Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer is a Canadian musician, composer, vocalist, and band leader, among the highlights being the de facto leader of the early Saturday Night Live house band, and serving for 33 years (1982-2015) as the leader of David Letterman's house band.

  • Title: Paul Shaffer
  • Popularity: 3.373
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1949-11-28
  • Place of Birth: Fort William, Ontario, Canada
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Paul Shaffer Movies

  • 1998
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    Blues Brothers 2000

    Blues Brothers 2000

    5.3 1998 HD

    Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's...

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  • 1997
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    Hercules

    Hercules

    7.5 1997 HD

    Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus....

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  • 2023
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    The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story

    The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story

    1 2023 HD

    THE VOICE THAT ROCKED AMERICA is an one-hour documentary about Top 40 radio personality Dick Biondi. Dick's powerful connection with his audience has...

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  • 2019
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    Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

    Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

    7.6 2019 HD

    With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early...

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  • 1987
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    The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki

    The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki

    1 1987 HD

    Enjoy the Beach Boys in a 90 minute concert celebrating their 25 year anniversary with guest artists like Glen Campbell, Ray Charles, The Everly...

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  • 2022
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    Finding Sandler

    Finding Sandler

    8 2022 HD

    Years after a missed opportunity with his hero (Adam Sandler), a determined young filmmaker (David Seth Cohen) goes on a quest to re-capture what...

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  • 2017
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    David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

    David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

    8 2017 HD

    Emmy Award-winning comic and talk show host David Letterman accepts the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. An outstanding lineup of...

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  • 2015
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    Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

    8.2 2015 HD

    Former members of Saturday Night Live come together to remember the past 40 years of Saturday Night Live.

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  • 1979
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    Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

    Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

    5.2 1979 HD

    Mike O'Donoghue's parody of "Mondo Cane" showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including...

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  • 2016
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    Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

    Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

    1 2016 HD

    Celebrate the work of actor and comedian Bill Murray at the Kennedy Center, as the recipient of the 19th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

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  • 1996
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    Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo

    Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo

    1 1996 HD

    Earth teenagers Alex 'Flash' Gordon and Dale Arden, and their reluctant friend Dr. Hans Zarkov, journey to the fantastic planet Mongo where they...

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  • 1978
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    The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

    The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

    6.4 1978 HD

    The full unedited performance recorded on December 31, 1978, when the Blues Brothers opened for the Grateful Dead on the monumental closing night of...

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  • 1990
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    Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

    4 1990 HD

    A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

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  • 2005
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    The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

    The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music

    1 2005 HD

    A look at Dan and John's partnership and the music

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  • 1987
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    10 1987 HD

    A surrealistic journey into the experiences and reflections of a documentary filmmaker as he evaluates the people and places that have made up his...

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  • 1981
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    Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

    Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

    6.7 1981 HD

    Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H,...

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  • 2005
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    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

    8.3 2005 HD

    A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.

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  • 2015
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    Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

    5.6 2015 HD

    What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who's-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the...

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  • 2004
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    Rockin' Pianos

    Rockin' Pianos

    1 2004 HD

    1. Introduction 2. The Fat Man - Fats Domino 3. Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino 4. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 5. Shake, Rattle And Roll -...

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  • 1999
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    Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

    7.2 1999 HD

    The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

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  • 1988
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    Scrooged

    Scrooged

    6.8 1988 HD

    Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after...

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  • 1990
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    Seriously... Phil Collins

    Seriously... Phil Collins

    1 1990 HD

    4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't...

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  • 2015
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    A Very Murray Christmas

    A Very Murray Christmas

    5.3 2015 HD

    Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. Through luck and perseverance, guests arrive at...

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  • 1994
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    The Best of the Blues Brothers

    The Best of the Blues Brothers

    5.8 1994 HD

    Writer Tom Davis hosts a Blues Brothers retrospective that tells the whole truth about the legendary band's early days and righteous ways. The Blues...

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  • 2016
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    Todd Who?

    Todd Who?

    1 2016 HD

    Todd Who? is a passionate, quirky 'rockumentary' that chronicles a fan’s 30 year obsession with criminally underrated rock musician Todd...

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  • 2012
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    12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

    12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

    6.6 2012 HD

    “12-12-12” was a fundraising concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy, it took place on December 12, 2012 at Madison Square Garden....

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  • 2016
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    Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

    Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

    4.5 2016 HD

    The new installment of the Sharknado franchise takes place 5 years after Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! There have been no Sharknados in the intervening...

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  • 1984
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    This Is Spinal Tap

    This Is Spinal Tap

    7.4 1984 HD

    "This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from...

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  • 1995
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    The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple

    The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple

    1 1995 HD

    It's December 31st 6:00 Am at Weinerville, by midnight it'll be New Year's Day. The way for the Weinerville gang to celebrate it is by going to New...

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  • 2017
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    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    6.2 2017 HD

    Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism,...

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  • 1995
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    The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

    The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

    8 1995 HD

    Late night, sketch/variety comedy special starring comedian Martin Short. It features most of Marty's classic characters: Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers...

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  • 2012
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    Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom

    Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom

    8 2012 HD

    Over the course of a four-year run, Bachman-Turner Overdrive sold in excess of 30 million records, earning a staggering 120 platinum, gold and silver...

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  • 2018
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    Love, Gilda

    Love, Gilda

    7.2 2018 HD

    Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved...

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  • 1985
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    Tears Are Not Enough

    Tears Are Not Enough

    1 1985 HD

    On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tears Are Not Enough in an effort to generate aid to...

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  • 1985
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    Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

    Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

    9 1985 HD

    A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and featuring a number of his fellow SCTV cast...

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  • 2001
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    The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

    4.5 2001 HD

    The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a...

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  • 2002
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    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

    4.9 2002 HD

    Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast.

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  • 2018
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    Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

    6.9 2018 HD

    The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well as a favorite haunt of the most discernible New...

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  • 1992
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    The Return of Spinal Tap

    The Return of Spinal Tap

    6.2 1992 HD

    Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out where the somewhat-less-than-fab three are now --...

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  • 2008
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    Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On

    Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On

    1 2008 HD

    American R&B icon Ray Charles lets loose on this collection of electrifying live performances from throughout his legendary career.

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  • 1998
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    The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

    The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

    5 1998 HD

    The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every participant from the film. Star and co-writer Dan...

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  • 2001
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    America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

    6 2001 HD

    A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercial-free by the four major television networks just...

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  • 1999
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    Hercules: Zero to Hero

    Hercules: Zero to Hero

    6.4 1999 HD

    The film briefly gives Hercules' history after defeating Hades for good, in which he marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, it...

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  • 2020
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    Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

    Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

    5 2020 HD

    It took his whole life to live and three full years to film Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man. Filmed in four countries with more than 80 interviews from...

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  • 1980
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    Gilda Live

    Gilda Live

    6.6 1980 HD

    Gilda Radner is recorded during a live comedy concert. Radner's classic characters are seen in sketches that are sometimes more risque than when they...

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  • 2007
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    Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

    Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

    6 2007 HD

    In 1980, the SCTV crew had a request from their broadcaster, the CBC, for distinctively Canadian content. What players Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas...

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  • 2005
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    Disney Heroes Volume 1

    Disney Heroes Volume 1

    7.9 2005 HD

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  • 2018
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    Bachman

    Bachman

    1 2018 HD

    Documentary follows the award-winning Canadian musician Randy Bachman as he creates his next hit song, featuring rarely seen footage, pictures and...

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  • 1970
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    Godspell 2025

    Godspell 2025

    1 1970 HD

    A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited...

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  • 1998
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    Blues Brothers 2000

    Blues Brothers 2000

    5.3 1998 HD

    Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's...

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  • 2017
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    David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

    David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

    8 2017 HD

    Emmy Award-winning comic and talk show host David Letterman accepts the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. An outstanding lineup of...

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  • 1999
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    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    6.8 1999 HD

    A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts...

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  • 2019
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    My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan

    My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan

    6 2019 HD

    "King of Bollywood" Shah Rukh Khan opens up about his rise to fame, his family and his billions of fans as he and Dave meet up in Mumbai and New York.

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  • 2022
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    My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    7 2022 HD

    David Letterman journeys to Kyiv, Ukraine for a stirring, personal and in-depth conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Special of "My Next...

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  • 2001
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    The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

    4.5 2001 HD

    The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a...

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  • 1980
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    Gilda Live

    Gilda Live

    6.6 1980 HD

    Gilda Radner is recorded during a live comedy concert. Radner's classic characters are seen in sketches that are sometimes more risque than when they...

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  • 1980
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    Gilda Live

    Gilda Live

    6.6 1980 HD

    Gilda Radner is recorded during a live comedy concert. Radner's classic characters are seen in sketches that are sometimes more risque than when they...

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  • 1980
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    Gilda Live

    Gilda Live

    6.6 1980 HD

    Gilda Radner is recorded during a live comedy concert. Radner's classic characters are seen in sketches that are sometimes more risque than when they...

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  • 2000
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    Ed

    Ed

    7.7 2000 HD

    After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm, Ed Stevens moves back to his small hometown of...

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  • 1998
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    Hercules

    Hercules

    6.8 1998 HD

    Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the tutelage of satyr Phil. Many of the Olympian Gods and...

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  • 1996
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    Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

    4.8 1996 HD

    Flash Gordon is a 1996 animated television series based on the science fiction comic strip of the same name. The character, who had been around in...

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  • 1984
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    Jeopardy!

    Jeopardy!

    6.9 1984 HD

    America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in...

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  • 1977
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    A Year at the Top

    A Year at the Top

    5 1977 HD

    A Year at the Top is an American sitcom which aired for five episodes on CBS in 1977. Produced by T.A.T. Communications Company, the series was...

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  • 2015
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    Schitt's Creek

    Schitt's Creek

    7.7 2015 HD

    Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite...

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  • 1999
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    Where Are They Now?

    Where Are They Now?

    7.5 1999 HD

    Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each...

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  • 1999
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    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    4.2 1999 HD

    Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily Show in 1999 to be this...

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  • 2019
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    The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

    7.9 2019 HD

    Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with...

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  • 2019
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    The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

    7.9 2019 HD

    Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with...

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  • 1999
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    Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

    1 1999 HD

    Honoring the best in American comedy annually since 1998, the recipients of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor have included the...

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  • 2019
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    Paul Shaffer Plus One

    Paul Shaffer Plus One

    9 2019 HD

    Paul Shaffer sits down with some of music's finest artists and discusses the stories behind their music and what inspires them.

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1993
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    Late Show with David Letterman

    Late Show with David Letterman

    6.261 1993 HD

    Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is...

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  • 2003
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    Hope & Faith

    Hope & Faith

    5.3 2003 HD

    Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mother of three has her tidy world turned upside down when her celebrity sister moves in. Faith was living the...

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  • 1998
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    Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

    6.5 1998 HD

    On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg...

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  • 2006
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    Second City: First Family of Comedy

    Second City: First Family of Comedy

    1 2006 HD

    The series traces the evolution of one of the world's most successful comedy troupes from its humble beginnings as a stage production in Chicago to...

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  • 2019
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    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    6.2 2019 HD

    Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.5 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 2009
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    Celebrity Ghost Stories

    Celebrity Ghost Stories

    7.3 2009 HD

    Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal in each one-hour...

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  • 2019
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    The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

    7.9 2019 HD

    Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 2005
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    How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

    8.2 2005 HD

    A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their...

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  • 2022
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    Spector

    Spector

    6 2022 HD

    A four-part documentary series about enigmatic, legendary music producer Phil Spector and what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when...

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  • 2010
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    Running Wilde

    Running Wilde

    6.5 2010 HD

    Running Wilde is an American comedy television series created by Mitchell Hurwitz for the Fox Network. It stars Will Arnett as Steve Wilde, a...

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  • 2001
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    7.6 2001 HD

    The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense...

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  • 2001
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    Primetime Glick

    Primetime Glick

    6.9 2001 HD

    Talk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests and hurls veiled insults at them during his interviews.

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 1979
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    CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

    6.2 1979 HD

    The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist...

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