Rove, Limbaugh to cameo in 'Family Guy'

Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh have signed up for cameo appearances in Fox animated comedy Family Guy.

Right-wing talkshow host Limbaugh and George W. Bush's Republican strategist Rove will play themselves in the upcoming episode.

"Family Guy tends to be very liberal because it's written by liberals," show creator Seth MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter.

"So we thought let's give the other side some face time. So we put it out there to a lot of Republicans - 'We're doing this show, who wants in?' - and we got some bites.

"I'm sure the reaction from some will be, 'You monsters, how could you have Karl Rove on your show?'"

The episode will be based around the Griffins' liberal dog Brian, who get annoyed that he has nothing to complain about now that Barack Obama has become president. Consequently, he decides to join the Republican party and begins listening to Limbaugh's broadcasts.

MacFarlane was speaking at an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences event, where the cast also performed a read-through of their controversial abortion episode, which has been pulled by Fox.