Charles Grodin
Actor and comedian Charles Grodin hosted an episode on October 29, 1977. He missed rehearsals throughout the week, flubbed lines on live TV, ruined many sketches, and even forgot that the show was live. He was quickly banned from hosting the show again.
Charles Grodin
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello was the musical guest on the December 17th, 1977 episode and he was scheduled to play “Less than Zero,” as chosen by his record label. He didn’t want to perform that song, thinking it wouldn’t make an impact on an American audience. After a few bars of the song, he stopped, told the audience “there’s no reason to do this song here,” and the band started to play the song “Radio Radio.” He was not invited back to the show until 1989. He even parodied the event on the 25th anniversary of SNL.
Elvis Costello
