How many drummers does it take to make a late-night show? Well over 300 if you’re Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Drummers have been a fixture in late-night for years – think of Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band who became the bandleader for Conan O’Brien and Ed Shaughnessy on The Tonight Show with Jonny Carson – but Meyers’ NBC show has paved a new path for stick wizards.
Eric Leiderman, a producer on the show, has been overseeing a rotating group of drummers that since the show began – ten years ago on Saturday.
This has included the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Slayer’s Dave Lombardo, Guns N’ Roses’ Matt Sorum, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron, Allison Miller and Mudhoney’s Dan Peters.
As the show celebrates this anniversary, Leiderman tells Deadline how this under-the-radar scheme came about and why...
Drummers have been a fixture in late-night for years – think of Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band who became the bandleader for Conan O’Brien and Ed Shaughnessy on The Tonight Show with Jonny Carson – but Meyers’ NBC show has paved a new path for stick wizards.
Eric Leiderman, a producer on the show, has been overseeing a rotating group of drummers that since the show began – ten years ago on Saturday.
This has included the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Slayer’s Dave Lombardo, Guns N’ Roses’ Matt Sorum, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron, Allison Miller and Mudhoney’s Dan Peters.
As the show celebrates this anniversary, Leiderman tells Deadline how this under-the-radar scheme came about and why...
- 2/23/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Viewers tuning into “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Friday got a rare treat when television bandleader Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band — legendary for their longtime affiliation with David Letterman — replaced The Roots for one-night-only as the NBC late-night talk show’s house band.
With Questlove, Black Thought and the Roots off to Los Angeles to curate and play alongside LL Cool J, De La Soul, Ice-t, Missy Elliot and others for the 2023 Grammy Awards’ 50th year anniversary tribute to hip-hop, NBC and Fallon announced Shaffer’s return to late-night on Jan. 30.
“Paul Shaffer is one of the most important musical figures in late-night history,” Fallon said in a statement Monday. “From ‘SNL’ to Letterman, he’s done it all. I’m beyond honored and excited that they’re getting the band back together.”
Getting “the band back together” for one night meant Shaffer calling...
With Questlove, Black Thought and the Roots off to Los Angeles to curate and play alongside LL Cool J, De La Soul, Ice-t, Missy Elliot and others for the 2023 Grammy Awards’ 50th year anniversary tribute to hip-hop, NBC and Fallon announced Shaffer’s return to late-night on Jan. 30.
“Paul Shaffer is one of the most important musical figures in late-night history,” Fallon said in a statement Monday. “From ‘SNL’ to Letterman, he’s done it all. I’m beyond honored and excited that they’re getting the band back together.”
Getting “the band back together” for one night meant Shaffer calling...
- 2/4/2023
- by A.D. Amorosi
- Variety Film + TV
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 Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The one-night-only performance will take place February 3rd while the Roots are in Los Angeles to attend the Grammys.
“Paul Shaffer is one of the most important musical figures in late night history,” Fallon tells Rolling Stone. “From SNL to Letterman, he’s done it all. I’m beyond honored and excited...
“Paul Shaffer is one of the most important musical figures in late night history,” Fallon tells Rolling Stone. “From SNL to Letterman, he’s done it all. I’m beyond honored and excited...
- 1/30/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
On April 8th, 1988, Columbia Records released Rodney Crowell’s breakthrough album, Diamonds & Dirt. Having released his debut LP Ain’t Living Long Like This a full decade earlier for Warner Bros., the former guitarist in Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band had, in his estimation, finally made a record his father would enjoy. While his earlier efforts veered into rock & roll territory, Diamonds & Dirt was a sharp, focused — but never pandering — stab at widespread commercial acceptance. How widespread was that acceptance? Five consecutive Number One singles. . . a full 50% of the original album’s 10 cuts.
- 4/8/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
In just a few days, Star Trek Beyond blasts its way into theaters everywhere, and to get Daily Dead readers primed for more adventures in space, we have highlights from the cast press conference held last week in Los Angeles.
During the panel, we heard from cast members Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, and John Cho about what fans can expect from their characters in Star Trek Beyond, honoring the legacy of both the original series as well as Leonard Nimoy, who was unable to be a part of this installment, mixing up the onscreen relationships and the loss of their co-star and Star Trek family member, Anton Yelchin.
Here are the highlights from the Star Trek Beyond cast press conference, and be sure to catch the film in theaters (screenings are even starting as early as Wednesday) this week!
Simon Pegg on creating a...
During the panel, we heard from cast members Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, and John Cho about what fans can expect from their characters in Star Trek Beyond, honoring the legacy of both the original series as well as Leonard Nimoy, who was unable to be a part of this installment, mixing up the onscreen relationships and the loss of their co-star and Star Trek family member, Anton Yelchin.
Here are the highlights from the Star Trek Beyond cast press conference, and be sure to catch the film in theaters (screenings are even starting as early as Wednesday) this week!
Simon Pegg on creating a...
- 7/21/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Last night's first X Factor live show was jam-packed with performances, from the sublime to the (faintly) ridiculous. But while there is some serious talent on show this year, not everyone can be a winner - and someone's about to go home.
It could be anyone at this stage of the competition, so join us from 8pm when the show kicks off as we bring you all the action, from Little Mix and Ellie Goulding's performances to the big result...
20:59Phew, that's that then. We know Simon Cowell's a very busy man but we do think he should probably have learned the names of all the acts on his show - what do you reckon? And do you think the right acts went home tonight? Are you going to miss Bupsi and Alien Uncovered? And who are you loving? Keep leaving all your comments below and stick...
It could be anyone at this stage of the competition, so join us from 8pm when the show kicks off as we bring you all the action, from Little Mix and Ellie Goulding's performances to the big result...
20:59Phew, that's that then. We know Simon Cowell's a very busy man but we do think he should probably have learned the names of all the acts on his show - what do you reckon? And do you think the right acts went home tonight? Are you going to miss Bupsi and Alien Uncovered? And who are you loving? Keep leaving all your comments below and stick...
- 11/1/2015
- Digital Spy
Damon Wayans was the second major cast member from "In Living Color" to leave the show, after Kim Coles. He departed following the third season to pursue a big screen career, starring in films like "The Last Boy Scout," "Blankman" and "Major Payne." But during his time with the show, he left an unmistakable signature that can be felt across a number of colorful characters. Think of "In Living Color" and you're bound to have the image of an angry, put-upon clown flash through your head (Homey D. Clown), or perhaps a pair of flamboyant critics giving the weekend's latest release "two snaps up" ("Men On…"). These were some of Wayans' trademark sketches, coming at a time when, as he says in our extended feature on the series' 25th anniversary, he was eager for redemption after being fired from "Saturday Night Live." Here are the beginnings and inspirations for those sketches and more,...
- 4/15/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
New projects by the producers of Ida and Crulic are among 13 selected from Albania to Ukraine to be pitched at this year’s Connecting Cottbus East-West co-production market (November 6-7).
Poland’s Opus Film, which produced Pawel Pawlikowski’s multi-award winner Ida and co-produced Fatih Akin’s Venice competition title The Cut, and production partner Teamwork Production will be presenting leading Polish stage director Grzegorz Jarzyna’s Owl, The Baker’s Daughter, first pitched in public at the Polish Days in Wroclaw in July.
Romanian producer-director Anca Damian’s (Crulic) Aparte Film will be in Cottbus with In Perfect Health about the son of a judge looking for the reason for his father’s unexpected death and the rest of his life.
Other projects selected for the 16th edition include:
Alexander Kviria’s The Button, which is being produced by Ablabuda Film, the company set up last year by Tamara Tatishvili, the former...
Poland’s Opus Film, which produced Pawel Pawlikowski’s multi-award winner Ida and co-produced Fatih Akin’s Venice competition title The Cut, and production partner Teamwork Production will be presenting leading Polish stage director Grzegorz Jarzyna’s Owl, The Baker’s Daughter, first pitched in public at the Polish Days in Wroclaw in July.
Romanian producer-director Anca Damian’s (Crulic) Aparte Film will be in Cottbus with In Perfect Health about the son of a judge looking for the reason for his father’s unexpected death and the rest of his life.
Other projects selected for the 16th edition include:
Alexander Kviria’s The Button, which is being produced by Ablabuda Film, the company set up last year by Tamara Tatishvili, the former...
- 9/25/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Former Disney Channel fans may have recognized a familiar face on "Mad Men" last night: Danielle Panabaker.
Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 6, Episode 6 of AMC's "Mad Men," titled "For Immediate Release."
In the most recent "Mad Men" episode, Panabaker played Daisy McCluskey, a flight attendant that was sleeping with Roger Sterling (John Slattery) and ended up proving helpful when it came to Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (and Cutler Gleason & Chaough) nabbing the Chevy account.
The now 25-year-old Panabaker got her start doing Disney Channel Original movies like 2004's "Stuck in the Suburbs" (with current "Saturday Night Live" cast member Taran Killam) and "Read It and Weep," a 2006 Disney movie she did with her younger sister and fellow actress Kay Panabaker.
Watch her in the former below:
Panabaker went on to appear in some horror flicks like "Friday the 13th," "The Crazies" and "Piranha 3Dd...
Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 6, Episode 6 of AMC's "Mad Men," titled "For Immediate Release."
In the most recent "Mad Men" episode, Panabaker played Daisy McCluskey, a flight attendant that was sleeping with Roger Sterling (John Slattery) and ended up proving helpful when it came to Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (and Cutler Gleason & Chaough) nabbing the Chevy account.
The now 25-year-old Panabaker got her start doing Disney Channel Original movies like 2004's "Stuck in the Suburbs" (with current "Saturday Night Live" cast member Taran Killam) and "Read It and Weep," a 2006 Disney movie she did with her younger sister and fellow actress Kay Panabaker.
Watch her in the former below:
Panabaker went on to appear in some horror flicks like "Friday the 13th," "The Crazies" and "Piranha 3Dd...
- 5/6/2013
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
Time for a twisted take on a very special subset of the business they call show (which is like no business I know). Yup it’s another flick about (exploding hand gesture)…magic! Very hot on the heels of last week’s box office behemoth Oz: The Great And Powerful, comes another story of an illusionist. This is a more modern and comic take on this entertainment staple that certainly pre-dates the wagons and caravans of Oz. Magicians soon went from those carnival side shows and became sensations of live theatre with Harry Houdini, perhaps achieving the greatest fame (folks still gather every Halloween awaiting his return from the great beyond). They even inspired a long-running newspaper comic strip, Phil Davis and Lee Falk’s “Mandrake the Magician”. When television began in the late 1940′s they immediately snapped up these performers for their visual appeal. A few hosted their own...
- 3/15/2013
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Like every year, 2012 seems to have gone by far too quickly. But, unlike almost every year, 2012 was filled to the brim with great movies. From moving dramas and unforgettable indies to shockingly worthy comedies and actually super superhero blockbusters, Team NextMovie really had a difficult time narrowing down our 25 favorite flicks of the year.
In fact, the only thing we all agreed on unanimously was what film should sit at the very top. What was it?
As if we'd tell you this early! Read on to see what made our shortlists and let us know in the comments what made yours.
25. 'The Hunger Games'
With "Twilight" coming to a close, many pundits kicked off 2012 wondering which franchise would fill its major money-making shoes. "The Hunger Games" may have been lucky to be the first out the gate – 2013 will see many others jockeying for a place in Twi-hards' hearts...
In fact, the only thing we all agreed on unanimously was what film should sit at the very top. What was it?
As if we'd tell you this early! Read on to see what made our shortlists and let us know in the comments what made yours.
25. 'The Hunger Games'
With "Twilight" coming to a close, many pundits kicked off 2012 wondering which franchise would fill its major money-making shoes. "The Hunger Games" may have been lucky to be the first out the gate – 2013 will see many others jockeying for a place in Twi-hards' hearts...
- 12/17/2012
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
Javier Bardem plays the villain in "Skyfall," a man named Silva who says things like "Mommy was very bad" to James Bond. He's as terrifying as that sounds, and perhaps even more when you consider Bardem's ridiculous blond hair, which is so off-putting as to be somehow menacing. (If a guy walks around looking like this, there's no telling what he's capable of.)
Since the full "Skyfall" trailer debuted on Tuesday morning, fans and writers have tried to come up with comparisons for Bardem's look. The best results so far: Either Stuart Smalley, the "Saturday Night Live" character Al Franken made famous (the website ScreenCrush was the first to note this), or Fred Armisen's character in the "Saturday Night Live" sketch "The Californians." (Twitter user Annie Kozak made that connection.)
Regardless, Bardem's hair is certainly creepy, meaning it's just par for his follicular course. You remember that Bardem famously...
Since the full "Skyfall" trailer debuted on Tuesday morning, fans and writers have tried to come up with comparisons for Bardem's look. The best results so far: Either Stuart Smalley, the "Saturday Night Live" character Al Franken made famous (the website ScreenCrush was the first to note this), or Fred Armisen's character in the "Saturday Night Live" sketch "The Californians." (Twitter user Annie Kozak made that connection.)
Regardless, Bardem's hair is certainly creepy, meaning it's just par for his follicular course. You remember that Bardem famously...
- 7/31/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
"I love the sound of Neil Peart's drums in the morning!" That's what Rush fans who missed the legendary dummer's performance on "Late Show with David Letterman" may be saying as they watch his proggy solo in the 5-minute clip below. Peart capped off the late-night program's "Drum Solo" theme week, which previously saw "Letterman" house drummer Anton Fig, funk percussionist Sheila E. and jazz drummer Roy Haynes dropping by. Fans of "Freaks and Geeks," the cult classic created by Judd Apatow and Paul Feig, will no doubt recall that the inventive Peart...
- 6/10/2011
- The Wrap
Last night one of you lovely readers out there caught a proofreading mistake I'd made in the column and pointed it out. Now, it's not unusual that I make slight spelling or grammar mistakes so I want all of you to know that please, feel free to let me know if you catch one. You can mention it in the comments or email me because I'm terrible at proofreading things I've written and am happy to fix them if they're really irking you. Most of the time. I've found that some of my spelling mistakes end up making things more amusing for all of us so some of them I just leave alone even if I know they're there. So, with that said, here's your Monday night TV:
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC
"Basketball Wives" on VH1
"Last Man Standing" on Lifetime. Original Telefilm.
"Mastercheif" on Fox. Second season premiere.
8:00pm: "The Bachelorette" on ABC
"Basketball Wives" on VH1
"Last Man Standing" on Lifetime. Original Telefilm.
"Mastercheif" on Fox. Second season premiere.
- 6/6/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV News
It's time to break out the wristbands and make like John Bonham as 'Late Show With David Letterman' hosts its first-ever 'Drum Solo Week' next week. Hopefully it won't involve any bizarre gardening accidents...
CBS announced Wednesday that the show will dedicate four nights to peformances by some of the music industry's top drummers and percussionists.
The lineup features an eclectic mix of musicians, including Neil Peart from Rush, who is regarded as one of the greatest drum soloists in rock music.
The week kicks off Mon., June 6 with a drum solo performance by Anton Fig, longtime drummer for 'Late Show' band leader Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra.
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It's time to break out the wristbands and make like John Bonham as 'Late Show With David Letterman' hosts its first-ever 'Drum Solo Week' next week. Hopefully it won't involve any bizarre gardening accidents...
CBS announced Wednesday that the show will dedicate four nights to peformances by some of the music industry's top drummers and percussionists.
The lineup features an eclectic mix of musicians, including Neil Peart from Rush, who is regarded as one of the greatest drum soloists in rock music.
The week kicks off Mon., June 6 with a drum solo performance by Anton Fig, longtime drummer for 'Late Show' band leader Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra.
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- 6/2/2011
- by Catherine Lawson
- Aol TV.
Band geeks unite: Late Show with David Letterman is kicking off its first ever “Drum Solo Week.”
The late-night staple is dedicating a week’s worth of episodes to performances by some of the music industry’s top percussionists, starting with a standout solo on Monday, June 6 from the Late Show‘s very own Anton Fig, the drummer in Paul Shaffer’s band.
The following night, Letterman welcomes Sheila E. and her world renowned skill with the sticks.
On Wednesday, June 8, drum legend Roy Haynes takes the stage, boasting a career filled with Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughn collaborations (to...
The late-night staple is dedicating a week’s worth of episodes to performances by some of the music industry’s top percussionists, starting with a standout solo on Monday, June 6 from the Late Show‘s very own Anton Fig, the drummer in Paul Shaffer’s band.
The following night, Letterman welcomes Sheila E. and her world renowned skill with the sticks.
On Wednesday, June 8, drum legend Roy Haynes takes the stage, boasting a career filled with Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughn collaborations (to...
- 6/1/2011
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
In a perfect world, the hottest nightclubs would be on Mars, Sean Combs would be Vice President, America would be fat from all you can eat pie, Cabo would become the new Las Vegas and Las Vegas would become the new capital of the country, at the Palms Casino, of course, and most importantly, Britney Spears would be our Commander-in-chief. Stanger things have happened! David Letterman teamed up with pop star Britney Spears to bring you the Top Ten List of what life would be like if Britney ruled the world. On September 18, 1985, David Letterman, host of the Late Night Show came out on stage with a list of "Top Ten Things That Almost Rhyme with Peas" and twenty-four years later, the Top Ten segment is still running. Written by a staff of writers (which includes Letterman), the Top Ten are always a creative way to poke fun at current pop culture and politics.
- 8/20/2009
- by cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- PopStar
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