Patrick Warburton won't apologize for 'Family Guy' role: 'We need humor'

Patrick Warburton won't allow cancel culture to consume comedy. The "Rules of Engagement" star has nearly 200 credits to his résumé for voice, film and TV roles.

He has endured decades of changes in the acting world and proved longevity may look easy amid uncertain ebbs and flows of cancel culture, but his positive outlook toward comedy has always helped him stay grounded.  "I used to apologize for being on 'Family Guy,' and I apologize no more because this world is a horrible native satire." "I was working on a project down there, and they asked me about working on ‘Seinfeld.’ And I said, ‘Oh, yeah, I avoided Jerry like the plague,’ which is… that's the story." "I found, you know, golf with so many musician friends I have is that if you've survived addiction, and you've gotten to the other end of that, you end up playing golf every day of your life." Tracy Wright is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to tracy.wright@fox.com.

Warburton holds steady in his belief that "Seinfeld" jokes stand the test of time. "I think that's why the show's in perpetual syndication and people love it. There's always, you know, the way things change, and this and that… what would fly today? What flew yesterday can't fly today," he exclusively told Fox News Digital.

"I used to apologize for being on 'Family Guy,' and I apologize no more because this world is a horrible native satire. Everybody takes themselves too seriously, and… I think in many ways become an overwhelming mess. But we need humor in our lives, and we need love and humor, acceptance. It's all rather simple."