Paul Shaffer, who spent 33 years as David Letterman’s musical director, is returning to late-night and reuniting with his band to fill in for The Roots on “The Tonight Show.” He joins TODAY ...

The appearance from the former Late Night and Late Show host offered a reunion with bandleader Paul Shaffer, who is sitting in with his World's Most Dangerous Band on The Tonight Show this week.

he quipped before Fallon told him he was on The Tonight Show ... turning to Schaffer. “Paul? What are you doing here?” “You know, it’s a funny story,” Shaffer replied.

David Letterman was famously denied the chance to take over The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson retired ... He then turned to Paul Shaffer, who was serving as the guest musical director along ...

How many Broadway shows has Paul Shaffer been in? Paul Shaffer has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows. How many West End shows has Paul Shaffer been in? Paul Shaffer has not appeared in the West End.

In December 2024, Paul Shaffer appeared on comedian Paul Ollinger’s podcast, Reasonably Happy. In the episode, he discusses how the extraordinary line-up of The Blues Brothers Band came together ...

“The Tonight Show” started Monday off with a surprise appearance from the now-retired David Letterman, who poked fun at Jimmy Fallon while reuniting with bandleader Paul Shaffer. Fittingly, there was ...

Letterman made his shocking appearance during host Jimmy Fallon‘s opening monologue, leaving viewers at home and those in the studio audience completely gobsmacked.

Letterman crashed Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show monologue Monday night ... from the former Late Night and Late Show host offered a reunion with bandleader Paul Shaffer, who is sitting in with his ...