--- title: "Brian's Play (S11E10) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e10-brians-play/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Brian's Play: Family Guy season 11 episode 10 (S11E10), first aired 13 January 2013. Writer and director credits." --- # Brian's Play Episode 10 of Family Guy season 11 (S11E10), the 198th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Gary Janetti and directed by Joseph Lee. First broadcast on 13 January 2013. ## Story Brian's play A Passing Fancy is a hit in Quahog and he becomes insufferable about it. Stewie then hands him a play of his own, An American Marriage, which Brian sees straight away is the better piece; he tells Stewie it is bad and buries the script, but Stewie digs it up and tells him his writing leans on cliche and copying. Brian sinks into depression, and Stewie makes him act as escort on a trip to New York, where established playwrights dismiss his work. Brian admits he hoped for success because his life will be far shorter than the rest of the family's, and Stewie tells him to write from his heart. Stewie then spoils his own opening night to cheer Brian up. ## Production and reception - It took a 3.2 rating and 6.01 million viewers, the most watched title on the Fox animation line-up that night. ([Wikipedia: Brian's Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Play)) - Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club graded it A-, describing it as the series at its most self-aware and honest about its own place, with the usual cutaways adding little to the main strand. ([Wikipedia: Brian's Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Play)) - Carter Dotson of TV Fanatic rated it 4 out of 5, saying the emotions were tangled enough that he struggled to settle on a view of the half-hour. ([Wikipedia: Brian's Play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Play)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 11 | | Episode | 10 of 22 | | Overall | No. 198 | | Code | S11E10 | | First aired | 13 January 2013 | | Directed by | Joseph Lee | | Written by | Gary Janetti | | Production code | AACX08 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11 | | Wikidata | Q11763947 | | IMDb | tt2579958 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 6.01 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Consuela | | Alan Bennett | Alan Bennett | | Lucas Grabeel | Seymour Krelborn | Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze. ### Guest voices - Alan Bennett as himself, Alan Bennett - Lucas Grabeel as Seymour Krelboyne, Anthony - Jackson Rathbone as Stanley Kowalski - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Mike Henry as Consuela - Alex Borstein as Allison - John Viener as Randall Even Battencourt ## Links - Season: [11](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-11/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_11) - Wikidata: [Q11763947](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11763947) - IMDb: [tt2579958](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2579958/) - US viewers: [6.01 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian's_Play) ## Navigation - Previous: [S11E09 Space Cadet](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e09-space-cadet/) - Next: [S11E11 The Giggity Wife](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e11-the-giggity-wife/) - Season hub: [Season 11](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-11/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 11: episode 10 of 22 - S11E01 [Into Fat Air](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e01-into-fat-air/) - S11E02 [Ratings Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e02-ratings-guy/) - S11E03 [The Old Man and the Big 'C'](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e03-the-old-man-and-the-big-c/) - S11E04 [Yug Ylimaf](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e04-yug-ylimaf/) - S11E05 [Joe's Revenge](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e05-joes-revenge/) - S11E06 [Lois Comes Out of Her Shell](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e06-lois-comes-out-of-her-shell/) - S11E07 [Friends Without Benefits](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e07-friends-without-benefits/) - S11E08 [Jesus, Mary and Joseph!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e08-jesus-mary-and-joseph/) - S11E09 [Space Cadet](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e09-space-cadet/) - S11E10 Brian's Play (this entry) - S11E11 [The Giggity Wife](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e11-the-giggity-wife/) - S11E12 [Valentine's Day in Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e12-valentines-day-in-quahog/) - S11E13 [Chris Cross](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e13-chris-cross/) - S11E14 [Call Girl](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e14-call-girl/) - S11E15 [Turban Cowboy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e15-turban-cowboy/) - S11E16 [12 and a Half Angry Men](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e16-12-and-a-half-angry-men/) - S11E17 [Bigfat](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e17-bigfat/) - S11E18 [Total Recall](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e18-total-recall/) - S11E19 [Save the Clam](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e19-save-the-clam/) - S11E20 [Farmer Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e20-farmer-guy/) - S11E21 [Roads to Vegas](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e21-roads-to-vegas/) - S11E22 [No Country Club for Old Men](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s11e22-no-country-club-for-old-men/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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