The Stars At Night

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon broadcasts from University of Texas

Jimmy Fallon is taping in Austin for one night only.

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The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of the University of Texas. That's not quite as catchy as the original, but on November 7, the stars will indeed be brighter than ever when The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon heads to the UT Austin campus to film that night's episode.

The guest lineup features the Central Texas celebrities you've come to expect, including Chip and Joanna Gaines and UT professor Matthew McConaughey, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday by joining Instagram and then posting a minute-long monologue.

Gucci Mane is slated to perform as the musical guest, somewhat surprising considering the breadth of musicians in Austin. (Ahem, Gary Clark, Jr.? Shakey Graves? Willie Nelson?) In addition to the celeb interviews, producers are promising 'Texas-sized moments," which we can only imagine involve Bevo and 10-gallon hats and other Texas things.

Though he's filmed on the road a few times, this is actually the first time Fallon's iteration of The Tonight Show has taped on a college campus. For Thursday's show, Bass Concert Hall will transform into a de facto soundstage welcoming about 2,000 audience members — nearly all of them students.

Free tickets for the performance are earmarked for UT students only, and while the initial lottery is now closed, there are still standby tickets remaining. Those lucky enough to snag a ticket must be seated by 4:30 pm for the 5 pm taping. Doors open at 3:30 pm. Students who don't get into the show can watch the taping on the LBJ Library lawn from 5-7 pm during a special watch party.

UT's special Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon episode will air at 11:35 pm on Thursday, November 7, on NBC.

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1. Some surprising names in this list of Dallas restaurant closures. The end of one year and beginning of another often provokes soul-searching and some closing of doors. That's definitely the case in the Dallas restaurant world, with a rash of closings that have taken place in recent weeks. These six restaurants have either just closed or are about to.

2. Macy's and Kohl's to shutter these Dallas-Fort Worth stores in 2025. A major department store name is contracting its presence in Dallas-Fort Worth: Macy's is planning on closing five of its locations throughout DFW by the end of April in 2025. Macy's is not alone: Clothing retailer Kohl's will also be shuttering 27 underperforming stores by April 2025, including its North Dallas location.

Macy's Macy's and Kohl's are shuttering stores in early 2025. Courtesy photo

3. Dallas Fire Rescue deploys firefighting posse to Los Angeles. On January 11, Dallas sent a firefighting posse to Los Angeles, where multiple ongoing fires have burned tens of thousands of acres near the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties since January 7.

4. Supermarket chain H-E-B acquires site for its first store in Dallas. Dallas is finally in line to get an H-E-B. According to a release, the Texas supermarket chain has purchased property in Dallas: a 10-acre site at the southeast corner of Hillcrest Road and LBJ Freeway.

5. New Dallas coffee shop opens with good coffee — and great hair. A new coffee shop with some serious styling has opened near downtown Dallas: Called Common Good, it's located at 1619 N. Hall St., right off Ross Avenue, in what was previously a retail outlet for Rakkasan Tea Company, who left the space in mid-2024.