I never thought about this until now, but Jack Black would be a great Santa Claus. While it took me all this time to realize that, Paramount+ and the Farrelly Brothers were way ahead of me with Dear Santa.
When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wreak havoc on the holidays. From the hilarious minds behind Dumb & Dumber, Christmas is about to go up in flames.
The film begins streaming on November 25th, so you have a few days before you see your family for Thanksgiving to eat it up like you will the sweet potatoes your favorite aunt made just like you like them.
Tenacious D is on the road, and they played Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, which happens to be Kyle Gass’ birthday. So Jack Black brought out a cake and got the audience to sing Happy Birthday to his friend.
When they were done, Black asked Glass to make a wish. His wish was, “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
Needless to say, that comment on the public stage did not go over well. So today, Black made an announcement, “I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday. I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form,” he wrote. “After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour, and all future creative plans are on hold. I am grateful to the fans for their support and understanding.”
This is the difference between Democrats and Republicans. The former takes responsibility for the mistakes.
UPDATE: Kyle Gass released his own statement: “The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake. I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologize to those I’ve let down and truly regret any pain I’ve caused.”
Tenacious D are no strangers to singing covers, and today, Jack Black and Kyle Gass shared a video of them singing Britney Spears’ …Baby One More Time.
Do you know what? I think it is even better than Britney’s version! Because you can feel their fiery energy, and that is what makes the tune different and more exciting.
What do you think? Is it toxic, or do you want them to gimme more?
Did you know that The Super Mario Bros Movie has a theme song? Well, it does. And yesterday on The Tonight Show, Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Fred Armisen, Keegan-Michael Key, and Charlie Day sang it acapella with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots.
I never thought that the song we hear when we play Super Mario Bros could be sung by humans. But it can. And I love it! So much so that I am dancing to it as I write this.
