Shaquille O’Neal and Jeff Clanagan, through their company, Shaq Entertainment, in partnership with AEG Live, announce dates for the All Star Comedy Jam Tour 2012. The tour will kick-off on Friday, June 15 in Chicago, IL, and will end with a bang on New Year’s Eve in Atlanta, GA. Tickets will go on sale Friday, June 1 beginning at 10am at http://www.shaqallstarcomedyjam.com .

With the beautiful and legendary DJ Spinderella as the featured DJ on tour, there is a fresh new ‘spin’ to the show. The All Star Comedy Jam Tour 2012 line-up will include: tour Host Gary Owen, fresh off his co-starring role in the blockbuster hit “Think Like A Man” as well as Capone, known as “The Gangsta of Comedy,” Tony Roberts, known as “The Comedians Comedian,” and Michael Blackson, “The African King of Comedy.” There will also be special surprise guests on select tour dates.

The All Star Comedy Jam brand has showcased many of the top urban comedians in the country and has spawned highly popular 1-hour television specials. These specials have aired annually since 2009 and has become one the highest-rated comedy specials on cable. The first three television specials have been seen by over 3 million viewers and one very special event, taped during the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Kevin Hart’s “Laugh At My Pain,” was filmed for theatrical release that same year and opened #1 at the box office.

Tour Dates:

June 15            Chicago, IL                 Auditorium Theater

June 16            Detroit, MI                Detroit Opera House

June 29            Milwaukee, WI          Milwaukee Riverside Theater

June 30            Raleigh, NC               Progress Energy Center

Sep 1                       Las Vegas, NV            The Joint

Oct 19             New York, NY            Best Buy Theater

Oct 20                   Nashville, TN          Ryman Auditorium

Oct 26             Charlotte, NC          Ovens Auditorium

Nov 2              Norfolk, VA                Chrysler Hall

Nov 3              Washington, D.C.       DAR Constitution Hall

Nov 9              Cleveland, OH            Playhouse Square

Nov 10            Baltimore, MD           Lyric Opera House

Nov 16            Boston, MA               Wilbur Theater

Nov 17            Philadelphia, PA         Academy of Music

Nov 24           Memphis, TN             Orpheum

Nov 30           Los Angeles, CA         Club Nokia

Dec 1               Pittsburgh, PA            Benedum Center

Dec 28             San Francisco, CA      Louise Davies Symphony Hall

Dec 31             Atlanta, GA                 Cobb Energy PAC