Jimmy Fallon to host 'Tonight Show' live from Minneapolis after Super Bowl

The current king of late night will be in Twin Cities for Super Bowl weekend.

November 15, 2017 at 11:33AM
FILE - In this May 12, 2014 file photo, "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon attends the NBC Network 2014 Upfront presentation at the Javits Center in New York. Fallons told The Associated Press Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, that he donated $100,000 to his high school alma mater, Saugerties High School in upstate New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
“The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"We are going to the Super Bowl!" crowed "Tonight Show" star Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night.

Fallon will present a live telecast Sunday, Feb. 4 from the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, just a few blocks away from the home of the Big Game.

The special episode will air after the recap, a new episode of "This Is Us" and the late local news.

Fallon previously hosted a live show from Phoenix after Super Bowl XLIX in 2015.

No guests have been announced, but don't be surprised if Justin Timberlake, the game's halftime performer, bounces over to join his buddy for late-night antics.

Watch Fallon's announcement, in which he was joined by Jon Stewart in a segment about a charity fundraiser for autism services:

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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