Family Guy: Mr Saturday Knight


12:50 am - 01:20 am, Friday, May 29 on ITV2 +1 (29)

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Mr Saturday Knight
Season 3, Episode 9

Peter loses his job and decides to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a knight at a travelling Renaissance fair. Unfortunately, he finds himself locked in a tournament with the resident jousting champion. With the guest voice of Will Ferrell


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Animated Movie/Drama Comedy Movie/Drama Sitcom

Cast & Crew

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Will Ferrell (Actor) .. The Black Knight
Seth MacFarlane (Actor) .. Peter/Stewie/Brian Griffin
Alex Borstein (Actor) .. Lois Griffin
Seth Green (Actor) .. Chris Griffin
Mila Kunis (Actor) .. Meg Griffin

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Will Ferrell (Actor) .. The Black Knight
Born: July 16, 1967 in Irvine, California
Best Known For: Elf and Anchorman.
Early-life: Born John William Ferrell in Irvine, California, on July 16, 1967, the son of teacher Betty and musician Roy Lee, who played with the Righteous Brothers. Will has a younger brother called Patrick. His parents divorced when he was eight. During his senior year of high school, Will and a friend performed comedy skits over the school's intercom system. He went on to study sports broadcasting at the University of Southern California. In 1994, after moving to Los Angeles, he successfully auditioned for the comedy group the Groundlings. A year later, he joined Saturday Night Live (SNL)
Career: During his time on SNL, Ferrell impersonated US President George W Bush, singer Neil Diamond, US Vice-President Al Gore and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. By 2001, he was the highest paid cast member, earning $350,000 a season. He left the show in 2002 but has since returned as a guest host. During his time on SNL, he appeared in a number of films, including two Austin Powers movies (1997 and 1999), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) and Zoolander (2001). His first lead role was in Old School (2003). Since then, he has starred in Elf (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its 2013 sequel, The Producers (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010) and The Campaign (2012). He has also turned up on the small screen in The Office, Eastbound & Down and 30 Rock. More recently, he starred in the miniseries The Spoils of Babylon.
Quote: 'I'm not really an exhibitionist. I'm drawn to the outrageous stuff because it's fun, not because it's some deep compulsion.'
Trivia: Ferrell likes football and is a big fan of Celtic and Chelsea.
Seth MacFarlane (Actor) .. Peter/Stewie/Brian Griffin
Born: October 26, 1973 in Kent, Connecticut
Best Known For: Creating and voicing characters on Family Guy.
Early-life: Seth Woodbury MacFarlane was born in Kent, Connecticut, on October 26, 1973 to Ann and Ronald. His sister is voice actor Rachael Ann MacFarlane. Seth knew from an early age that he wanted to develop his interest in animation. He began publishing a weekly comic strip entitled Walter Crouton for a local newspaper. His parents gave him an 8mm camera and he went on to study film, video and animation at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). During his time as a student, he performed stand-up and also created animated short The Life of Larry. On the back of this short, he was hired by Hanna-Barbara, where he worked as an animator and a writer for Cartoon Network's Cartoon Cartoons series. During his time at the studio, he also worked on Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel and Johnny Bravo. He also worked freelance on projects for Walt Disney, writing for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Career: In 1996, MacFarlane created a sequel to The Life of Larry entitled Larry & Steve. He wanted to move into prime-time animation and pitched Family Guy to Fox while he was still working at Hanna-Barbara. They offered him $50,000 to produce a pilot at a time when most prime-time animated shows cost $1million per episode. He spent six months working on the pilot and delivered a product that Fox loved. Family Guy premiered in January 1999. MacFarlane not only writes episodes of Family Guy, he also voices the main male characters. The show has been a big success and it led to MacFarlane co-creating American Dad and The Cleveland Show. In recent years, MacFarlane has moved into live-action comedy. He had a big success with the film Ted in 2012. He also played the lead role in A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).
Quote: 'What makes me happy is just keeping my brain challenged and stimulated and on its toes.'
Trivia: MacFarlane hosted the Academy Awards in 2013. In the same year, he was nominated for an Academy Award for a song he co-wrote with Walter Murphy for Ted.
Alex Borstein (Actor) .. Lois Griffin
Seth Green (Actor) .. Chris Griffin
Born: February 08, 1974 in Overbrook Park, Philadelphia
Best Known For: Voicing Chris Griffin on Family Guy and a string of acting roles.
Early-life: Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green was born in Overbrook Park, Philadelphia, on February 8, 1974 to teachers Barbara and Herbert. He has a sister, Kaela. Seth has worked as an actor since the age of seven and his early credits include roles in The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Billions for Boris (1984), Radio Days (1987) and Can't Buy Me Love (1987).
Career: One of Green's biggest early roles was Oz in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has also starred in three Austin Powers movies and has numerous TV acting credits to his name for a whole variety of series, including Tucker, That ‘70s Show, Greg the Bunny, Four Kings, and Dads. He is also heavily in demand for voice work. He voices Chris Griffin in Family Guy, Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Monty Monogram in Phineas and Ferb, Lt Gibbs in Titan Maximum and various characters on Robot Chicken. His other movie credits include My Stepmother is an Alien (1988), America's Sweethearts (2001), Rat Race (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), Sex Drive (2008) and Old Dogs (2009).
Quote: 'There's never a sure-fire good career move except doing good work.'
Trivia: In 2009, he won a Primetime Emmy for his work on Robot Chicken.
Mila Kunis (Actor) .. Meg Griffin
Born: August 14, 1983 in Chernivtsi in Ukraine
Best Known For: Black Swan and voicing Meg Griffin on Family Guy.
Early-life: Milena Markovna Kunis was born in Chernivtsi in Ukraine on August 14, 1983, to Elvira and Mark. She has an older brother, Michael. When she was seven, her family moved to Los Angeles. At the age of nine, Mila started taking acting lessons at the Beverly Hills Studios. A year later, she landed her first role in the film Make a Wish, Molly (1995).
Career: Mila's big break came in 1998 when she was cast as Jackie Burkhart in the sitcom That ‘70s Show. The long-running show ran for eight seasons, clocking up 200 episodes. In 1999, she began voicing Meg Griffin on Family Guy. She made the transition to film in the early 2000s. After a good start in Get Over It (2001) she went on to star in a number of poorly received films until she returned to form in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). Since then, she has appeared in Extract (2009), The Book of Eli (2010), Black Swan (2010), Friends with Benefits (2011), Ted (2012) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).
Quote: I don't think it's true that blondes have more fun… Trust me, it is not true!'
Trivia: She is a fan of online computer game World of Warcraft.
Steve Callaghan (Writer)
Michael Dante DiMartino (Director)

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