MacFarlane's Already Got Excuses - NYTimes.com Seth MacFarlane graces the cover of the next Entertainment Weekly, and in the accompanying interview, the creator of "Family Guy"-turned-Oscar host reveals what's been the hardest thing about his prep: the choreography. "It's the dancing that's just kicking my ass," he said. I'm not a dancer. Mr. MacFarlane, who will sing on the show, according to the producers, also has been suffering from some vocal problems after a bout with the flu. It should be fine by the Feb. 24 ceremony, he said, but it may make him sound scratchier in some pre-recorded bits. (Mr. MacFarlane is still doing voiceovers on "Family Guy" too. "Sometimes I have no choice but to record even if I've got a cold, and you can hear it in the fact that Stewie, Quagmire and Peter all have a cold at the same time.") Also, he's not feeling the Oscar workload. "It's the time commitment I just don't think I could do again," he said. It will have been almost six months that I've been working on this. And, he added, laughing, "I'm still going to get savaged in the press." Besides, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler "will do it next year and they'll get rave reviews." Mr. MacFarlane seems to be taking the "criticize yourself before anyone else gets a chance" route, or else he just he has really low self-esteem. Buck up Mr. MacFarlane! Depending on the demographic, you're as popular as Ms. Fey, Peyton Manning, Sandra Bullock and Will Ferrell. If you come onstage dressed as an Academy security guard, complete with nametag, and escort Quentin Tarantino out of the building, you'll have the Internet.