By now, even those of us who tend to ignore petty celebrity gossip have read a headline that goes something like, “Taylor Swift: to hell with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler?’” And then we had to see what could possibly have prompted this response to a pair of beloved comedians whose recent stint hosting the Golden Globes earned them seemingly universal praise. Both expressed shock, and even a little regret, that Swift had taken their lighthearted jab her love life to heart — and, in the end, they looked nothing but courteous and witty, while the singer came of as whiny. But at least the debacle was fairly amusing, as it tends to be when famous people insist on taking themselves too seriously. After the jump, we’ve rounded up a few more entertaining exchanges that ensued when celebrities just couldn’t take a joke. … Read More
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The Faint Silver Lining Around MacFarlane and The Onion’s Ugly Oscar Jokes
Here are the premises of some of Seth MacFarlane’s jokes during last night’s Oscar ceremony: People from other countries are often hard to understand. Black people, even movie stars, all look alike. Jewish people run Hollywood. Naggy women just can’t let stuff go. Women will often make themselves sick in order to be thin. You can ogle the nude scenes of even our most respected and awarded female actors. And even nine-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis is a future George Clooney conquest. Meanwhile, after the show, whoever was writing The Onion’s Twitter feed thought it’d be funny to satirically call that nine-year-old the name that most of us would politely refer to as “the c-bomb.” … Read More
The Good, the Bad, and the Boring: The Best Reactions to Seth MacFarlane’s Oscar Performance
When we learned that Seth MacFarlane would be hosting the Oscars, the 14-year-old boys of America cheered while cinephiles who didn’t care for the Family Guy creator’s trademark sexist and racist humor rolled their eyes. MacFarlane’s actual performance was just as divisive, with reactions ranging from “better than James Franco” to, “Really? A song about boobs?” Our host was well aware that he would face heavy criticism from all the people who shudder at the sound of Peter Griffin’s voice, so he threw in a lot to chew on: an array of original musical numbers, flash-forward jokes with William Shatner, an appearance by his own CGI creation, Ted. So, how did he fare? We’ve rounded up some of this morning’s best takes, from critics to Twitter. … Read More
The 2013 Oscar Telecast, By the Numbers
Last night’s Oscar ceremony was… well, it was a thing that happened! As is the custom, there was plenty to like, and plenty to shake your head over sadly while contemplating the state of Hollywood and popular culture and Western civilization in general. But we digress! There’s plenty we could say about the Academy’s award ceremony/Seth MacFarlane Frat Boy Joke-ganza, but instead, we’ve crunched the evening’s numbers to see what they tell us about the big show. The data may surprise you! … Read More
Flavorpill’s Official 2013 Academy Awards Drinking Game
Organizers are hurriedly completing the finishing touches on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the 85th Academy Awards premiering tonight at 8PM. The rest of us are readying our Oscar-themed cocktails so we can survive the never-ending event and walk (ok, crawl) away mostly unscathed. We’re counting on host Seth MacFarlane for unscripted hilarity. In the words of RuPaul: “Good luck, and don’t f**k it up.” You’ve agonized and argued over your ballot predictions and the Oscar shocks, snubs, and surprises, but when the red carpet rolls out, we hope you’ll settle in with our official 2013 Academy Awards drinking game. Try not to hurt anyone or anything, and join us here tonight as we live blog the ceremony. … Read More
Why Seth MacFarlane Might Not Be the Worst Oscar Host Ever
When Seth MacFarlane, the actor/screenwriter/producer/comedian/director best known for creating bro-comedy classic Family Guy, was announced as the host of the 85th Academy Awards in early October, critics reacted with a collective facepalm. Who wanted to endure three hours of tasteless-but-still-pointless bathroom humor from a man whose most recent creative effort was the story of a pot-smoking CGI teddy bear? Still, there’s more to MacFarlane than meets the eye, and there’s plenty in his decade-and-a-half-long career to inspire some confidence in Sunday’s performance. Here’s why we’re confident he’ll succeed — or, at the very least, get more laughs than James Franco. … Read More
The 10 Worst Moments in Oscar History
Who’s ready to watch Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars? Well, no matter how wrong the Family Guy creator may be for the job, he can take solace in the fact that there’s a long, rich history of terrible Oscar moments. We’ve assembled ten of the most awkward and cringe-worthy to prime you for what lies… Read More
The Funniest Tweets About Seth MacFarlane at This Morning’s Oscar Nominations
“The last time Austria and Germany co-produced something was Hitler, so this is much better.” Was this morning a preview of what we can expect when Seth MacFarlane hosts the Academy Awards next month? Some of our favorite people on Twitter seem to think so — and they’re not very happy about it. We compiled a few of our favorite tweets after the jump; watch him channel Daniel Day-Lewis in first Oscar promo and weigh in with your own thoughts on MacFarlane’s hosting capabilities in the comments. … Read More
Seth MacFarlane’s New Movie May Be a Comedic Western
It looks like Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is following Quentin Tarantino’s latest path. THR’s blog Heat Vision exclusively reports that the funnyman is prepping a live-action western-comedy, written with Ted co-stars Alex Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. A deal hasn’t been finalized at this time, but the stars definitely seem aligned. A sequel… Read More
Seth MacFarlane to Host Oscars Despite Screwing Up Emmys
Seth MacFarlane provided one of the funniest moments in last week’s disappointing Emmys telecast — by missing his mark, giving half his speech without a microphone, and then realizing the mistake was bound for YouTube infamy. But apparently the gaffe didn’t hurt his awards-show caché any, because he’s just been announced as the… Read More
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