Jack Black, Elton John, and Brandi Carlile all returned to Saturday Evening Dwell final evening, marking the fourth time that Black has hosted and the third time that John and Carlile have carried out as musical visitors of their respective careers. A riled-up Black riffed on all the things from Indiana Jones to the overabundance of bassists at jam classes, and even did his finest Gerard Means impression for “Goth Child on Trip” spoofing My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade. In the meantime, John and Carlile picked two songs from their new collaborative album, Who Believes in Angels?, to carry out reside—the title monitor and “Little Richard’s Bible”—whereas surrounded by flashing neon indicators. Watch clips from their efficiency on SNL, and a handful of Black’s skits, beneath.
John, a not too long ago stamped EGOT winner, made his SNL debut again in 1982 on an episode hosted by Johnny Money. His subsequent go to arrived in 2011, the place he served as each host and musical visitor. In the meantime, Carlile first appeared on the present in 2021 alongside Jason Sudeikis, and returned one yr later because the musical visitor for a December episode hosted by Steve Martin and Martin Quick.
It had been virtually precisely 20 years since Black final hosted SNL, becoming a member of the late-night present in 2002, 2003, and 2005, and because the musical visitor with Tenacious D in 2006. As Stereogum factors out, the earlier episode with the actor on the drafting board was fairly prolific, because it included the revered sketches “Lazy Sunday” and “Christmastime for the Jews.”
The fiftieth season of Saturday Evening Dwell premiered final September, and the present celebrated that milestone with two huge, star-studded specials: SNL50: The Homecoming Live performance and SNL50: The Anniversary Particular. The NBC present’s first conventional episodes since January (again when Timothée Chalamet served as host and musical visitor) had been Shane Gillis and musical visitor Tate McRae on March 1, and Girl Gaga pulling double obligation on March 8.