!

[@georgegarcia566]

Seth’s The Orville is fantastic!

[@kaylablanton8519]

I just love love Jimmy Kimmel's laugh! It's contagious! 😆😁

[@heatherkirwan822]

love orville cant wait! def a must for original star trek fans

[@NolaChick82]

"You like a good ROCK SONG now and then, right?"- Ron MacFarlane

[@gratefulone6669]

😊😁 I caught it immediately, esp since I've heard him speak of his parents b4. btw, r u fr Nola or does dat stand 4 sumthin else?

[@admiral0912]

John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Seth is a man of culture.

[@EyedOmally]

I can't wait for season 3 of The Orville

[@natey3455]

Awesome.... John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith & James Horner..RIP Jerry & James

[@sameaston9587]

I love the Orville! I hope there will be more seasons after the strike.

[@LisaLGruman]

Loved Mel Torme’s voice. Glad Jimmy brought him up.

[@JonnyDIY]

I remember my good friend telling me years ago when she was catering at one of Seth's parties that he sings & is really good. It blew my mind 🤯💕👍

[@kael13]

Pretty good interview tbh. Jimmy is clearly having a good time.

[@jeannettesarpola3056]

I love the Orville...can't wait

[@MikesOrganicVideos]

I hadn’t seen this when it aired, but just washed the first two episodes of Oraville new horizons last night on Hulu. Really great. Seth MacFarlane seems like a really cool guy. Very talented, obviously. Trained to be an illustrator/animator, and went from animator to VoiceOver actor to actor/creator/producer. Quite an impressive guy. Must be nice to be in the business and get to meet and hang out with such interesting people like Seth MacFarlane, Johnny Depp and others. Times like this I wish I had chosen a different career path. Or it had chosen me.

[@Justusson]

Love Selma Blair!! Seth is great. All is good,.. 👍

[@kaylablanton8519]

"I don't like to be peed on either..." 😲🤣

[@ryanm4319]

He’s one of the most talented nonstop guys in entertainment, like another Ryan Seacrest just always working on a hundred things at once.

[@fdrstan]

I’m sure he would just love being compared to Ryan Seacrest. Also Kevin Hart does more than both of them, and I’m not even a big fan of Kevin.

[@noitallmanaz]

Did you just compare a multi-talented guy to a person who has no talent whatsoever?

[@ProbablyRicky]

Getting bitten by Selma Blair and hating photo shoots? Celebrities are so relatable.

[@josephkephart6747]

Very cool Seth went to Kent school And worked in the A.V. Office with my wife Sarah. .. in his high school years .... I remember his father working in Kent market in the deli department .... With his white afro and Handel bar mustache. ... Kent is proud of you

[@JustJanitor]

I loved Orville maybe season 3 will bring back my love for the show

[@ericathewwfwcwdivastraight8906]

Seth MacFarlane is Amazing multiple talent 👏

[@giuseppeguglielmini3673]

More Seth!

[@plutons0productions]

Finally The Orville comes back!

[@stayhappylittlemermaid]

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

[@danbee6103]

Seth’s facial reaction at the end *play me off Johnny🎹*

[@xavierbrown8053]

I would love to meet him one day

[@ekojar3047]

I'm so glad the Orville is back, and I love the first episode already, the way the people on the ship hate a robot so badly is exactly how I view racism, when you watch it it is silly that these people hate a robot just like ot or silly for people to hate a color. At least that's the scope I viewed it through.

[@dridadbunkerphd6523]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Seth

[@AsAPBLAKE]

I LOVE YOU JIMMY!

[@slummykids9378]

I love Seth's interviews fam. I've been flooding Joe Rogan, and other podcasts in the comments about having Seth MacFarlane on. Especially, the JR podcast since Seth is in the doobie smoking business, comedy, politics, history, and of course his HATRED FOR FOX NEWS lol.

[@dannyganelin9777]

Or on Conan's podcast, both would be hilarious.

[@ScootyPuffSr7]

I doubt that Seth would go on Joe Rogan at this point. Given his many controversies.

[@danteviperbrandolini]

Totally Amazing Video & Interview with Seth MacFarlane (He's Brilliant) Thx so much 4 Posting.....😝👻👻👽👽

[@glendaharris4776]

I love the Orville🥰💕

[@janetw.5706]

Jimmy, thanks for your heartfelt and much-needed speech about gun safety before your show. Very true and very moving. Hope the “right” people take it to heart and do something.

[@douglashenry6996]

If this was Star Trek, Selma would have been initiating a mating ritual.

[@wildshadowstar]

I’m almost finished with the first season of The Orville, and it’s less campy than what I was expecting from something from Seth MacFarlane. Don’t get me wrong, it has its humor, but it’s more of a tribute to Star Trek.

[@francescaa8331]

Yes it's a loving tribute - and in many ways it is like Star Trek. Especially as it goes along, but I won't be specific, because you haven't seen it all yet.

[@ilikemandalorians9861]

I love that it’s basically Star Trek but it doesn’t take itself so seriously

[@barbaralachance5836]

The second season is even better ❤️

[@scottmiller9490]

Seth McFarlane describes The Orville as hus love letter to Star Trek.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I love how the Orville shows it in a more realistic light... not everything is militaristic at every minute of every day. I know if I were on a bridge of an exploration ship, I'd also pump my fist after blowing stuff up 😂

[@ekojar3047]

I love Billy Ocean he still performs too!

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

The Orville - I like the show... glad there is another season...

[@iamdaniela_]

i love any seth macfarlane interview :))

[@estusflask982]

Love Seth

[@SilvioTeixeira]

I don't make comparisons with other series, but undoubtedly, currently The Orville is my favorite series. The only one that counts the days until a new episode arrives, and that I'm afraid to read that it might be canceled at some point.

[@mostafakarami7687]

“Did I look like Travolta before!?” LOL

[@roberthodge7802]

Sidewalk crouches at her feet, like a dog who begs for something sweet. Hello I love you. Jim Morrison best line ever.

[@jerzeyguy71]

Seth, I love the Orville!! please bring back to regular tv!! I will not pay for a monthly service! many ppl I know have the same feeling!

[@kaydawgy1999]

Seth going straight for the water like always!!!!

[@jerushamaxwell281]

Seth is a show business juggernaut, with blinding white teeth!

[@PRLIBRE_SOBERANO]

Jimmy El Mejorrrrrr

[@ICE_MAN_GAMING]

Awesome

[@royalty5114]

I cannot look at Seth and not see Stewie. 😂❤🇹🇹

[@helentello6731]

YESSSS!!🤣😍🤣

[@zeldasmith6154]

Stewie for President.

[@helentello6731]

@@zeldasmith6154 I'd vote for him in a second!!😂🤭😂

[@sebastiandelacruz3849]

Fox got an atheist thanking the lord at 9:04 😂

[@jsklar914]

Seth is the greatest ever.

[@lidj16]

I CANNOT wait for Orville Season 3. It has been three years!

[@bennylloyd-willner9667]

Yeah, that's the problem with multitalented people, they do so much so some stuff have to wait. I wish science could make it possible for mediocre actors to donate time to guys/girls/others with multitalents 😁

[@michellec7354]

Love him

[@Schmidteren]

I think The Orville is the best thing Seth has ever done!

[@swivet99]

2:09 "making your living with your mouth"😅

[@lazycampbell]

6:23 I couldn’t stop laughing because of Kimmel’s laugh sounds like my mothers uncle. He was a weird man.🤣

[@SirTyJensen]

I revisited The Orville before Season 3 was delayed.

[@johncap1565]

what a charming man

[@janefreeman2789]

He's adorable, what's not to like? 😍

[@hunterdeane418]

Seth is great playing Brian Griffin on family Guy!

[@max_sch4462]

and almost every other character🤣

[@MonkyDollqueen]

When life gets hard, it makes you stronger.

[@adamcarpenter1869]

Noticed he always has a drink in his hand during interviews.

[@DerekHoscorner]

Jimmy Kimmel seth MacFarlane on Selma Blair biting awesomeness job interview

[@SHARON.I]

I love him