100% right about James Brown

2:43 on Andy Kaufman

What a life Paul is living.....he could probably talk for a week without repeating a story

The best trick of an artist is when two artist can play one person. This is the gag, this is the gold of Andy Kaufman.

Got to hang out with Paul on the set of Sharknado 4 - As a huge Letterman / SNL fan, it was such a thrill to meet him. Paul was super cool, played and signed my digital piano and we got an awesome cameo with him.

Paul Shaffer is an extraordinary talent. What an amazing career!

Never thought I'd hear someone say they preferred working with Tony Clifton!

Tony Clifton's sentimental side? Fascinating. Andy Kaufman to me was the ultimate practical joker

I actually knew Andy Kaufman, and I saw him, for the first time, do the “Mighty Mouse” routine. Then later I would see him at the Improvisation (which we, all the comics and singers, would call it “The Improv.”) and I must have seen about for years at the Improv, because I would be there every night for about 2 and a half years. Many times, I would be at the bar because I couldn’t have the money to see the show. So I heard him do the Elvis Impression, not see it. Just hear it! I finally sneaked into the club and saw that act. I can tell you that when he spoke, he was very gentle because he wasn’t playing a character. So I lived in New York City all together for 5 years. That’s the truth. I was always broke except when my check from the government came in!

good interview

@Los Angeles Times: The full interview would have been nice!

Paul Schaffer is a music legend by now. He spans decades whereas GE Smith came later and I love GE Smith. One of the most underrated talents of the last century. Paul’s legacy began long before his tenure at NBC or SNL. The man’s life would be interesting to tell?

His interview really interested me once he started talking about James Brown's influence on music. I would love to hear him discuss that.

That's amazing! He didn't know it wasn't Kaufman!

Shaffer goes into a great long story about the fact that he thought Andy did Clifton all of those years, but it was really Zmuda, and the interviewer shits on it in a millisecond and moves on to the next question. That's really an awesome story, and I would have wondered if Zmuda also did the rehearsal. I'm certain Letterman didn't know either, and Zmuda kicked ass on that show. "I don't know about talented"- hilarious.

He starts talking about Andy at 2:41

The man behind the man always has the best stories.

As a musician Paul is underrated

Andy's still ahead of his time!

I wish I could hear a whole interview about getting to play with three Beatles.

Paul Shaffer is the KING!

Paul Shaffer is a national treasure.

BEETHOVEN DISCOVERING HIS INNER RAY CHARLES WAS A GOLDEN SNL MOMENT: BELUSHI ROCKED!!

At around 5:45 paul Schaffer is telling a good story & just when he gets to the most intriguing part, the knucklehead interviewer interrupts him & changes the subject!

In the middle of the Kaufman story, the interviewer changes the subject

Heck yes

It wasn’t Andy Kaufman... it was Bob Zmuda!

The egos this man has finessed...

Sadly we lost James Brown a couple of years ago. He was still living out here in Augusta Georgia on the SC border. A small town spread kinda wide.

Could you not put a mic and some lighting on him? could have been a good interview.

Paul is music history. Does he have a biography published?

Paul shaffer never has anything bad to say about anyone

Thank Pual

"I'm rehearsing with Tony Clifton the character and of course i'm keeping up with him totally,whatever he wants even though he;s not that musical." - Paul Shaffer on Tony Clifton Not that Musical? Let me tell you somethin, I used to work with Tony,he was a class act and nobody, and I mean nobody could keep up with him. His musical sensibility, sense of timing, and use of vocal dynamics was second to none! To none Paul! He could bring a note down the the ground so low that it could trip an ant, and then he could expand his chest out 4 feet in all directions and pump the wind throuh his throat with such force that we would have to unplug his microphone or he would shake the buildings apart, those clubs they dont make em like they used to, he would sonically destroy the bricks if we left him plugged in, he could put out more force and volume with no amplifiers than a dozen Robert Plants stacked end to end with 5 dozen stacks of Marshalls. Nobody could keep up with Tony, Nobody, he was light years ahead of his time and so far ahead of you Paul that when you thought you were in front of him he had already circled the Universe and the Spacetime continuum and come up behind you just to give you the honor of working with him because he was just that special. It was an honor for you, you understand??!?!

That last part about Brown, I'd have followed up with, What about Little Richard

James Brown

Think for a moment that this joke is still actively working, long after Kaufman’s death. Not a fan but what a genius!

Artie fuffkin! Polymer records!

Paul Shaffer's huge head it's kind of round and square at the same time .

The gall of this demon Paul Shaffer..

Still not inducted in the Rock hall of fame....wtf.

Too bad this video isn't 12 min. long instead of six.

Did Andy ever show up when Tony(Bob) was in character?

😎

sophisticated guy…

Who ?

James Brown 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I keep feeling like Paul is going to end a sentence with .... Mmmyeah seeee

Andy Kaufman 2:46

PS I love you.

Who did the lounge singer bit first: Andy, or Bill Murray?

I want this chair! Please send it to me!

What do you mean? That's how he talks....

Does it sound like Caitlyn Jenner

Why is he talking like that?

Andy was a magician and the king 🤴 of entertainment

Damn, Paul has some big ass forearms...

What does he mean "made up as Tony Clifton"?

JUST REMEMBER. THE BEAUTY IN MUSIC. IS IN THE BEHOLDER...

He talksh like thish

paul Schaefer knows shit hes snl and Letterman. he knows

Paul is Gnarles Barkly, Forest Gump and Mozart with a beat. Legend isn't a strong enough word.

Anybody ever tried mixing a little Kool-Aid with your coke? A buddy of mine was spacing a while back and what with the conversation turning toward "Electric Kool-Aid" and such he was inspired to find several packs of Kool-Aid in the pantry of the house we were partying in. He mixes in about 20% powdered Kool-Aid with 80% coke and snorts. Of course, I gotta try it too. I have to say it was a better high. Noticeably more energy.

He is so drugged and spaced out, dang. Oh l feel soooooo sorry for brilliant hlywd talents that are subdued, diminished into beating....for money , food on the table, and security. So VERY SAD.

He speaks in complete sentences?

Fire the sound guy for drying his hair during the interview

I think Belushi is a better singer than he's giving credit for.

Hi from New Zealand. I only knew Paul from his Letterman days but he really did a great job when he filled in for Letterman. Talk about upstaging, I woulda sooner had Paul doing Lettermans job after that, and Letterman came across to me as an entitled ass-hole, but that's my opinion and prolly not the general consensus. Please comment on your opinion of Paul, and Letterman if you would, id like to know whet the world thinks.

Michael jackson learned to dance by watching James brown

Andy who ?

How arrogant of him to dismiss Andy Kaufman and John Belushi as second-rate.

I bet Paul farted in this clip

John Lennon once stateted stateted " The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ " Then he got to meet him.

Damn Paul's let himself go. Got one helluva belly on him now....lol He better watch out....get healthy cause life waaaay too short for larger people. Their heart just cant tk the extra work it has to do. Just hate to see people I grew up watching let themselves go like that when the show ends. I dont want to have to say RIP Paul and thanx for all the memories so early... I like thanking people while they're still alive and well.

Please do not compare And human to Jesus Christ

Kaufman wasn't really funny. Another guy that wasn't funny was Lenny Bruce.

Personally I never liked Kaufman as a comedian just never thought that stupid crap he did was funny like here I come to save the day then stand there like an idiot but I did like him as a wrestler

SAME OLD TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT THE SAME OLD PEOPLE ARE. HUGE EGO' S. I PERSONALY DID NOT CARE FOR THE BEATLES. WhAT YOU FAIL TO REALIZE AS A MUSICIAN IS. YOU MIGHT THINK SOME CERTAIN SONG IS JUST AWESOME. WHEN I MIGHT THINK IT SUCKS ! SO TO SAY THAT THESE MUSICIANS ARE THE BEST AND DESERVE ALL OF THIS ATTENTION IS ABSOLUTELY REDICULOUS. IVE HEARD BETTER STREET MUSICIANS THAN THE PEOPLE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. STOP TOOTING PEOPLES HORN PAUL...

Andy who ?