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Yesterday night, comedian and <\/span>Super Mario Galaxy Movie <\/span><\/i>star Jack Black entered <\/span>Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/i>\u2019s prestigious Five-Timers Club\u2014with a little help from rock god, <\/span>White Stripes<\/span><\/i> member, and <\/span>Paste<\/span><\/i>\u2019s 2024 <\/span>Artist of the Year<\/span><\/a>, Jack White. The guitarist first appeared in Black\u2019s monologue, when he joined the actor for a very Tenacious D-rendition of \u201cSeven Nation Army.\u201d Black, bedecked in a flamed-covered button-down shirt \u00e0 la Guy Fieri, donned his velvet jacket to an <\/span>SNL<\/span><\/i>-themed version of the song. (Note: Jonah Hill also appeared in the monologue and called White his \u201chero, Professor Snape\u201d). Though Black told Jimmy Fallon<\/a> that this week\u2019s \u201cJack Gray\u201d jokes carry a \u201cnegative connotation,\u201d the pair rocked out as promised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On Friday, White released two new songs ahead of the late-night gig: \u201cDerecho Demonico\u201d and \u201cG.O.D. and the Broken Ribs,\u201d his first singles since 2024\u2019s <\/span>No Name<\/span><\/i>. He played both on <\/span>SNL<\/span><\/i>, beginning with \u201cDerecho Demonico,\u201d a rollicking, bluesy track first premiered on tour last year. Energetic and sharp, White\u2019s stage presence reminded viewers why the singer remains one of the show\u2019s can\u2019t-miss musical guests. The performance\u2019s highlight was a live organ solo, with a slick riff from White\u2019s own guitar on its tail. A-side \u201cG.O.D. and the Broken Ribs,\u201d a psychedelic shredder playing on the theme of Adam and Eve, fared similarly. White spun around the stage before breaking into a theatrical recitation of the song\u2019s Biblical reverie. White\u2019s voice was full and rich, undergirded by drummer Patrick Keeler, keyboardist Bobby Emmett, and bassist Dominic Davis\u2019 expert playing and doused in blue light.<\/span><\/p>\n White is no stranger to <\/span>SNL<\/span><\/i>: last night marked his sixth time as a musical guest on the show, and his fifth time there as a solo artist (though there is no Five-Timers Club equivalency for musicians). No performance will top his last-minute COVID rendition of <\/span>\u201cBall and Biscuit\/Don\u2019t Hurt Yourself\/Jesus Is Coming Soon\u201d<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>\u201cLazaretto,\u201d<\/span><\/a> but \u201cDerecho Demonico\u201d and \u201cG.O.D. and the Broken Ribs\u201d were superb asides in an otherwise <\/span>enjoyable episode<\/span><\/a>. The Third Man Records founder also joined his <\/span>Walk Hard<\/span><\/i> co-star Black for an original country song skit, \u201cWords to Live By,\u201d in which he purposefully boofed a guitar solo while Black, James Austin Johnson, Kenan Thompson, and Andrew Dismukes sang about forgetting life\u2019s important wisdoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Watch White\u2019s performances, and the \u201cWords to Live By\u201d sketch, below.<\/b><\/p>\n