Editing Paul Shaffer (section)

===Other television and radio appearances===
He hosted ''[[Happy New Year, America]]'' in 1994 on CBS.<ref>{{cite web|title=Happy New Year America 1994|publisher=The Turner Classic Movies|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/466542/happy-new-year-america|access-date=July 5, 2014}}</ref>

Shaffer was considered for the role of [[George Costanza]] in ''[[Seinfeld]]'', but never returned the call from [[Jerry Seinfeld]] that offered him the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100302tvguide01|title=Breaking News - TV Guide Network's "25 Biggest TV Blunders" Special Delivers 3.3 Million Viewers and Becomes #1 Rated Special Among Women 25-54|website=Thefutoncritic.com|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref>
In 2001, Shaffer hosted the [[VH1]] game show ''Cover Wars'' with DJ/model Sky Nellor. The show featured [[cover band]]s competing for the ultimate series win. Each week, Shaffer signed off with, "Just because you're in a cover band, it doesn't mean you're not a star." The show lasted 13 episodes and featured celebrity judges including [[Kevin Bacon]], [[Nile Rodgers]], Cyndi Lauper, and [[Ace Frehley]].

Shaffer served as musical director for 2001's ''[[The Concert for New York City]]'', and accompanied [[Adam Sandler]]'s "[[Opera Man]]" sketch and the [[Backstreet Boys]]' "[[Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)]]".

In 2002, he hosted the infamous Friars Club Roast of [[Chevy Chase]] on [[Comedy Central]] in which the presenters' insults directed at the comedian were so vicious, Shaffer reportedly had to console him afterwards.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Meanest Roast |work=Slate |first=Virginia |last=Heffernan |author-link=Virginia Heffernan |date=December 2, 2002 |url=https://slate.com/culture/2002/12/chevy-chase-humiliated-again.html |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Roast of Chevy Chase Ruined the United States of America |work=RIYL |first=Joe |last=McAdam |date=November 30, 2021 |url=https://riylmag.com/the-roast-of-chevy-chase-ruined-the-united-states-of-america/ |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref>

Shaffer hosts the 60-second radio vignettes called "Paul Shaffer's Day in Rock".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.paulshaffersdayinrock.com/ |title=Welcome to the show |year=2012 |website=Paulshaffersdayinrock.com |access-date=September 9, 2012 }}</ref> These audio shorts were first produced for Envision Radio Networks and debuted in 2007 on New York station [[WAXQ-FM]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WHTZ asks schools to help in CD drive |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-144638120.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613113200/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-144638120.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |author=Raymond A. Edel |publisher=[[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]] |access-date=September 9, 2012|date=October 5, 2007|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref>

In 2008, Shaffer made a cameo appearance at the beginning of the ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' season-seven episode "[[Vanishing Act (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)|Vanishing Act]]".

In February 2013, he appeared in an episode of the sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' titled "[[P.S. I Love You (How I Met Your Mother)|P.S. I Love You]]", in which the character of Robin ([[Cobie Smulders]]) is revealed to have been obsessed with him. The letters "P.S." in the episode title refer to Paul Shaffer.

Shaffer was the musical director for ''[[A Very Murray Christmas]]'', a 2015 Netflix variety special starring Bill Murray in which Shaffer also appears and performs extensively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paul Shaffer praises Miley Cyrus for her work in ''A Very Murray Christmas'' |newspaper=Toronto Sun |first=Bill |last=Harris |date=December 1, 2015 |url=https://torontosun.com/2015/12/01/paul-shaffer-praises-miley-cyrus-for-her-work-in-a-very-murray-christmas |access-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref>

In October 2017, Shaffer returned to the late-night stage to perform with the band on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-david-letterman-return-to-late-night-tv-on-kimmel-w509495 |title=Watch David Letterman Return to Late Night TV on 'Kimmel' |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |date=October 18, 2017 |access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>

In December 2018, he made a cameo appearance in an episode of the Canadian sitcom ''[[Schitt's Creek]],'' during which he played the piano at a Christmas party. The episode, titled "[[List of Schitt's Creek episodes|Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose]]," also reunited him with his former ''[[Godspell]]'' colleague [[Eugene Levy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/schitt-s-creek-holiday-special-easter-eggs-to-look-for-1.4952888|title=Schitt's Creek holiday-special easter eggs to look for|date=2018-12-20|website=CBC Comedy|access-date=2019-11-29}}</ref>

Shaffer competed on the [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 2|second season]] of the TV series ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Skeleton".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Lynette Rice|title=The Masked Singer Skeleton admits he got a call from David Letterman weeks ago|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/10/16/the-masked-singer-skeleton-paul-shaffer-interview/|date=October 16, 2019|access-date=October 16, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

In 2019, Shaffer began hosting ''Paul Shaffer Plus One'', a monthly talk show on [[SiriusXM]] and [[AXS TV]] that featured Shaffer interviewing colleagues in the music industry such as [[Sammy Hagar]], [[Graham Nash]], [[ZZ Top]]'s [[Billy Gibbons]], and [[Donald Fagen]] of [[Steely Dan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/paul-shaffer-launch-celebrity-interview-show-siriusxm-axs-tv-1187513 |title=Paul Shaffer to Launch Celebrity Interview Show on SiriusXM and AXS TV |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Hilary |last=Hughes |date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>