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Can you believe that horrible joke that Seth McFarland just told on the Oscar? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 OP
His type of humor isn't going over too well, that's for sure. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #1
My son is laughing a lot... one_voice Feb 2013 #2
At least he's trying harder than James Franco. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #3
Joke in the worst possible taste...ever. Graybeard Feb 2013 #4
He seems to know he's bombing. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #6
I thought it was funny that everyone hated the Lincoln joke OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #5
Offensive? Not really. He sucks as an Oscars host, though. Dash87 Feb 2013 #7
I think Macfarlane is doing fine. kwassa Feb 2013 #8
I have got to admit that I don't even know avebury Feb 2013 #9
Funny joke..and great performance so far... truebrit71 Feb 2013 #10
Finally. A decent joke. Came as an intro to Christopher Plummer. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #11
Bomb city... S_E_Fudd Feb 2013 #12
I didn't have any idea who he was R B Garr Feb 2013 #13
Which one? edbermac Feb 2013 #14
They knew what they were getting when they hired Seth amuse bouche Feb 2013 #15
I think he did a good job. HappyMe Feb 2013 #16

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)
1. His type of humor isn't going over too well, that's for sure.
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:46 PM
Feb 2013

My wife and I have chuckled a few times, groaned a few others (and we love Family Guy)...

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
2. My son is laughing a lot...
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:49 PM
Feb 2013

but he keeps saying he's gonna get in so much trouble for a lot of the jokes.

I've laughed at some of the jokes..then again I have a morbid sense of humor and often not pc.

Graybeard

(6,996 posts)
4. Joke in the worst possible taste...ever.
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:55 PM
Feb 2013

Who in the f*ck thinks the murder of a President is funny? I don't give a crap how long ago it was.

Shame. And the Academy should apologize. That moron
McFarland won't.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
5. I thought it was funny that everyone hated the Lincoln joke
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:58 PM
Feb 2013

but had no problem laughing at the Kardashian joke. Lincoln don't care but Kim and family might.

I just tuned in right before that so I don't know what I missed earlier.

Seth is the creator of Family guy and American Dad and as far as I know a pretty liberal guy and I usually like him but he does look uncomfortable up there to me. He is known for being over the line though. Depending where your line is, of course. lol

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
8. I think Macfarlane is doing fine.
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 11:15 PM
Feb 2013

I think the joke was outrageous, but not terrible.

I am not easily offended, however.

avebury

(10,952 posts)
9. I have got to admit that I don't even know
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 11:15 PM
Feb 2013

who the guy and I have never seen anything he has been in. I don't think that I have missed much.

 

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)
10. Funny joke..and great performance so far...
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 11:19 PM
Feb 2013

...so much better than last year....love the fact that he's making all of those self-important millionaires uncomfortable and keeping them on their entitled toes...

S_E_Fudd

(1,295 posts)
12. Bomb city...
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 11:23 PM
Feb 2013

This is painful to watch...he is really not doing well.

And that Lincoln joke..even bad jokes usually get a courtesy laugh at least!

R B Garr

(16,954 posts)
13. I didn't have any idea who he was
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 11:56 PM
Feb 2013

Didn't even recognize him from anywhere, and I at least kind of know who the bigger names are even if I don't watch the shows. And I thought that's why I haven't been digging him so much. He's just meh.

amuse bouche

(3,657 posts)
15. They knew what they were getting when they hired Seth
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 10:59 AM
Feb 2013

I thought he was Ok. He even toned down his usual type of comedy

Fact-He's a great crooner

Fact He's a great Dem and gives a lot of money to support Gay Rights

Fact He's worth 100 million dollars

Fact"MacFarlane was presented the Harvard Humanist of the Year Award for 2011 for “his extensive body of work, his active, passionate commitment to Humanist values, and his fearless support of equal marriage rights and other social justice issues.”

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