I’m not sure what Microsoft thought Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein would put together for the Windows 7 sponsored Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show, but apparently it was something very different from typical Family Guy fare. After viewing the show’s taping session, Microsoft execs pulled the plug on the special event.

“We initially chose to participate in the Seth and Alex variety show based on the audience composition and creative humor of Family Guy, but after reviewing an early version of the variety show, it became clear that the content was not a fit with the Windows brand,” said a Microsoft spokeswoman. In this case (as with just about every episode of the show), “creative humor” meant jokes about deaf people and Holocaust jabs. Is anyone surprised?

The endorsement drop didn’t kill the show, though. Fox will still be airing the special event on November 8th as part of an all-MacFarlane night of television. Hopefully the new sponsor will actually look at some of MacFarlane’s work before considering a deal.

Source: Variety