Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band make a rare return trip to late night.
, and they even were forced to change their name to the CBS Orchestra whenat that network—it’s fair to say that their brand of upbeat, bluesy rock became theJimmy Fallon
didn’t just pay homage to the group during this rare television appearance, but also hailed Shaffer for his lasting legacy in comedy. It is Fallon’s belief that the 73-year-old Toronto-born keyboardist is actually the lodestar for the way all comedians laugh. “You changes the face of comedy, as well,” Fallon told his guest bandleader. “You would laugh at a joke … and sometimes if the audience wouldn’t really laugh, you would go ‘Ahhhh!’”Fallon explained that Letterman’s style of humor could zoom over the heads of the studio audience, but was loved by “comedy nerds.”specifically, but if you happen to have any comics in your life, you know that this is an insightful observation.
Elsewhere in the broadcast, Fallon took advantage of having the musical polymath Paul Shaffer with him to run down “As It Was” byin a variety of styles. It’s impossible to ever picture Letterman doing a wacky bit like this, but it’s good to see Shaffer game for just about anything.
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