But then a funny thing happened: Tenacious D (named after a phrase uttered by ... GASS: It was kind of about making something fun that your friends would like. BLACK: It was like the Garden ...

The three, all 18 to 20 years old, bummed rides for the nearly 300-mile trip from friends and strangers ... As he rattles off Tenacious D facts, Ray admits The D’s lyrics are a little questionable.

“And we’ll be back.” Black and Gass have been longtime friends and performing partners in both Tenacious D and movies like “Shallow Hal,” “The Cable Guy,” “Bio-Dome,” and ...

Tenacious D isn’t going anywhere, but it might take some time for the satirical rock-comedy duo to make a comeback, Jack Black says. Black, who forms Tenacious D with actor Kyle Gass ...