Jimmy Fallon and ‘Tonight Show’ Team Detail Wildest Set Designs and Which Guests Are Always Down — From Keegan Michael-Key to Cher
19.06.2024 - 19:09
/ variety.com
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor 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.” Hanson and Wolensky have done it all over the years, with sets involving puppets, moving walls
and secret entrances. Fallon is very involved in the process, with a keen attention to detail.
The audience experience is what matters most to Fallon, and that means doing things like turning the sets around during commercial breaks to give those in the studio a look. It’s important that things move quickly and efficiently, and the audience is not sitting there waiting,” says Hanson. Despite limited timelines, the team works closely together to ensure the highest level of artistry is delivered every time.
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