who is the voice of lois from family guy?
Alex Borstein
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 Alex Borstein voices Peter 's wife Lois Griffin , Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa , Loretta Brown , and Lois ' mother , Barbara Pewterschmidt . Borstein was asked to provide a voice for the pilot while she was working on MADtv . She had not met MacFarlane or seen any of his artwork , and said it was " really sight unseen " . At the time , Borstein was performing in a stage show in Los Angeles . She played a redheaded mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins . 

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 When Lois is given her contract after getting a job at Fox News , she happily runs home in a way reminiscent of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory when that film 's protagonist , Charlie Bucket , runs home after receiving his golden ticket . She then falls and starts moaning , much like Peter did after he won a tour of the Pawtucket brewery in " Wasted Talent " , but instead of grabbing her kneecap as Peter did , she grabs her right breast . Later on at the studio , Stewie 's broadcast on Fox News is a parody of a viral video clip of an angry Bill O 'Reilly during a teleprompter malfunction . When Fred Savage is proven to be Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore , he also reveals himself to be Tony Danza , Camryn Manheim , Malcolm @-@ Jamal Warner , Kevin Nealon , John Forsythe , and Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich . After Savage confesses to his multiple identities , the voice @-@ over from The Wonder Years is heard and Fred shouts at him , " I don 't need you anymore ! " . 

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 The episode was written by one of this season 's co @-@ executive producers Brian Scully , on his first writing job for the show . It was directed by Mike Kim , who had been with the show since its fifth season when he directed the episode " Stewie Loves Lois " . Series regulars Peter Shin and James Purdum served as supervising directors for the episode . The episode 's music was composed by Walter Murphy . Actors Chris Cox , Ike Barinholtz , Amanda MacDonald , Niecy Nash , Paris Hilton and Perez Hilton guest starred . Recurring voice actors for the show , including Patrick Warburton , Adam West , Johnny Brennan , writer Alec Sulkin , writer John Viener , writer Kirker Butler , co @-@ executive producer Steve Callaghan , co @-@ executive producer Mark Hentemann and executive producer Danny Smith also made minor appearances . 

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 " Mecha @-@ Streisand " was written by series co @-@ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone , along with writer Philip Stark , and was directed by Parker . " Mecha @-@ Streisand " first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on February 18 , 1998 . Robert Smith , lead vocalist and guitarist for the English rock band The Cure , makes a guest appearance as himself , marking only the second time a celebrity guest played a major role in an episode , after Natasha Henstridge in " Tom 's Rhinoplasty " . Following the success of " Mr. Hankey , the Christmas Poo " , a large number of celebrities started contacting Comedy Central with the hopes of making guest appearances in South Park episodes , allowing Parker and Stone to practically take their pick of guest stars . Parker , a fan of The Cure , said it was his lifelong dream to meet Smith , and he was one of the few celebrities Parker specifically requested to make an appearance . Smith performed all of his lines via telephone and Parker used the first reading of each line , even though they were executed in a very dead @-@ pan voice . 

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 The episode saw the second re @-@ appearance , the first being a brief appearance in " Road to the Multiverse " , by former main cast member and writer Mike Henry as the voice of Cleveland Brown . The actor had previously left the role on Family Guy to star as the character in his own spin @-@ off The Cleveland Show , co @-@ created by Seth MacFarlane , Mike Henry , and Richard Appel . In addition to the regular cast , actors Dan Aykroyd , Chevy Chase , and Gary Cole ; voice actors Dimitri Diatchenko and Chris Parson ; writer , actor , and television host James Lipton ; actresses Henriette Mantel and Mae Whitman ; and voice actress Nicole Sullivan guest starred in the episode . Recurring guest voice actors Johnny Brennan , actor Ralph Garman , writer and showrunner Mark Hentemann , writer Alec Sulkin and writer John Viener also made minor appearances . Actors Adam West and Patrick Warburton made appearances as well . 
