Elvis Costello. Singer Elvis Costello spent over two decades on the SNL banned list after going rogue during a December 17, 1977 appearance as a musical guest. Performing with The Attractions, Costello stopped the band moments into their song "Less Than Zero" to start playing "Radio Radio," which was critical of mainstream broadcasting. Though he was banned from most television for years after the stunt, Costello eventually returned to SNL in 1999, when he interrupted the Beastie Boys and performed "Radio Radio" again.