Shaq's comedy tour coming to State Theatre

The Nov. 19 performance is the last stop of the tour, which will feature DeRay Davis, Aries Spears and Tommy Davidson.

June 15, 2011 at 4:08PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Shaq at his retirement shindig on June 3. / John Raoux, Associated Press
Shaq at his retirement shindig on June 3. / John Raoux, Associated Press (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Just a week and a half after he hammed it up for the media at his retirement press conference/party, NBA big man Shaquille O'Neal has announced he is captaining a fall comedy tour that will wrap up Nov. 19 at the State Theatre. Ticket info should be confirmed in a week or two. The tour, produced by AEG Live and Shaq Entertainment, is based on O'Neal's popular All-Star Comedy Jams that he puts on during the NBA All-Star weekend. Comedian DeRay Davis will host each show, and other performers will vary from city-to-city from a list that includes Aries Spears, Corey Holcomb, Tommy Davidson, Capone, Gary Owen and Tony Robert.

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Chris Riemenschneider

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Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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