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Microsoft Yanks Seth MacFarlane Sponsorship

Windows pulls sponsorship of comedy special after watching it

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(Newser) – Apparently, Microsoft just can’t handle a good Holocaust joke. After attending a taping of Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show, the software giant has pulled its support, saying the content “was not a fit with the Windows brand.” The show, a variety act from Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein (Family Guy’s Lois), was to run commercial-free, with lone sponsor Microsoft promoted within the program.

When Microsoft initially inked the deal, it said it wasn’t worried about how the stars would pitch Windows 7 to the audience. But the content around that pitch is apparently even more over-the-top than Family Guy, with jokes about incest, deaf people, feminine hygiene, and the aforementioned Holocaust. Fox still plans to air the special, with a yet-to-be-named sponsor.

Seth MacFarlane arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles.
Seth MacFarlane arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Seth MacFarlane, creator of the animated series
Seth MacFarlane, creator of the animated series "Family Guy," poses for a photo, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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drlarrymitchell
Oct 27, 09 1:13 PM CDT
Windows sucks 100%- Seth only sucks 1/2 the time. Reply
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dontlikeyou
Oct 28, 09 9:11 AM CDT
Lois is a man??
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OG_Travis
Oct 27, 09 1:32 PM CDT
lol i'm sure it will be entertaining all the same. Reply
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rajanKazhmin
Oct 27, 09 1:40 PM CDT
He's spread way too thin without enough substance. Reply
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matteo
Oct 27, 09 2:32 PM CDT
so this is the face of the copycat moron Reply
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