Saturday Night Live, Television & radio, US television, Jack Black, Culture, Television, TV comedy, Comedy
The comedian/musician joins a rare club in an episode filled with surprise cameos and genuinely funny skits
Jack Black has had a nearly 27 year relationship with Saturday Night Live, first showing up in May 1998 as one half of his musical duo Tenacious D. Since then, he’s been at the helm of a bevy of fan favorite episodes, triumphantly returning to host last year after a mysterious two decade long gap in between appearances. Tonight, he takes SNL’s reins for the fifth time: but will he become a Saturday Night star once again?
“That game was miraculous. It was spectacular. One could call it, miraca-tacular.” So says Kenan Thompson in his tried-and-true impression of Charles Barkley. In the sketch, Thompson’s Barkley can’t help but wade into politics from Iran to Pam Bondi. “We should all be glad that that freckle-chested dragon lady is gone,” he barks, before the season’s breakout star Ashley Padilla appears as Bondi to give “equal time” to the other side.
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