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'Family Guy' writer on penning Seth MacFarlane's Oscar bits

By Take Two Staff
Published Feb 25, 2013
Host Seth MacFarlane speaks onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
Host Seth MacFarlane speaks onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
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'Family Guy' writer on penning Seth MacFarlane's Oscar bits

Writer Patrick Meighan was hanging out backstage at the Oscars last night. Normally he works as a writer for Seth MacFarlanes hit show "Family Guy," so when MacFarlane was chosen to host the awards show, Patrick was enlisted to help write material.

After the show and the infamous Governor's Ball, he was kind enough to wake up early to talk with us.