Paul Shaffer’s Letterman Stories: Legendary Performances, Live TV Chaos, and Rock History
From Professor of Rock by Gamut Podcast Network
April 29, 2026 · 23 min
About this episode
An interview with Paul Shaffer discussing memorable moments from the Letterman show and live TV experiences.
So last year I was on David Letterman’s Show… Or Barbara Gaines Show. But I found out that David Letterman watches our show, and I was blown away. Well, I had the chance to interview his famous sidekick, Paul Shaffer, and was able to geek out with him on music... including some of my favorite moments on the Letterman show. So here is that interview session with Paul, including commentary about the great performances on the show, like an unknown band that came on the show and absolutely killed it. In fact, I’ve watched that performance hundreds of times, according to my own stats. It’s a band that came out of nowhere, and their performance was so awe-inspiring that even Letterman was freaking out... plus, the accidental F bomb that was said on LIVE TV that caused a major ruckus. Let’s get into it! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: unknown
Guest: Paul Shaffer
Topics covered
- Paul Shaffer
- David Letterman
- live performances
- music history
- TV chaos
- interview
Keywords
- Paul Shaffer
- David Letterman
- live TV
- music performances
- interview
- rock history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Barbara Gaines Show, Letterman show
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