Paul Shaffer enjoyed a long career as David Letterman’s bandleader and sidekick, however he initially turned down the job. Letterman was a rising young comedian at the time and NBC was giving him his ...

Singling out the Weather Girls' hit song "It's Raining Men as one of his all-time gay anthems, Bob asks, "First of all, did you all know that Paul Shaffer wrote this song? Yeah, the bald-headed guy ...

The musician, who served as David Letterman's sidekick on the show for 22 years, opined that "Stephen Colbert was absolutely number one." Shaffer also said that he's "glad that I was in and out of ...

Thirty years after David Letterman and Paul Shaffer departed the NBC airwaves, the Late Night bandleader and his longtime backing band are returning to 30 Rock to sub in for the Roots on The Tonight ...

For 33 years Paul Shaffer served as David Letterman's musical director and sidekick. Paul began his career in 1972 as musical director of the Toronto production of "Godspell." He played piano in "The ...

LOS ANGELES -- Victoria Shaffer, daughter of former Late Show with David Letterman music director Paul Shaffer, is taking her love of dogs to new heights by fostering puppies during the pandemic.

Coming up TONIGHT on NBC at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT, for one night only, Paul Shaffer, former "Late Night" bandleader and his longtime backing band are returning to 30 ROCK to sub in for The Roots on "The ...

Witness the genius of Paul Shaffer as he takes the stage, bringing decades of musical mastery to life. From his iconic role as the bandleader on The Late Show with David Letterman to collaborating ...

The American Songbook Association Inc., a nonprofit whose goals are to preserve, promote and advance the legacy of American popular music, the Great American Songbook and cabaret, earlier this month ...

Paul Shaffer at the premiere of 'John Candy: I Like Me' at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 4, 2025; Stephen Colbert on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on Sept. 2, 2025 ...

Last Night on Late Night: Jesse Eisenberg’s Self-Hatred Keeps Him Off FacebookPlus, Stephen Colbert eviscerates Arianna Huffington and discovers what Gloria Estefan has been warning us about for years ...