Family Guy to Star Trek and Beyond with Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane joins Dropping Names for a wildly funny, sharp and unexpectedly heartfelt conversation about a career that spans animation, orchestras, sci-fi, and hosting the Oscars… from Family Guy and The Orville to singing at the Hollywood Bowl, working with John Williams, and growing up a Star…
Two moments from this episode
Sean Connery Wanders Onto Set
The crew was shooting a holodeck bar scene with trumpet player Jack Sheldon when Sean Connery, working nearby on The Untouchables, came through one of the doors while the cameras were rolling. He looked around the set and asked if anyone knew where Alan King was, then wandered off still looking for him.
“does anyone know where Alan King is?”
Tommy Smothers Steals The Shepherd
Brent took part in a reading of a Shakespeare play in which the shepherd is a small part, and afterwards he asked Patrick Stewart whether he had ever seen that role bring the house down. Patrick said no. In the reading Brent had just done, Tommy Smothers played the shepherd, and every word out of his mouth drew gales of laughter.
“Tommy Smothers played the Shepherd.”
Names dropped in this episode
19 names come up in this episode, in the order they are mentioned. Tap a timestamp to jump straight to that moment.
Ken Burns
2:31American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle… Wikipedia ↗
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Mandy Patinkin
3:00American actor and singer in musical theatre, television, and film Wikipedia ↗
Saul Rubinek
3:49Canadian actor, director, producer, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
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René Auberjonois
4:04René Marie Murat Auberjonois was an American actor Wikipedia ↗
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Graham Norton
6:59Graham William Walker , known professionally as Graham Norton, is an Irish comedian, broadcaster… Wikipedia ↗
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Ariana Grande
10:56American singer, songwriter, and actress Wikipedia ↗
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Barbara Streisand
11:05Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand is an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Brannon Braga
12:32American television producer, director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
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Patrick Stewart
22:20Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation Wikipedia ↗
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Jonathan Ames
22:31American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two… Wikipedia ↗
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Alex Borstein
36:27American actress, comedian, writer, and producer best known as Lois Griffin in Family Guy, for which… Wikipedia ↗
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Tommy Smothers
55:14American comedian, actor, composer, and musician, widely known as half of the musical comedy duo the… Wikipedia ↗
Dick Smothers
55:14American actor, comedian, composer, and musician, best known as one half of the folk‑comedy duo the… Wikipedia ↗
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Mel Brooks
58:21Comedy legend, producer and star of To Be or Not to Be Wikipedia ↗
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