Welcome to the club,Jack Black.
The "Super Mario Galaxy Movie" actor kicked off the April 4 episode of"Saturday Night Live"with a star-studded monologue welcoming him into the "five-timers club," the informal group of celebrities who have hosted "SNL" that many times.
Traditionally, a star's fifth "SNL" episode as host includes a sketch where other five-timers induct them into the club and give them their own jacket, and Black's show was no exception. During the monologue,Jonah Hillwasthe first five-timer to enter. "There's something wrong with the five-timers club," he warned before bringing Black to the club lounge, which had become run down and filled with cobwebs.
Inside, Tina Fey showed up and quipped that Black is "officially the first Black in the five-timers club." But she acknowledged the club lounge has "seen better days" and offered a meta critique on the premise of the cameo-filled five-timers club sketches, saying the idea had been "run into the ground."
"For example, and this is true, this is my fifth five-timers club sketch," Fey pointed out.
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Candice Bergen entered next, followed soon after by Melissa McCarthy, who complained that there was no alcohol in the bar lounge other than "these warm cans of John Mulaney's beer."
Musical guest Jack White was the final cameo, and he joined Black in a musical performance to bring the sketch to a close.
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Black previously hosted "SNL" for his fourth time in 2025, tied to the release of "A Minecraft Movie." Prior to that, though, he had not hosted the show since 2005. Black also previously hosted "SNL" in 2002 and 2003.
Before Black, the last star to enter the "SNL" five-timers club was Martin Short, who hosted his fifth episode in 2024. Other stars who hosted their fifth "SNL" in recent years include Kristen Wiig, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson and John Mulaney.
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