Longtime 'Late Show' sidekick Paul Shaffer calls cancellation 'shocking' | NYGazet

Longtime 'Late Show' bandleader and sidekick Paul Shaffer called the late-night show's impending conclusion 'shocking': 'Stephen Colbert was absolutely number one.'

Paul Shaffer is stunned by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ending, too. The musician, who served as David Letterman's musical director and sidekick for his entire run on the CBS late-night show from 1993 to 2015, discussed the show's forthcoming c... [2735 chars]