- The actor hosted the show this past weekend
- He parodied My Chemical Romance’s classic Welcome To The Black Parade
- Black is starring in A Minecraft movie
What if Jack Black fronted My Chemical Romance? That was the question that Saturday Night Live asked this past weekend with a parody of Welcome To The Black Parade that went viral.
Given Black also performs in comedy rock band Tenacious D, he was on his home turf in a way.
The actor and musician appeared in a sketch titled Goth Kid On Vacation, in which a reggae duo (Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim) – play a song about… well, being goth on vacation. The goth in question sits around hiding from the sun and scrolling on his phone, sweating buckets in his all-black outfit.
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In the middle, Black appears in eyeliner and a black jacket to add an emo flavour to the song. He sings, ‘When I was a young boy / My parents took me down to Jamaica / For my high school spring break…”
Check it out below:
“WELCOME TO THE JACK BLACK PARADE”
The video has already racked up 1.25 million views on YouTube in the space of just two days. From the sounds of things, fans were loving the unexpected crossover.
“Jack Black giving Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance in an snl sketch was not on my 2025 bingo card,” on viewer wrote on X.
Another said: “WE DID NOT JUST GET JACK BLACK SINGING “WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE” ON SNL”
“jack black doing an mcr bit on snl i feel like they knew i was watching tonight….” someone else wrote.
There was just as much enthusiasm in the YouTube comments. “WELCOME TO THE JACK BLACK PARADE, WOOOOO,” one YouTube commenter.
Jack Black giving Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance in an snl sketch was not on my 2025 bingo card 😭🤣🙌🏽 #SNL pic.twitter.com/PzuF1Hay6u
— 𝙶𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN ERA//💥⏳ 💍 (@giselleb1234) April 6, 2025
they had michael longfellow dressed emo playing magic the gathering and league on snl last night, just before jack black came out singing welcome to the black parade in full black parade getup on the float like in the music video.
— caitlyn (@KyberCait) April 6, 2025
i feel seen ?? targeted ??? something like that pic.twitter.com/v5VpzrnW8c
jack black doing an mcr bit on snl i feel like they knew i was watching tonight….
— 🥀⛓️🐀kortni🐀⛓️🥀 (@sIeepingpiIls) April 6, 2025
What has Jack Black been up to?
Black also made headlines recently for another viral moment. He appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show to meet Tanner Smith from Netflix’s Love On The Spectrum – and it was as wholesome as one might expect.
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He is also starring as Steve in A Minecraft Movie, which is now in theaters.
