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5 Talk Show Sidekicks Who Secretly Make More Than the Hosts

You might think the talk show host is the highest earner on set—but that’s not always true. In many cases, sidekicks, announcers, or bandleaders are making serious money behind the scenes—and sometimes earn more than the host themselves. Salary disclosures are rare, but what’s known about sidekicks’ compensation shows a…

Plunged in Debt

Original Kiss drummer Peter Criss announces first solo album in 18 years

The Catman's new album includes contributions from John 5, Billy Sheehan, Paul Shaffer and more

Metal Hammer

Teaser released for Spinal Tap II as Elton John confirmed for cameo

The brief clip shows an amp being set to maximum as the cinema release date is revealed as September.

Evening Standard

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"His mouth moved, but I'd have to say he gave me only 30 percent": The Night Bob Dylan trolled David Letterman and a TV audience of millions

When The Late Show celebrated its 10th anniversary they organised the starriest of all-star bands to back Bob Dylan. It did not work out

Louder

“Man, could he play the guitar or what?” Stevie Ray Vaughan stuns David Letterman in newly uploaded footage of his Late Night show debut

The recently unearthed clip catches the guitar hero in the form of his life, three years sober and following the recording of his Grammy-winning album, In Step

Guitar World

This Is Spinal Tap at 40: the note-perfect rock satire still goes up to 11

Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner made a 1984 classic that ingeniously straddles the ‘fine line between stupid and clever’

The Guardian - US

LOL At This Resurfaced Footage Of David Letterman Totally Mixing Up Travis Kelce And Kelsey Grammer In Taylor Swift Rant

David Letterman hilariously mixed up Travis Kelce and Kelsey Grammer in this viral rant about Taylor Swift.

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Here’s some baseball trivia with some help from readers

In a tribute to David Letterman, we take the time this week to focus on reader suggestions

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The industry is predictable – there’s a lot of gatekeeping’: Reggie Watts is the last weirdo left on TV

For the past decade the bandleader role has been critical to late-night talk shows, a place where they can project inclusiveness without having to scrap the white, middle-aged male host

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