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Jack Black<\/a>, Elton John<\/a>, and Brandi Carlile<\/a> all returned to Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a> last night, marking the fourth time that Black has hosted and the third time that John and Carlile have performed as musical guests in their respective careers. A riled-up Black riffed on everything from Indiana Jones<\/em> to the overabundance of bassists at jam sessions, and even did his best Gerard Way impression for \u201cGoth Kid on Vacation\u201d spoofing My Chemical Romance\u2019s The Black Parade<\/em>. Meanwhile, John and Carlile picked two songs from their new collaborative album, Who Believes in Angels?<\/em><\/a>, to perform live\u2014the title track<\/a> and \u201cLittle Richard\u2019s Bible\u201d\u2014while surrounded by flashing neon signs. Watch clips from their performance on SNL<\/em>, and a handful of Black\u2019s skits, below.<\/p>\n John, a recently stamped EGOT winner<\/a>, made his SNL<\/em> debut back in 1982 on an episode hosted by Johnny Cash. His next visit arrived in 2011, where he served as both host and musical guest. Meanwhile, Carlile first appeared<\/a> on the show in 2021 alongside Jason Sudeikis, and returned one year later<\/a> as the musical guest for a December episode hosted by Steve Martin and Martin Short.<\/p>\n It had been almost exactly 20 years since Black last hosted SNL<\/em>, joining the late-night show in 2002, 2003, and 2005, and as the musical guest with Tenacious D in 2006. As Stereogum<\/a> points out, the previous episode with the actor at the drawing board was pretty prolific, as it included the revered sketches \u201cLazy Sunday<\/a>\u201d and \u201cChristmastime for the Jews<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n The 50th season of Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a> premiered last September, and the show celebrated that milestone with two massive, star-studded specials: SNL50: The Homecoming Concert<\/em><\/a> and SNL50: The Anniversary Special<\/em><\/a>. The NBC show\u2019s first traditional episodes since January (back when Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet served as host and musical guest<\/a>) were Shane Gillis and musical guest Tate McRae<\/a> on March 1, and Lady Gaga pulling double duty<\/a> on March 8.<\/p>\n