Why is Will Ferrell's face pixelated in this Emmy Awards clip from Family Guy?
Around minute 04:00 of "The Talented Mr. Stewie" (Family Guy, Season 19, Episode 2) there is a brief cutaway to the 70th Emmy Awards. Why is the face of the host (Will Ferrell) pixelated?
Here is the 4-seconds clip from Family Guy: https://streamable.com/opp0aj
and here is the original clip from the 70th Emmy Awards:
Best Answer
Making the presenter faceless draws more attention to the people winning the award, which is in line with what Stewie was saying. Having an instantly recognizable Will Ferrell up there would have drawn attention to Will and people would be wondering why they weren't getting the joke.
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