A feature documentary about Paul Shaffer, best known David Letterman ’s longtime sidekick and Late Show bandleader, is in the works.

The life rights to the story of the musician and TV personality from Thunder Bay, Ontario who got his start as the musical director of a 1972 Toronto stage production of Godspell have been acquired for a film to be titled Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer.

The documentary will be produced by Ballinran Entertainment, Grace Street Media and White Pine Pictures, with a director still to be attached to the project. UTA Independent Film Group came on board to handle world sales after discussions this week at the Toronto Film Festival .

A feature documentary about Paul Shaffer, best known David Letterman ’s longtime sidekick and Late Show

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