Plus see an exclusive clip of Culkin’s Devil. Kieran Culkin had a lot of fun playing the Devil on “Family Guy” — so much fun, in fact, that he would like to play the show’s Devil for the foreseeable future. The long-running animated series tapped the “Succession” star to play the Devil in its special Halloween episode, “Happy Hell-o-Ween,” airing Oct. 5 on Hulu.
It opens on Stewie and Brian, dressed to the nines, desperate to attend a star-studded Halloween party on Block Island that’s only accessible by ferry. As the party ferry is about to disembark, they spot a man drowning in the water and contemplate whether to save him or attend the soiree, which Stewie is particularly desperate to attend since he’s heard the actor Eddie Redmayne may be in attendance. The duo think they’re headed to the heavenly afterlife only to arrive at the office of the Devil (voiced by Culkin), who seems overwhelmed by his job.
As for their depiction of Hell, including, among other things, the actress Jamie Lee Curtis being tortured (she’s there because she’s “getting a bit much”) and a famously kind ex-president, Appel maintains that the fun was in who they could drop in there that audiences wouldn’t expect. That’s where we could put our own twist on Hell.” According to Appel, every “Family Guy” episode, from table read to final cut, takes about 14 months. (It also has a 60-piece orchestra perform for every episode.) The lengthy process ensures that the team must avoid timely subject matter. They also can’t pay their guest stars terribly much.
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