Jimmy Fallon Announces Prime-Time Animated Holiday Special For NBC
Jimmy Fallon’s Electric Hot Dog has announced that they are producing a new animated prime-time special for this holiday season in association with Shadowmachine. The special is inspired by the late-night host’s 5 More Sleeps ’til Christmas which was a holiday children’s book that was a #1 New York Times bestselling effort. Here’s the official announcement from the network:
5 More Sleeps ’til Christmas – Primetime holiday special for NBC, produced by Universal Television. Jimmy Fallon is bringing his #1 New York Times bestselling holiday children’s book 5 More Sleeps ’til Christmas to NBC primetime audiences as an animated special to air this holiday season. Kelly Powers produces along with ShadowMachine (BoJack Horseman, Final Space). Jon Foster and James Lamont (The Amazing World of Gumball, The Adventures of Paddington) are the writers.
Our Take
Jimmy Fallon is an underrated impressionist, so don’t be surprised if he does all the voices for this one. I’ve always wanted to see more Jimmy Fallon animation, so it’s awesome to see he’s finally getting something going.
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Huh. Is that just referring to other characters from the show itself, or is this implying that the new season is going to have cameos from other WBD IPs