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Podcast: How I Built This with Guy Raz
Episode: The Tonight Show & Electric Hot Dog: Jimmy Fallon
Description: Jimmy Fallon may talk like a comedian, but he thinks like a restless entrepreneur. In addition to his day job as host of The Tonight Show, he runs a TV production company, writes best-selling childrenâs books, and creates products you never knew you needed, like all-day pajamas and âhands highâ jerseys that show the name of your favorite team in the armpit. As a kid, Jimmy was obsessed with perfecting his impressions of Richard Pryor and Steve Martin, with the goal of one day starring on Saturday Night Live. After an incredibly successful 6-year run on that show, he tried t...