Editing Tenacious D (section)

===Film and television===
Black and Gass first performed together in ''[[Bio-Dome]]'' (1996),<ref name="Sunday-times" /> followed by ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' (1996),<ref name="Sunday-times" /> ''[[Bongwater (film)|Bongwater]]'' (1997),<ref>{{cite news|title=Bongwater |date=April 12, 2002 |publisher=[[The Onion]] |url=https://www.avclub.com/content/node/4874 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=April 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051109193942/http://avclub.com/content/node/4874 |archive-date=November 9, 2005 }}</ref> ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1999),<ref>{{cite news| first=Lynn | last=Smith | title=An actor with his heart in rock and The D | date=September 7, 2003 | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-07-ca-smithx7-story.html | access-date = April 8, 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Saving Silverman]]'' (2001),<ref name='USA Today'>{{cite news| first=Anthony | last=Breznican | title=Tenacious D's other guy gets chance to shine | date=November 23, 2006 | url =https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-11-23-tenacious-D-main_x.htm | work=[[USA Today]] | access-date = April 8, 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Shallow Hal]]'' (2001),<ref name='USA Today' /> and ''[[Year One (film)|Year One]]'' (2009). Black has starred in a number of films himself, and he has provided voices for animated films.<ref name="Straits" /> In 2006, Tenacious D starred in their own film, ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'', in which they set out to become the greatest rock band in the world, by means of a [[guitar pick]] imbued with mystic powers and crafted from the tooth of Beelzebub.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crook |first1=Simon |title=Tenacious D: In The Pick Of Destiny Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/tenacious-d-pick-destiny-review/ |website=Empire |access-date=June 14, 2024 |language=en |date=November 17, 2006}}</ref>

The duo contributed to the [[Annie Award]]-winning martial arts cartoon film ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' with Black as Po and Gass as KG Shaw.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hough |first1=Quinn |last2=Russell |first2=Tom |title=Kung Fu Panda: Who Voices Which Character |url=https://screenrant.com/kung-fu-panda-character-voices-actors-who/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=June 14, 2024 |language=en |date=March 19, 2024}}</ref> Their [[Cover version|cover]] of [[Britney Spears]]' "[[...Baby One More Time]]" is featured in the end credits of the [[Kung Fu Panda 4|fourth film]] of the [[Kung Fu Panda|series]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Jaden |title='Kung Fu Panda 4' Star Jack Black on His Viral Britney Spears Cover and Singing With Danielle Brooks in 'Minecraft' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kung-fu-panda-4-jack-black-britney-spears-1235928926/ |website=Variety |date=March 4, 2024}}</ref>

Black and Gass have made several television appearances performing songs from their first album. On June 16, 2001, Tenacious D were featured as puppets performing "Friendship" on an episode of ''[[Crank Yankers]]''.<ref>{{cite news| first=Tim | last=Goodman | title=Puppets reach out and touch someone | date=May 29, 2002| newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | url =http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/05/29/DD37857.DTL | access-date = April 8, 2008 }}</ref> They were guest starred when they were taught by [[Zorak]] how to perform in an episode of the [[Cartoon Network]]/[[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''. In 2002 they guest starred on ''[[MADtv]]'' playing the songs "Tribute", & "Lee" with the Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on drums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tenaciousd.com/newsarchive.html |title=News |access-date=April 8, 2008 |publisher=Tenacious D's official website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315023630/http://www.tenaciousd.com/newsarchive.html |archive-date=March 15, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Later, Tenacious D made an appearance in the first episode of ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]'' televised on [[Adult Swim]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Lou |last=Perseghin |title=Democracy In Action |publisher=[[Philadelphia City Paper]] |url=http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2004-11-11/mixpicks.shtml |access-date=April 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214031622/http://citypaper.net/articles/2004-11-11/mixpicks.shtml |archive-date=December 14, 2004}}</ref>

In the run up to the release of the film ''The Pick of Destiny'', Tenacious D performed the "[[POD (song)|Pick of Destiny]]" at the [[American Music Awards of 2006|2006 American Music Awards]] and on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''. Tenacious D was a musical guest on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' for the first time, although they had previously appeared as an uncredited musical guest on May 2, 1998.<ref name='SNL Transcripts'>{{cite web|title=SNL Transcripts: Matthew Broderick |date=May 2, 1998 |work=Saturday Night Live Transcripts |url=http://snltranscripts.jt.org/97/97s.phtml |pages=Season 23: Episode 19 |access-date=August 12, 2008}}</ref> They also opened the 2006 [[Spike TV]] Video Game Awards with a performance of "The Metal",<ref name="gamespot-tenacious-d">{{cite news|first=Tim |last=Surette |title=Oblivion nabs Spike TV top honors |work=[[GameSpot]] |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6162929.html?sid=6162929 |date=December 9, 2007 |access-date=January 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930065452/http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6162929.html?sid=6162929 |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> and played "Friendship" at the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref name='popmatters.com'>{{cite news| first=Evan | last=Sawdey | title=The MTV Video Music Awards 2006 | url =https://www.popmatters.com/pm/tv/reviews/5125/the-mtv-video-music-awards-2006/ | work=PopMatters| access-date = March 23, 2008 }}</ref> The band's first television appearance of 2008 was in support of [[the Who]] at the [[VH1 Rock Honors]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Allen | last=Salkin | title=Two Rock Legends, Basking in the VH1 Spotlight | date=July 17, 2008| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/arts/music/17daltrey.html?ref=music | work=[[The New York Times]] | access-date = July 17, 2008 }}</ref>