J.J. Sedelmaier's final TV FUNHOUSE aired on SNL season premiere

HESTON, animation director J.J. Sedelmaier's final TV FUNHOUSE segment for
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, aired Saturday, October 2 on the comedy show's season
premier, which was hosted by comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Sedelmaier's final
vignette, which concludes his three-year collaboration with writer Robert
Smigel, lampooned the NRA's pro-gun position by using real audio of NRA
president, actor Charlton Heston, addressing Congress combined with
dialogue from his PLANET OF THE APES movies and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, in
which he played Moses. While J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, which is based in
White Plains, New York, will no longer create the animated SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE TV FUNHOUSE segments on a weekly basis, Sedelmaier says he will
continue to collaborate with writer Robert Smigel on special projects such
as an AMBIGUOUSLY GAY DUO comic book, based on the award winning TV
FUNHOUSE Batman and Robin parody. The comic book will be published as an
insert in the December 1999 issue of PLAYBOY MAGAZINE. Sedelmaier will also
remain available for individual TV FUNHOUSE projects. "Working with Robert
on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has been a great experience in terms of the creative
content and the notoriety we've gained," said Sedelmaier, "but the demands
of running the studio, and my fear that many in the commercial industry
will think it's all we do, made the decision for me. I've spent eight years
building an animation studio that prides itself on not having any one
specific style and I don't want anything to jeopardize our hard-won
reputation."