📺 Miskel Spillman · Elvis Costello

Saturday, December 17, 1977 All day

Saturday Night Live · season 3, episode 54 · Saturday, December 17, 1977 Host: Miskel Spillman. Musical guest: Elvis Costello. • Elvis Costello performs "Watching the Detectives" and was scheduled to perform "Less Than Zero" but halted his band the Attractions seven seconds into the song, launching into "Radio Radio", an as-yet unreleased song critical of mainstream broadcasting. • Miskel Spillman was the winner of SNL's "Anyone Can Host" contest. • Special Guests: Franken and Davis, Mr. Mike • Al Franken's parents, Joseph and Phoebe, appear in the "Franken and Davis Show" sketch. • Emily Litella makes her final regular appearance as Weekend Update's consumer affairs correspondent. • The Sex Pistols were originally scheduled to perform as announced by Don Pardo on the previous show during the closing credits. • Buck Henry makes a cameo appearance during the cold open and monologue (trying to snatch the bowl of fruit away held by Spillman, only to have his hands slapped) and during the "Sartresky and Hutch" sketch. Wiki link