The Ambiguously Gay Duo is an American animated comedy sketch that debuted on The Dana Carvey Show before moving to its permanent home on Saturday Night Live. It is produced by Robert Smigel as part of the TV Funhouse series of sketches. It follows the adventures of Ace (voiced by Stephen Colbert) and Gary (Steve Carell), two superheroes whose sexual orientation is a matter of dispute. Ace and Gary's initials, A and G, appear on their shirts, and could also stand for "ambiguously gay."
The Ambiguously Gay Duo is a parody of the comic book superheroes Batman and Robin, who in their secret identities as a wealthy bachelor and his young ward, have been suggested by some to be a gay couple. This charge was most famously leveled by Fredric Wertham in his 1954 book Seduction of the Innocent.
