While I’ve only seen Jim Carrey’s hilarious Black Swan sketch and these two clips so far, it’s looking like Saturday Night Live actually put on a decent show last night, not to mention (a clean-shaven!) Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney got their much-deserved victory lap following the success of LP6, Brothers.

Watch the Akron, Ohio duo and friends jam out to dirty blues-rock numbers “Howlin’ for You” and “Tighten Up” after the jump.

As we mentioned they would, MGMT performed tonight on Saturday Night Live, where Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, and friends broke out their new non-single, “Flash Delirium,” and “Brian Eno” jam in celebration of their latest record, Congratulations, which snagged the #2 spot on the charts this week.

The Roots’ ?uestlove dropped some choice tweets during the episode, including an excellent observation about MGMT’s new record: “Why do I get the feeling this album is about to be their Satanic Majesties Request?” Also: “*gives MGMT a pass for the Portsmouth Sinfoniaesque Brian Eno homage at the end of their second song.” Was Questo unaware of the song’s title? If not, well played, sir.

 Watch MGMT play SNL below:

*Update: Watch this performance here.

Despite the ongoing debate about MGMT’s first single and now-streaming second album, Congratulations, there’s one thing I think we can agree on: these guys don’t take themselves too seriously. Sure, Jónsi prefers a somewhat less ironic take on Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser’s jams, but one look at their videos, promo pics, or lyrics, and a Lonely Island-helmed digital short seems all but inevitable. (Not to mention they’ve already worked with Andy Samberg’s girlfriend.)

On April 24th, MGMT are booked as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, followed by a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman on May 11, Gibson.com reports. The host for SNL is listed as “to be announced,” but we unfortunately know for certain that it won’t be Betty White.

On a speculative note, that SNL slot was set to coincide roughly with the official Congratulations release date, but a cryptic countdown on MGMT’s site has me wondering if they’ve moved it up to next week.