When late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon has an idea for a sketch, there are two
people he can trust to bring it to life: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” production designers Kelly Hanson and Heather Wolensky.
Whether it’s a “Miami Vice” cop spoof, a Kentucky Derby sketch or having celebrities such as Mick Jagger or Cher in a deep freezer to share some secrets, Hanson and Wolensky help push things along. It’s something they’ve mastered for the past 10 years. “You’ll bring up a silly idea, and they’ll go, ‘Yeah, and we’ll give you sketches and build around it,’” Fallon explains.
And no sketch is too absurd for Fallon, who encourages creativity by welcoming all ideas. “There’s never a bad idea in our office,” he says. “Anything is possible. If you want a talk show on a sizzling steak, they’ll build a set that looks like you’re sitting on a sizzling steak.”
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