I'm the guy in the crowd making fun of the hero's shirt.
You break the story first, and then you go into the specifics.
'American Dad' is, by its nature, much more political.
We never really tried to shock for shock's sake on 'Family Guy.' If something was horribly offensive and shocking we would put it in if it was also hysterically funny.
The only problem is time.
Chris Elliott could read the phonebook and he's funny.