Saturday Night Live Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The show was notable for Elvis Costello and the Attractions beginning their song "Less than Zero" about British wartime fascist leader Oswald Mosley then quickly stopping it, with Elvis announcing "I'm sorry, Ladies and Gentlemen, there's ...See moreThe show was notable for Elvis Costello and the Attractions beginning their song "Less than Zero" about British wartime fascist leader Oswald Mosley then quickly stopping it, with Elvis announcing "I'm sorry, Ladies and Gentlemen, there's no reason to do this song here". This apparently led to Costello's being barred from SNL for over 10 years. Written by Pete Cook See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Miskel Spillman Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Elvis Costello Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Cold Mountain (2003)
Al Franken Self (as Franken) Self (as Franken) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tom Davis Self (as Davis) Self (as Davis) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Michael O'Donoghue Mr. Mike (as Mr. Mike) Mr. Mike (as Mr. Mike) See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Dan Aykroyd Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Various Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jane Curtin Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Various Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Bill Murray Various Various See fewer	Lost in Translation (2003)
Laraine Newman Various Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Girl / Helen / Emily Litella Girl / Helen / Emily Litella See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Joe Franken Actor Actor See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Phoebe Franken Actress Actress See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Steve Nieve Self - Musical Guest (as Elvis Costello and The Attractions) Self - Musical Guest (as Elvis Costello and The Attractions) See fewer	Don't Forget Me (2017)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Pete Thomas Self - Musical Guest (as Elvis Costello & The Attractions) Self - Musical Guest (as Elvis Costello & The Attractions) See fewer	Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
Cheryl Hardwick Fingers (uncredited) Fingers (uncredited) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Buck Henry Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Mitchell Laurance Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited) See fewer	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
Lee Maymen Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited) See fewer	Breakdown (I) (1997)
Tom Schiller Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Rosie Shuster Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)