What is perhaps one of the most memorable aspects of NBCs Saturday Night Live programming over the years is the variety and diversity of the animated shorts that helped comprise "Saturday TV Funhouse." The most recognizable of which were Ace and Gary, two superheroes that made up The Ambiguously Gay Duo, two individuals whose dedication to one another is just about as fervent as their desire to fight crime. The series of shorts that were The Ambiguously Gay Duo gave the comedy variety program a dosage of homoerotic performances that, for better or for worse, gave animation fans a reason to pay attention to the wonderfully keen style and dialogue of Robert Smigel's work.
On April 29th 2006, NBC will hold a special "Best of" compilation that will feature TV Funhouse's most acclaimed shorts. This of course, will include the most popular and beloved segments including The X-Presidents, Fun With Real Audio The Adventures Of Michael Jackson and Mr. T and The Ambiguously Gay Duo. Since its debut in 1996, TV Funhouse has earned its place in the minds of television viewers with holiday classics and event specials. The NBC television special will include 2005's "Christmas Time for the Jews," a Peanuts parody, and the post 9/11 "Narrator that Ruined Christmas."
The television special will air from 11:30pm-1:00am (ET) and will be hosted by none other than The Ambiguously Gay Duo, as voiced by Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell.
Smigel was a writer/co-producer on SNL from 1985-1993, and the original head writer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1993. addition to his work on SNL's Saturday TV Funhouse, Smigel, also portrays and puppeteers Triumph the Insult Comic Dog on Late Night, as well as providing the voices on many of the interviewees in the popular "Clutch Cargo" segment. Wachtenheim/Marianetti Animation has produced most of the TV FUNHOUSE cartoons since 1999. The original TV Funhouse animators (JJ Sedelmaier Studios) still create occasional cartoons for Saturday TV Funhouse, including the Ace and Gary segments for this special.
(Source: AWN.com)