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Ted in a new TV series.The Family Guy comedian will be reprising his role from the 2012 film, which co-starred Mark Wahlberg, for a live-action show at Peacock.MacFarlane will be directing, writing, executive producing and sharing showrunning duties on the forthcoming project.The show takes place in 1993, before the two films starring Wahlberg. In the new series, Ted lives with 16-year-old John Bennett and his parents and cousin in a working class home in Boston.“Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes right down to it, Ted’s willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family,” Variety added in a plot description.Giorgia Whigham, Max Burkholder and Scott Grimes have all been cast in the new series, but it has not been revealed whether any actors from the films will reprise their roles.MacFarlane confirmed the Ted news on his Instagram account, writing: “Time to sing the thunder song.”A post shared by Seth MacFarlane (@macfarlaneseth)Elsewhere, MacFarlane’s Ted co-star Mark Wahlberg recently revealed he has kept the prosthetic penis he wore on the set of Paul Thomas Anderson’s film Boogie Nights.Wahlberg appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this week (April 12), during which DeGeneres asked the actor: “Is it true that you still have the prosthetic you wore in Boogie Nights?” “Yes, yes.

It wouldn’t be “Ted” without Seth MacFarlane’s iconic voice. Lucky for us, the actor is set to reprise his voice role as the foul-mouthed teddy bear for the upcoming live action series at Peacock.The streamer announced Wednesday that, in addition directing, writing, executive producing, and co-showrunning, MacFarlane would also be lending his voice to the role once again.He will be joined by stars Giorgia Whigham, Max Burkholder and Scott Grimes.

The Orville has been a passion project — and a big undertaking — for Seth MacFarlane who created, writes, directs, executive produces and stars in the space comedy-drama. As the series is preparing for the June 2 launch of Season 3 on Hulu, there are no current plans for a fourth season. I hear the cast of the series was released in August when their most recent options expired.

Peacock has assembled most of the main cast of Ted, Seth MacFarlane’s live-action comedy series based on his popular film franchise. Joining MacFarlane, who is reprising the voice of the lovable foul-mouthed teddy bear Ted, are series regular stars Giorgia Whigham (13 Reasons Why), Max Burkholder (Parenthood) and Scott Grimes (The Orville).

Amy Schumer, Marlee Matlin, Mark Hamill and Seth MacFarlane are among those paying tribute to “politically incorrect softie” Gilbert Gottfried following his death aged 67. Fellow comedians praised his “unique” talent and said he would be “sorely missed”. The stand-up comic was well known for voicing wise-cracking parrot Iago in Disney’s 1992 animated film Aladdin.

NEW YORK -- Reactions to the death of comedian Gilbert Gottfried:“I am so sad to read about the passing of Gilbert Gottfried. Funny, politically incorrect but a softie on the inside. We met many times; he even pranked me on a plane, replacing my intepreter@655jack (they’re like twins).” — Oscar winning actor Marlee Matlin, on Twitter.“I shall miss you, my friend, my sometimes foil, my always pain in my side, usually from the belly laughs.

In another 48 hours, we’ll know if it worked—the Oscar show’s Audience Replacement Therapy.

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefAs of this writing, the Motion Picture Academy has yet to officially announce its policy regarding COVID protocols for next month’s Oscar ceremony.Nonetheless, many in the Hollywood community are going on the assumption that The Hollywood Reporter’s Feb. 9 scoop that no proof of vaccination will be required for the March 27 awards show at the Dolby Theatre is already set in stone.

READ MORE: Ex ITV GMB presenter Piers Morgan mocks David Beckham and furious fans rush to footballer's defence The last host to take the reins was talk show host Jimmy Kimmel in 2018. The following year the awards ceremony was meant to be hosted by comedian Kevin Hart, however he stepped down over controversial tweets.

Yet some suspect such measures are merely a case of deckchair rearrangement. “I don’t believe the host ever has an impact on ratings,” says Anne Thomson, editor-at-large at IndieWire. Indeed previous efforts to woo the under 30s with hosts such as Seth Macfarlane, James Franco and Anne Hathaway have been spectacular flops.

Naked Gun reboot could “finish” his career, after he was approached to lead the series.While the project is yet to be officially announced, Neeson has said on numerous occasions that MacFarlane (Family Guy, Ted) and Paramount Studios have approached him to potentially lead a revival of the action-comedy film franchise.Speaking recently on People (the TV Show!), Neeson said: “I’ve been approached by Seth MacFarlane and Paramount Studios to maybe resurrect the Naked Gun films.“It’ll either finish my career or bring it in another direction,” he joked. “I honestly don’t know.”Neeson has previously collaborated with MacFarlane on A Million Ways To Die In The West, along with cameo appearances in Ted 2 and an episode of Orville.The original Naked Gun trilogy starred Leslie Nielsen as gullible detective Frank Drebin.

Hulu is pushing back the premiere date for The Orville season 3.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterHulu has delayed “The Orville” Season 3 premiere from March until June, but released the first few minutes of footage from the new season as fans’ conciliation prize while they wait even longer for the return of the former Fox show.“To all The Orville fans: Thanks for being so patient with us as we’ve navigated the production challenges resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” “The Orville” creator and star Seth MacFarlane said in a statement tweeted Friday. “As occasionally happens, our show has been repositioned amidst the ever-changing television schedule landscape, which means that the wait will be just a bit longer, and we’re now preparing for a June 2nd launch on Hulu.

While the hosts of Today’s third hour were lampooned in a recent episode of Seth MacFarlane’s adult animated sitcom Family Guy, they made it clear on Friday’s show that they’re taking the joke in stride.

EXCLUSIVE: Wisconsin Democrats popularized a trend in political fundraising in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 — cast reunions of The Princess Bride, Veep and Parks And Rec, raising millions in small-dollar contributions.

TNT and TBS have set winter premiere dates for three of their top series.

Also in today’s TV news roundup:Hulu announced that the third season of Seth MacFarlane’s “The Orville,” subtitled “New Horizons,” will premiere on March 10, 2022. New episodes will be released weekly, following the crew of the U.S.S.

“The Orville” Season 3 has finally received a premiere date from its new home platform Hulu, the streaming service revealed Thursday, along with a teaser for the new season, dubbed “The Orville: New Horizons.”The third season of the Seth MacFarlane sci-fi series, which aired its first two seasons on Fox, will debut Thursday, March 10, 2022 on Hulu, with new episodes rolling out weekly after the premiere.Per Hulu, “Seth MacFarlane’s epic space adventure series “The Orville” returns exclusively as

Seth MacFarlane makes his way to an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at the El Capitan Entertainment Centre in Los Angeles on Monday (September 20).

One of Norm Macdonald’s final roles was voicing Lieutenant Yaphit, a recurring character on Seth MacFarlane’s hourlong space odyssey The Orville. Macdonald played Yaphit, the gelatinous, shapeshifting engineer on the Orville, in the first two seasons of the series on Fox, and he is also in the upcoming third season, set to stream on Hulu, sources tell Deadline.

The Orville is finally heading towards season three.

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has said he is not happy that the show is still on Fox.The series premiered on Fox in January 1999 and has remained on the network ever since.Last September, Family Guy was renewed for two more seasons by Fox.But MacFarlane has expressed his desire to move the show to another network, citing Fox News host Tucker Carlson as the reason why.“Tucker Carlson’s latest opinion piece once again makes me wish Family Guy was on any other network,” he wrote on

Seth MacFarlane is really wishing his hit animated show, Family Guy, was on another network.

There is no love lost between Seth MacFarlane and Tucker Carlson.

Seth MacFarlane once again took extreme displeasure in comments made by a host of Fox News, another episode in a long saga between the Family Guy creator and Fox News corporate sibling Fox Entertainment, which airs his long-running animated series Family Guy.

Jessica Walter received a posthumous Emmy Award nomination today for her voice role in Archer, the animated series on FXX.

Disney stars participating in the virtual panels include MaameYaa Baofo, H.

Actress Lisa Banes has died aged 65 after being involved in a hit-and-run accident in New York City. The star, best known for playing Marybeth Elliott in Gone Girl, as well as Bonnie in the Tom Cruise film Cocktail, had been in a critical condition in Sinai Morningside hospital following last week's accident.

Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted films has been greenlit.The series is expected to be a prequel to the 2012 film, which starred Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.Though neither stars are set to return for the show, MacFarlane is in negotiations to reprise the voice of the foul-mouthed teddy bear.

Ted is heading to the small screen!

A live-action “Ted” prequel series from Seth MacFarlane is coming to Peacock, with the “Family Guy” creator in talks to reprise his role as the voice of the foul-mouthed teddy bear.The live-action series, based on Seth MacFarlane’s feature films released by Universal Pictures with MRC Film, will be executive produced by MacFarlane and Erica Huggins for Fuzzy Door. MacFarlane is under an overall deal with Universal.

Everybody’s favorite foul-mouthed teddy bear, Ted, is returning, years after the last film in the franchise. But this time, “Ted” isn’t being crafted as a sequel film.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA live-action series adaptation of the “Ted” movies has been ordered straight-to-series at Peacock, Variety has learned.Seth MacFarlane is currently in negotiations to reprise the voice role of Ted, a foul-mouthed, pot-smoking teddy bear brought to life by the magic of a little boy’s wish.MacFarlane will also write executive produce the series, with Erica Huggins also executive producing under her and MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door Productions banner.

Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to Ted, a live-action comedy series based on Seth MacFarlane’s hit 2012 movie, from UCP and MRC Television.

Yabba-Dabbo-Doo! Elizabeth Banks’ Flintstones sequel series Bedrock has landed at Fox.

Executive Producer/Director Jon Cassar, best known for Fox’s 24, Reelz’s The Kennedys, and Netflix’s Medici: Masters of Florence, has joined APA along with his Cassar Filmworks banner.