Despite how the saying goes, some things actually are black and white.
Saturday Night Live shared a new promo featuring its upcoming host Jack Black in a format very familiar to those of us with concerningly high screen times. The clip, shared Wednesday (April 1), follows Black as he films a “Get Ready With Me” (aka “GRWM”) vertical video before he hosts SNL. The actor and comedian, clad in a bathrobe with a towel wrapped around his head, lets viewers know that this upcoming episode is a particularly special one for two reasons.
“The musical guest is my brother from another color, Jack White,” the similarly named comedian quips before breaking out into an air guitar solo. “And because I’m hosting the show for the one, two, three, four — count ’em — fifth time!”
Black, continuing on his GRWM journey, then goes through a wardrobe of eccentric patterned button-ups, graphic tees and jorts to build his perfect outfit. In the end, he decides on an ensemble of cat graphic tee, pizza and cat patterned overshirt, flame-patterned shorts (or “florts,” as he dubs them) and rainbow tube socks. It’s an outfit that can only be made complete with platform Crocs and a hybrid bucket-hat beanie (“buckeanie”), of course.
Their shared naming convention is not the only thing the sartorially confusing SNL host has in common with musical guest Jack White: In 2023, White also achieved five-timer status, having previously performed on the show once with The White Stripes and four times solo. White’s upcoming stint will mark his sixth on the iconic series.
Black is promoting his return as Bowser in the animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which arrived in theaters on Wednesday. Black made his solo Billboard Hot 100 debut back in 2023 thanks to his song “Peaches” from the first Super Mario Bros. Movie, peaking at No. 56 on the chart.
The Black x White SNL episode will air Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET/ 8:30 p.m. PT on NBC and next day on Peacock. Watch Jack Black‘s full SNL GRWM promo video below.
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