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Seth MacFarlane to Host Charlie Sheen’s Comedy Central Roast

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Seth MacFarlane is ready to help make Charlie Sheen's Comedy Central roast must-see TV.

The Family Guy creator, 37, will host Sheen's September 19 roast, the network confirmed Thursday.

Related: VIDEO: Watch Charlie's Funny or Die comedy sketch

"I'm very excited to work with Comedy Central again on the roast," MacFarlane said in a statement. "Charlie is a true icon with a talent that is strong and pure and concentrated into small crystals which can be smoked or eaten."

Sheen is ready for MacFarlane and his as-yet-unnamed roasters to take aim at his eventful year.

Related: PHOTOS: Check out Charlie's craziest controversies

"You could say I've been providing kindling for this Roast for a while," 45-year-old Sheen tells Us Weekly of the special. "It's time to light it up. It's going to be epic."

Related: VIDEO: Charlie goes off on Two and a Half Men boss Chuck Lorre

Sheen's roast marks MacFarlane's third time hosting a network roast. He presided over David Hasselhoff and Donald Trump's events in 2010 and 2011.

By Allison Corneau for Us Weekly. For more Channel Surfing, click here.

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