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I've always had the theory that Tenacious D started as a joke band, Jack Black's acting career took off but he felt an obligation to keep it going for Kyle and kind of always wanted to shut it down.
My guess is that Jack Black knows he has more at stake then Gass. Black stands to be recast in the inevitable Mario sequel, and lose whatever other acting opportunities he has. Black is probably playing damage control with his own career, for fear that Gass's comments are cancellable, by trying to seem repentant and distancing himself from Gass.
Overall, it seems like this particular incident has given some power of cancel culture to the conservatives again. Which I guess is a somewhat positive development? I'd prefer that no one cancels anyone, and no one weilds that super weapon, but maybe it's better to have both parties have the power to some degree. I don't yet expect that this is a long-term development, but we'll see
Alternatively, everyone just always agreed that some things were cancellable and celebrating assassination right after an attempt happens remains in there.
I guess. That might not be too different from what I said, in as much as it's something that the conservatives actually seem to want to, and be able to, cancel people over.
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I'd always wondered how it stayed running so long.
My main guesses were:
Jack cancelling the tour makes me wonder doubt the fun explanation and makes the other two explanations sound more likely.
Kyle always kinda confused me. It seemed like he just super lucked out being next to Jack Black early in his career and otherwise didn't have the talent to keep up. Any of their stuff together Kyle is just sort of a way for you to take a break from laughing at Jack.
Tenacious D, and Kyle’s role in it, play to a very obvious male fantasy. You’re a normal schlubby guy who can play a bit of guitar, and all of sudden a Real Live Superstar who oozes charisma picks you up and makes you a celeb as well.
he keeps saying kind of as a joke that you’re a king among men and a sex god and what do you know, a bit of it rubs on you as well. Guys see you on the street and go ‘Heyyyy, Rage Kage! Love you man!’ You can probably get cute women with a fair bit of ease despite, again, being a schlub.
Of course, it’s also knowingly a role Kyle has assumed and built together with Jack Black, but it’s a fantasy, that doesn’t matter. There are obvious dividends for Jack as well, as can be seen from how many guys are angry at Jack for betraying his friend.
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For sure it's #1. One of his breakout movies was School of Rock, which made it pretty obvious that he dreams of being a rockstar. Tenacious D allowed him to live out that fantasy.
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I mean the whole point was that it was a comedy/joke band, I don't know Jack's feelings towards it though.
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