Ambiguously Gay Duo: Fortress of Privacy - Saturday Night Live

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

I love how all the villains are just talking gossip and doing chores XD

[@trevorjolly8807]

Hahaha yeah, it’s like sorry guys I can’t villain today I got housework and some goss to catch up on, 😂

[@RomeoX-bv4et]

That’s actually pretty good writing makes them more relatable

[@captainpotato6856]

Dare i even say that it makes it BAD ASS 🤣🤣🤣

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

@@captainpotato6856 Oooh, Cap, you just went there and did it ! :O

[@captainpotato6856]

@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 HELL YASSSSSSSSSSSSS SOUNDS LIKE...ASSSSSSSSSS ...WUPPPZ A DID ID AGAIIIIN

[@CarlosEmilioEsq]

The gay-gossip obsessed villains are hysterical . . . especially since they're a little ambiguous, too.

[@bengalgangster]

yes the villans wondering about clooney good stuff

[@MachetesAreFun]

"oh, leave them alone!" lol

[@alfx5432]

Lol

[@Dustinwhy8]

Of course they’re gay...he was riding him like a dime story pony.

[@resplndnt]

I remember in a later ambiguously gay duo episode they were trying to sting them in the same way Larry craig was caught in the airport bathroom. And a villain and the security guard were caught having sex

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

I feel like the audience just stopped laughing because they actually became invested in the story lol. This needs it's own TV series!

[@orchdork775]

Seriously!

[@ObliviouslyGifted]

They already do.. It's called Batman and Robin..😂

[@THE-X-Force]

Great observation and you're exactly right!

[@jd2086]

😅😅😅 i did.... wanna see how this ends... agree with you... very funny idea for a show

[@alexflenner3778]

@Marina and The Devil. I strongly support this notion!

[@nurmadihahbintizulkifli1734]

i love that the villains didn't ruin the city but went to see what the duo were doing 👀😂

[@AdderallST44RRR]

man put me in a casket bc 💀

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

They should call themselves "The Bi-Curious Brigade" 🏳️‍🌈🔥🥒💦

[@Joseph-tf4hu]

We were just in the neighborhood. 😂

[@sivispacemparabellum7181]

😂

[@mew10521]

Stephen Colbert really makes a convincing 1960s superhero voice actor

[@chameleon1015]

Ikr?

[@aeschafer1]

He was great on Venture Brothers, as well. He'd be my pick to play Reed Richards for when Wes Anderson gets to make that Fantastic Four movie someday.

[@dipperdandy]

@@aeschafer1 Phah! He was a daydreamer, a sass-mouth, and, not infrequently, a bit of a gigglepuss!

[@jameretief8327]

How many people I wonder knew Ted Knight did a ton of cartoon voice acting in the 60’.

[@TonyGawk]

He's great on Harvey Birdman too

[@michaeljordan9879]

The running joke of always answering “Nothing!” always gets me. Like even super-villains gossip about whose gay but pretend they’re tolerant.

[@protoborg]

They ARE tolerant. They are just curious and don't want to pry.

[@resplndnt]

@@protoborg it’s debatable if they are or aren’t. Either way all the double entendres are funny

[@kbitty]

Actually villains were sometimes coded as queer... & i think in this skit, they are meant to be ambiguous just like the two heros.

[@lizzkaayako2270]

@@protoborg Maybe OP hasn't seen the rest of the cartoons, but it's obvious the villains in the series are the most genuinely tolerant villains ever, which makes it even more comical.

[@hadracks]

I read all but one of the villains as being gay themselves. They are interested because they are attracted and/or want to know who else is of their "persuasion".

[@TheSpecialPlumsEveryoneKnows]

Hilarious because the villains aren't even breaking any laws, just doing household chores or relaxing. Lol

[@Jaxionisnum2]

I luv that even though the Villains are evil they don’t judge wether Ace and Gary are gay lol

[@shortbean0]

Professionals have standards.

[@annabethchase4151]

you are a bad guy, that does not mean you are *bad guy*

[@lavanyaverma1194]

Yesss lol

[@Petebootyfudge5312]

Villians got woke

[@mikeg1378]

Cuz the villains are gay too

[@acey850]

oh gosh., the gay references are killing me.

[@faifaa6479]

im already dead xD

[@aya.6591]

hi😊😊

[@heneralantonioluna8725]

Are you a filipino?

[@acey850]

@@heneralantonioluna8725 yep why

[@illuminati4786]

At least they are ambiguous about it.

[@futurecartoonist6884]

Adult swim should've made this a show

[@bilbobaggins4710]

They did

[@futurecartoonist6884]

@@bilbobaggins4710 its own series.

[@jameretief8327]

The LGTQRCDFXYZ Coalition wouldn’t let them.

[@rajanick8218]

@@jameretief8327 Just stop, your exaggerating

[@jameretief8327]

@@rajanick8218 really? Or do I have the gift of second sight?

[@MrOnomatopoiea]

"Now, what are you looking at?!" xD

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

Nothing!

[@RandomTrinidadian]

Nothing!

[@crimsoncomet3756]

Nothing!

[@marslowell3992]

Nothing lol

[@simplyabandoned9547]

Nothing!

[@calbassas87]

Ever since I found out Ace and Gary were voiced by Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell I cant NOT hear it.

[@killwalker]

thank you. 😆 been a while since i watched Colbert on SNL, but his voice is unmistakeable. i just couldnt place Steve Carrells voice, even though i usually have no problem matching the name to a voice

[@DevilCruz13]

Holy shit! I never knew that but I hear it now! Lmao

[@lizzyboo4206]

Omg i didn't know that!

[@df5295]

The characters sort of look like them! 😆

[@DAlexKablack]

i knew colbert but i just found out today the other one is carrell, hilarious. Jon Stewart must have picked them up after this

[@jamesp4521]

I nearly choked on my dinner sausage

[@dev7415]

I see you gurl...

[@jobob47]

I hope it was pasture raised and hormoan free.

[@anakin2236]

Did you manage to swallow?

[@M-CH_]

Was it the only meat you've been eating?

[@NathanChisholm041]

I think that's called a cock!

[@robertfitzgerald3118]

The line that's always stayed with me: "Sometimes the best thing to do is not think and just put it in"...

[@markmh835]

That advice has always served me well....... 😁👍

[@Phoenixesper1]

I'm more impressed that the villians sucessfully installed a 4 way party line back in the 90's, then I am anything else! LOL

[@jjkerwin4677]

It was like a Microsoft Teams call, pre-cellphone, pre-internet!!

[@clintleffingwell8129]

02:25 - the ball sack swings killed me. 🙂

[@paulsherman51]

Henri Balsac?

[@wtxgirl67]

It’s hilarious when the duo ask the villains “now what are you looking at?” and they say “NOTHING!”

[@lousanto1054]

Translation: the villains were watching Ace and Gary with the utmost in intrigue!

[@theoriginalmissquinzel6937]

This show should totally exist this is like one of the best thing that's ever happened to television

[@CHUCKSNORRIS]

It did back in the 80"s

[@quackyart6268]

they should bring this back and introduce a third hero with a Y on his chest for the pilot .

[@jmrcheese6244]

And then the third one with the Y in the chest is their child--

[@Sefirosu1990]

Then they won’t be the ambiguous gay duo anymore but the gay trio :))

[@danielhaycroft1597]

or one with a t perhaps another sidekick like gary

[@jamestinsley3110]

Quacky Art named Yancy who tragically was electrocuted by a faulty sex toy.

[@rh1507]

They both have the xy. Given the standard behavior of the two I doubt they would know what to do with a xx.

[@minty9397]

My mom said she watched this as a kid... she just recently showed me this episode and I couldn't stop laughing, this is golden.

[@gallifreyanknight1355]

Holy crap, that comment makes me feel old

[@Hinch2011]

3:36 The "EVITA" poster on the wall was a nice touch. 😂😂😂😂

[@fedupwithfedforever4151]

No doubt Galifreyan.....I was going to say the same thing this kids MOM watched this as a KID ?.....LOL!....I watched this as a 25 yr old !

[@Whoopdido777]

@@gallifreyanknight1355 Me too. My mom never told me anything but I used to watched these episodes when I was in my teens and 20’s. I’m 41 now. For example this episode aired in 1998. It’s the same thing for me with Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories about Rick James and Prince on The Chappelle Show. I believe those episodes aired in the early 2000’s. My friends and I thought they were the funniest things ever and watched them over and over. I still think those sketches were some of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. There are so many famous quotes in those.

[@sb4040]

And you're how old?

[@derlaurenz]

it's actually quite uplifting to watch this as a gay person, coz it's a rare occasion that gay people are actually protrayed in a nice, stable way - and not flawed

[@MagicByIzzy]

Ikr

[@everythingwithashton5876]

I prefer flawed people. Shows that they are human.

[@ghosttrees5362]

@@laurakuhn8743 thanks for recommend! Def wanna check it out! I feel like there aren’t that many really good ones out there

[@laurakuhn8743]

@@ghosttrees5362 if I had the money in connections I want to see the trilogy put out as a movie now that we have the technology to do it justice. Of course it were a movie I'd want to audition for the roll.of Van's Aunt.

[@teonyi]

Everyone is flawed dude

[@serenatsukino999]

The way he gasps when he inserts the crystal 😂🤣

[@TheCstar07]

3:31 one of the crystals has a ring on the tip

[@myintelleggenzzia2512]

lol 😂😂

[@jillimyjilikers2036]

Prince Albert

[@jrpueyo7531]

There's 4, and one other has a little ball on it.

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

@@jillimyjilikers2036 Is the best

[@nunpho]

Nice

[@rivercrow5151]

Love how genuinely oblivious they both are

[@hpa2005]

Can't argue that, in all honesty its what made these segments work.

[@tommccarthy3052]

"Now what are you looking at?" "Nothing!!"

[@deewalsh3029]

I remember watching this live, Gawd we laughed so hard we almost coughed up a lung lol. We'd get on the phone around midnight and call our friends and laugh about it. Good memories. Thanks for the laugh:)

[@captainryusugi1128]

Did you gossip about Ace and Gary?

[@kellypierce6839]

I miss Ace and Gary so much! Wish that they would bring them back! 😔💜

[@MidnightSonnet]

The biggest travesty about this series is that it never became a full blown series. It's brilliant and hilarious. I love how the villains' main goal is to find out if the duo are gay or not. XD They're not really a threat. Seriously, though, this needs to be picked up again and renewed for the internet. So long as it's not put on an app I'd have to pay for, cuz that's getting out of control these days. Also, this kinda gives me vibes of Dr Horrible, without the musical aspect, and I'm here for it. :D

[@buildyourself1896]

LGBQT community would throw a fit

[@MidnightSonnet]

@@buildyourself1896 dude, I'm part of that community and I'm certainly not throwing a fit, lol

[@alexthelizardking]

isn't it dangerous for them to call each other by their real names?

[@scorchx3000]

Only if they have civilian alter egos. I know, Ace's civilian name is Clark Bent and Gary's real name is Hugh Jass.

[@m3rl1on]

@@scorchx3000 i thought gary's real name was dick gayson

[@bengt3902]

Jessen's Channel I always thought it was Ben Dover

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

@@bengt3902 I thought it was Phil Mhaas

[@Berries20]

@@m3rl1on lmfaooo

[@sweetimmortalife]

I see the KZbin algorithm knows I've been watching "The Falcon and The Winter Soldier"

[@yesterday00]

same

[@thisismagacountry1318]

"I HATE YOU" Funniest line after Spiderman kicked their azz.

[@conhopper418]

And Fast and Furious

[@siva2727]

This feels like a interdimensional cable skit

[@DavidLS1]

But nobody had ants in their eyes and there was no plumbus ad.

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell are the voices of Ace & Gary respectively. Who knew they would both be big stars nearly a decade later?

[@resplndnt]

Part of Stephen colbert’s appeal is his voice

[@essaywhu]

This is over 25 years old. It’s from 1998.

[@tyrannosaurusburke]

@@essaywhu Yes, but in 1998, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell were not household names. 10 years later, they were.

[@Thrash4]

anyone else pick up the Steven Colberts voice as the taller duo guy? haha classic to know colbert helped write these !

[@bilbrookbloke]

Ha ha ha! Cookies on dowels.

[@ThisUserHasBeenCanceled]

+Daer Yeah, and the other guy is Steve Carell :)

[@stephanberger3476]

I love Colbert in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.

[@axelbauron155]

Thanks, I hadn't noticed!

[@axelbauron155]

@@ThisUserHasBeenCanceled Thanks to you too.

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

Some absolute legends made these guys back in the days of City of Heroes and I swear to God I laughed so hard when I saw them in game that I almost pissed myself.

[@cacauldr]

1:34 teabagging 😂

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

As a gay guy, i endorse this. Make it a series!

[@michaelmorrison9127]

You so like dicks going in where you shit?

[@GaryGeezer-l2s]

As a trans queer disabled black non binary demisexual bicurious womxn, I endorse this. You think being plain old fay in 2023 is enough?

[@wylierichardson-tu6zs]

@@GaryGeezer-l2s apparently not. lol

[@thememeteam858]

It’s nice too see two men so close. I bet their wives approve

[@RykenInverse]

They actually mention in the Christmas episode that they're both unmarried. The Commissioner apologizes for calling them in on Christmas and asks them to apologize to their wives for him, to which Ace answers that they aren't married, and after the call ends it becomes clear that this was part of a bet between the Commissioner and the Chief O'Hara parody character about whether or not the boys were single, the dialogue going as such IIRC: "Pay up." "They could have girlfriends!" "PAY UP."

[@DeeperIntoTheUnknown]

@@RykenInverse cool

[@temperamentalqueen]

The 90s was the greatest decade ever. Comedy was pure golden. They could never get away with this now.

[@HollywoodColt]

I miss the 80s and the 90s

[@sheridan7475]

I hope the pendulum swings back to this soon

[@dhruvbhatnagar4180]

This is actually a parody on the rather "peculiar" relationship between Batman and Robin. The comics are riddled with homoerotic references between these characters, fandom often rejects the notion of a gay/bi Batman but the cues throughout the comics can't be ignored

[@suzawilo]

Dhruv Bhatnagar Well d'oh! ☝️

[@m3rl1on]

bruce is legally dick's father!

[@赴大家惡化不得好死時]

Give at least 3 examples before spewing bullshit

[@rumblefish9]

thanks, Captain Obvious!

[@SuperEriktube]

NO WAY SHERLOCK!!!

[@ellamhlongo83]

Nothing!!!😂😂😂😂😂 "Did you see the way they fly" *DEAD* 😂😂😂

[@sumaitasaffoon7820]

The fact that it's voiced by Steve and Stephen, makes it 100000% better!

[@blng7597]

I wish they’d make more! I love all the gay jokes and puns

[@Jefff72]

I have forgotten that Stephen Colbert is the voice of Ace. Probably because Colbert wasn't as famous back then when I watch it as he is today.

[@Deadpool029]

Steve Carrell wasn't famous back then either

[@jpaul6841]

The “Evita” poster.... lmao I’m dead🤣

[@gustavoarluna]

I didn't understand that "Evita" reference 😅

[@migukmoonpark4312]

They missed the opportunity to name them the Fabulously Ambiguously Gay duo.

[@mr.yusgamer8311]

That's a little too offending I'm not gay tho

[@gryla5290]

Brilliant XD

[@andresienes2090]

Then they need to add a member with an F name

[@joshuaparker5971]

YES

[@pervertinokripperino9364]

@@andresienes2090 Fred

[@zain1132]

XD wtf why wasn’t this made into a complete series?

[@anthonycantu8879]

Oh, this is classic! "Now what are you looking at?" "NOTHING!" Perfect!

[@Marvelite]

This is Batman and Robin/Captain American and Bucky comics come to life.

[@melissabarrera8913]

Well, old batman and robin, after the silver age it was way more "Father and son" than "ambiguously gay" lol

[@Megacooltommydee]

"Alright, you all know what's coming: 0:09 Now that we've got that joke out of the way, let's continue."

[@thecheekibreekiguy5048]

That was one of NC's best reviews

[@GereDJ2]

"Funhouse" was one of the best things about SNL to this day! Even Kajoro has strong misgivings about Ace and Gary.

[@fabisayshi]

I'm queer and watched these bits live as a teenager, and felt empowered at a time when my peers were assaulting me. SNL gets the pass imo.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

now that you have grown up, i hope you are fighting crime-

[@MyYTaccountName]

Empowering butt snacks.

[@ezrabrooks12]

fab/// SO NOW YOUR A RAGING QUEEN!!!!!!

[@VishusVenom]

Gross

[@ellesmith1801]

Deadass about to call my girlfriend friend of friends to see how she reacts

[@michaelbailey1242]

how'd it go?

[@ellesmith1801]

@@michaelbailey1242 She didn’t even bay an eye. She just went with it, and replied with her own goofy nickname, I love her so much.

[@ahhh4117]

@@ellesmith1801 me, crying: fúckin superb u funky lil wlws, fûckin superb 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@Metlhd313]

An understated part of these are how they replicate the limited animation cartoons of the 60s/70s perfectly.

[@Wolfthehumanguy]

This sketch is actually from the amazingly hilarious Dana Carvey show, which both Steve Colbert and Steve Carell wrote and acted.

[@Matthias-sl6jr]

Yeah Dana Carvey seems to do a lot of this kinda stuff Church Lady,Lyle Billup kind of a girly man

[@Sandler23]

I had no idea Colbert was the voice of Gary.

[@asinghal9666]

Steve Carell was the voice of Gary, Colbert was Ace.

[@paulewing5366]

Ol’ Colbert should be cancelled for this. But he’s a liberal so it’s cool. 😂

[@resplndnt]

@@paulewing5366 sounds like you’re just bitter

[@paulewing5366]

@@resplndnt lmao. Yep. So bitter. Have a good one snowflake.

[@zimriel]

nonironically his best role

[@Tejaye777]

One of the absolute most iconic superheros.I remember in the unanimated ambiguously gay duo, that Adam West played the character of Ace.

[@Hillers62]

At 1:13 ..It should be "The Fortress of Suckadude"!!!!

[@BrianStorey-j5n]

Hahaha..I'd forgotten this!! Hilarious

[@stephanieoni7804]

3:54...we need the answers! 😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I'm dead!

[@MadMan731]

One of the best things SNL ever did.

[@hpa2005]

To me: what made this bit work was that Ace and Gary are oblivious to the fact that they are drawing way to much attention to themselves in how they are acting and what they are saying.

[@mlongpre100]

2:24 if gary is from the same planet as ace why can't he fly ? or does he just want a ride from his pal ?

[@mr.lostrythm7876]

You don't wanna know the answer to that.. And honestly.. NEITHER DO I

[@excrono]

Both a top and bottom are needed to fly on their planet.

[@rubenvela6247]

"Master, don't take your wisdom from us!" "Please!" 😂😂

[@ditherdather]

These were one of the funniest things to ever come out of SNL. I remember them all. haha

[@nicolasrk]

3:36 LOL that Evita poster

[@victorblock3421]

"What's everybody looking at?" "NOTHING!!!!" LOL

[@richardfalcon1570]

"NOW WHAT'S EVERYBODY LOOKING AT!!!"

[@robgronotte1]

I think they're just extremely close friends...

[@voiceOfReason16]

Like Burt & Ernie...

[@orlandoaguasvivas6580]

Like Batman and Robin

[@Peacelover1212]

2:45 are just my friends gossiping about me and this another girl, wondering if we're gay or we're just 'gal pals' we're both gay

[@crlaw75]

Loved this series.

[@krankyjsmith9780]

I wish I had a more sophisticated sense of humor but 2:17 left me dead.

[@itsyaboy9363]

We need this show, now more than ever.

[@leogetz3570]

over 25 years later and I'm still laughing!!!

[@videology6155]

i'm gay and find this really funny

[@RockLou]

+Videology I'm funny and I find this really gay

[@PerovNigma]

I'm usually neither and I think this is both.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

I'm lesbian and I find this really funny too! It's not like it's actually the least bit mean spirited 😄 🏳️‍🌈

[@TomDeLaCruz]

you would

[@Isabelleagirlwhoeatswalls]

Bcs you are normal human

[@evanwohler7084]

Love it knowing theirs another to defeat your enemy just start acting gay right in front of them and still I like that part when ace said “what is everybody looking at” and everyone just said “nothing”

[@truth-12345.]

Man I can't stop laughing, this cracked me up! Why did they stop this show?!

[@lifeguardsrwc8251]

As a kid this is how I learned about and added the word ambiguous to my vernacular.

[@hinatabokee6767]

My friend pretending to be innocent but knows all the dirty jokes

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

*Achoo*

[@l00tur]

Lmao the costume is a hilarious throw back. Robert Smigel was a hilarious bastard

[@SovereignStatesman]

False advertising about the "ambiguous" part

[@sawtooth808]

Pssst that’s the whole joke.

[@DoctorPorkenfries]

You don't know that.

[@SynthApprentice]

What, having your own crystal fortress of privacy makes you gay, now? Well I guess that means I'm gay, then.

[@SovereignStatesman]

@@sawtooth808 I guess "ambiguous" means they don't actually show them doing it.

[@i-thalhawkins9813]

The big one was confused the other just went with it 🤣 lol that's a hard cartoon 😂

[@backrack01]

I just realized this is Stephen Colbert. And then I realized this is Harvey Birdman and Spaceghost. I miss humor like this on tv

[@samclemmons5373]

I remember watching this when it aired. Now, I can’t believe the voices are Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell!

[@kamuelalee]

"Liking the Gypsy Kings makes you gay?" - LOL

[@MagnumDB]

Before he was Stephen Colbert of the Late Show… he was Steven Colbert of… the Colbert Report. But even before that, he was… Ace!

[@dr.s.choudhury8089]

Omg!! The way Gary rides Ace! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrColuber]

Like a trick pony!

[@skyking6989]

I remember the first time I saw this. I laughing so hard I was crying

[@AlfredoHernandez-vr3wc]

When I first saw this I laughed hard because the face expression of disbelief on villain face of confusion of the two caped hero doing unusual act that's not normal behavior.This is funny.

[@woodykelleher9253]

All the visuals and verbal puns!! SNL should've done way more!

[@scrateshooter]

It seems the villains spend more time trying to catch them in the act than they do committing crimes.

[@adamfowler350]

I cant think of a skit that deserved a show more than these guys

[@savagelg6673]

I find it so funny that Steve Carrell does Gary's voice so similar to Hammy from Over the Hedge 😂

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

If not for the cartoon on SNL we would never have had the national treasure of Triumph the comic insult dog

[@awesomesauce5974]

"For me to poop on"!

[@incognito_donut]

I wish they still did TV Funhouse

[@lauriemarie6902]

I love the fortress of privacy. LMFAO Thanks. Philadelphia USA

[@ladiiblue2u634]

I actually love this from SNL

[@slugcult1973]

Robert Smigel, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell's masterpiece. They were way ahead of their time, especially on the Dana Carvey Show. That show was criminally underrated!! It was slammed because it wasn't the safe, church lady b.s. that everyone at Disney wanted to see.

[@quarryspanish]

those villians look so uncomfortable.

[@chamboyette853]

I showed this as one of several old skits from SNL at Dartmouth and was suspended and only was let back in on the condition of taking a sensitivity training and a course on racism (never understood the relevance of the last course:))

[@LarsFromNorway]

I was reading this comment as the queen of France, trust me bro, and I'm appalled!

[@ci7210]

Loved this as a kid.