Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong first established their "wastoid" characters while working together in a Canadian improv troupe in the late 1960s. They first found success performing as "Cheech & Chong" as the opener for a touring bad. The story goes that Cheech & Chong were so funny, the band never came on stage. They began releasing their best bits on comedy albums starting with 1971's "Cheech and Chong," a must-have for comedy record collectors. Their bits were played by hip DJs, and they appeared regularly on "The Dr. Demento Show."
Their success was helped by a growing drug culture in the early 1970s. Cheech & Chong were stoners through and through, and their jokes hit harder for those who were under the influence. Those who are inexperienced with marijuana may not find Cheech & Chong terribly funny. The stoner shtick has continued to the present day, and now Marin and Chong have...
Their success was helped by a growing drug culture in the early 1970s. Cheech & Chong were stoners through and through, and their jokes hit harder for those who were under the influence. Those who are inexperienced with marijuana may not find Cheech & Chong terribly funny. The stoner shtick has continued to the present day, and now Marin and Chong have...
- 3/11/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Snoop Dogg announced Thursday on social media that he is “giving up smoke.”
Fans quickly responded with doubtful comments such as, “But not weed, right?”
The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper has his own cannabis line called “Leafs by Snoop,” which he launched in 2005. And one of his signature team-ups with Dr. Dre, 1999’s “The Next Episode,” ends with the immortal line, “Smoke weed every day.”
“After much consideration and conversation with my family, I’ve decided to give up smoke,” he shared to X, adding, “Please respect my privacy at this time.”
Today isn’t April Fools day Snoop pic.twitter.com/ZwqwaRTwTh
— greg (@greg16676935420) November 16, 2023
Followers were convinced he was joking, with several pointing that it’s not April Fool’s Day. Others speculated that he didn’t say anything about giving up marijuana edibles or vaping.
In a 2013 Twitter Q&a, he said he smokes up to 81 blunts per day,...
Fans quickly responded with doubtful comments such as, “But not weed, right?”
The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper has his own cannabis line called “Leafs by Snoop,” which he launched in 2005. And one of his signature team-ups with Dr. Dre, 1999’s “The Next Episode,” ends with the immortal line, “Smoke weed every day.”
“After much consideration and conversation with my family, I’ve decided to give up smoke,” he shared to X, adding, “Please respect my privacy at this time.”
Today isn’t April Fools day Snoop pic.twitter.com/ZwqwaRTwTh
— greg (@greg16676935420) November 16, 2023
Followers were convinced he was joking, with several pointing that it’s not April Fool’s Day. Others speculated that he didn’t say anything about giving up marijuana edibles or vaping.
In a 2013 Twitter Q&a, he said he smokes up to 81 blunts per day,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are an iconic Canadian comedy duo. Based in Vancouver, their humorous performances have made them beloved worldwide for decades. Audiences flock to see these two zany personalities bring laughter into people’s lives.
The duo achieved commercial and cultural success through stand-up acts, albums, movies, and TV shows. Fans around the world appreciate their distinct brand of comedy. Humor is what made them so admired by everyone.
Related: 10 Best Comedies of All Time, Ranked by Viewers
In this post, we’ll provide you with a guide about all the Cheech and Chong movies in order. This way, you can enjoy their classic works.
List of Cheech & Chong Movies in Order Up In Smoke (1978) Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie (1980) Nice Dreams (1981) Things Are Tough All Over (1982) Still Smokin (1983) Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers (1984) Get Out of My Room (1985) Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie...
The duo achieved commercial and cultural success through stand-up acts, albums, movies, and TV shows. Fans around the world appreciate their distinct brand of comedy. Humor is what made them so admired by everyone.
Related: 10 Best Comedies of All Time, Ranked by Viewers
In this post, we’ll provide you with a guide about all the Cheech and Chong movies in order. This way, you can enjoy their classic works.
List of Cheech & Chong Movies in Order Up In Smoke (1978) Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie (1980) Nice Dreams (1981) Things Are Tough All Over (1982) Still Smokin (1983) Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers (1984) Get Out of My Room (1985) Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie...
- 6/21/2023
- by Israr Ahmed
- buddytv.com
April 20, recognized among marijuana users as the international holiday of 4/20, falls on a Friday this year, which turns out to be the perfect release date for Fox Searchlight’s “Super Troopers 2,” the long awaited sequel to the 2001 stoner-movie classic “Super Troopers.” It will open wide on 2,400 screens.
“Fox Searchlight chose 4/20 as the release date,” director Jay Chandrasekhar says. “It tested better than any of the movies we’ve ever made before. There’s real enthusiasm at Fox over this film.”
That’s not often the case with so-called stoner movies, which have endured waves of acceptance and industry reticence over the years. But now with marijuana legalization in full swing in nine states, including California, have the studios come around to stoking that market again like Cheech & Chong did during the decriminalization wave of the ’70s with “Up in Smoke” and several sequels into the ’80s?
Forty years ago,...
“Fox Searchlight chose 4/20 as the release date,” director Jay Chandrasekhar says. “It tested better than any of the movies we’ve ever made before. There’s real enthusiasm at Fox over this film.”
That’s not often the case with so-called stoner movies, which have endured waves of acceptance and industry reticence over the years. But now with marijuana legalization in full swing in nine states, including California, have the studios come around to stoking that market again like Cheech & Chong did during the decriminalization wave of the ’70s with “Up in Smoke” and several sequels into the ’80s?
Forty years ago,...
- 4/20/2018
- by Steve Bloom
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – When Mary Tyler Moore passed away in January, it was another reminder of her groundbreaking 1970s TV series “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” One of her co-stars – who portrayed bossman Lou Grant, and made his own mark in TV and movies thereafter – was Ed Asner. The actor appeared at “The Hollywood Show.”
Ed Asner at The Hollywood Show in March of 2017
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Edward Asner was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his acting career in the Army, touring in plays while in the Signal Corp. He attended the University of Chicago, and joined an early version of The Second City troupe, the Playwrights Theatre Company of Chicago (Asner is considered a Second City alumni). He was a consummate character actor in the 1960s, appearing in such diverse series as “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Route 66,” “The Untouchables,” “The Outer Limits,...
Ed Asner at The Hollywood Show in March of 2017
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Edward Asner was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his acting career in the Army, touring in plays while in the Signal Corp. He attended the University of Chicago, and joined an early version of The Second City troupe, the Playwrights Theatre Company of Chicago (Asner is considered a Second City alumni). He was a consummate character actor in the 1960s, appearing in such diverse series as “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Route 66,” “The Untouchables,” “The Outer Limits,...
- 5/25/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Tommy Chong has revealed that he and his longtime comedy partner Cheech Marin are teaming up with director Jay Chandrasekhar for another Cheech & Chong movie! Chandrasekhar is part of the Broken Lizard comedy team and has directed the films Super Troopers and Beerfest. While talking to celebstoner.com, Chong had this to say,
"He's working a script right now for us. We've had some preliminary meetings. It looks really good. It looks really funny. It will be about us going to a festival called the Burning Joint. All sorts of shenanigans happen. It's going to be a lot of fun."
The last movie Cheech & Chong made together was 1983's Still Smokin. There was also 2013's Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie, but the two stars were not actually involved.
Chandrasekhar seems like the perfect guy to bring these two guys back to the big screen. It's been years since I've seen those original comedies,...
"He's working a script right now for us. We've had some preliminary meetings. It looks really good. It looks really funny. It will be about us going to a festival called the Burning Joint. All sorts of shenanigans happen. It's going to be a lot of fun."
The last movie Cheech & Chong made together was 1983's Still Smokin. There was also 2013's Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie, but the two stars were not actually involved.
Chandrasekhar seems like the perfect guy to bring these two guys back to the big screen. It's been years since I've seen those original comedies,...
- 3/25/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Broken Lizard troop member and filmmaker Jay Chandrasekhar ("Super Troopers," "Dukes of Hazzard") is currently writing a new movie for iconic comedy duo Cheech and Chong.
Talking with Celeb Stoner magazine, Tommy Chong said the story will follow the pair as they head towards a festival called Burning Joint. At present they're fleshing out the script to keep it within a reasonable budget.
Production aims to begin this summer. This would mark the first live-action Cheech and Chong film since 1983's "Still Smokin".
Source: THR...
Talking with Celeb Stoner magazine, Tommy Chong said the story will follow the pair as they head towards a festival called Burning Joint. At present they're fleshing out the script to keep it within a reasonable budget.
Production aims to begin this summer. This would mark the first live-action Cheech and Chong film since 1983's "Still Smokin".
Source: THR...
- 3/25/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It's been more than 30 years since they've appeared together on the big screen, and now stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong are planning on lighting up (cinemas) again.
In an interview with Celeb Stoner, Tommy Chong revealed that he and partner Cheech Marin were working on a new Cheech & Chong concept with "Super Troopers" director Jay Chandrasekhar. The pair will star in the film, which is set at a fictional music festival.
"He's working on a script right now for us," Chong told the site of their collaboration with Chandrasekhar. "We've had some preliminary meetings. It looks really good. It looks really funny. It's about us going to a festival called the Burning Joint. All sorts of shenanigans happen. It's going to be a lot of fun."
Cheech & Chong last clouded crowded theaters together in 1983 with "Still Smokin'," though a cartoon featuring their old recordings -- "Cheech & Chong's Animated...
In an interview with Celeb Stoner, Tommy Chong revealed that he and partner Cheech Marin were working on a new Cheech & Chong concept with "Super Troopers" director Jay Chandrasekhar. The pair will star in the film, which is set at a fictional music festival.
"He's working on a script right now for us," Chong told the site of their collaboration with Chandrasekhar. "We've had some preliminary meetings. It looks really good. It looks really funny. It's about us going to a festival called the Burning Joint. All sorts of shenanigans happen. It's going to be a lot of fun."
Cheech & Chong last clouded crowded theaters together in 1983 with "Still Smokin'," though a cartoon featuring their old recordings -- "Cheech & Chong's Animated...
- 3/24/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
It's been more than two decades since Cheech & Chong blew their signature weed cloud over the face of American cinema. But it's time to wake and bake: The world's most famous stoner duo are teaming up with director Jay Chandrasekhar (veteran of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe) for a new film, according to The Hollywood Reporter (via Celebstoner.com). A smokesperson for Cheech Marin confirmed the news to Rolling Stone.
10 Best Stoner Movies of All Time: 'Cheech & Chong's Next Movie'
"[Jay is] working on a script right now for us,...
10 Best Stoner Movies of All Time: 'Cheech & Chong's Next Movie'
"[Jay is] working on a script right now for us,...
- 3/24/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Spike Lee, Usher and Cheech and Chong have been added to the long line-up of celebrities honoring the eight 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees at the annual ceremony held in Los Angeles this spring. Oscar-nominated director Lee (left) will partner with Harry Belafonte to pay tribute to hip hop group Public Enemy, while comedians Cheech and Chong ("Up in Smoke," "Still Smokin") will present Lou Adler -- who produced the duo's movies -- with the Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement. Usher, a new judge on "The Voice,"...
- 3/26/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
What do 138 artists, 18 customers and 39 staff members all have in common? Each of them has been interviewed by the camera crew at Amboeba Music for the record store's series What's In My Bag? In a recent episode, Jason Schwartzman (a talented music maker in his own right) gathers up a pile of vinyl records and plops himself down on the floor in the cassette section to go through his discoveries. His mission that day was to find music to play for his soon to be born baby. Practically giddy with excitement about the notion of sharing this music with his family, Schwatzman talks about how he chooses records in manner that's half serious and half Christopher Guest. His bag reveals a diverse range of music, everything from Brian Eno's Apollo soundtrack to Harry Nilsson's playful songs. He adds albums by Rolling Stones and The Who for balance, along...
- 12/15/2010
- by Julie Wolfson
- Tubefilter.com
I'm not sure why Hollywood thinks that stand-up comedians will automatically translate their charm and humor onto the big screen. Some comedians manage the transition (early Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy chief among them), but most land flat. The outrageous ones are neutered and the more family-friendly comics get stuck in 90-minute sitcoms (where their appeal might be better served). Bill Cosby had a good run on television, but his movies are famously inept. Chris Rock is mostly thrown into formulaic PG-13 comedies that don't play to his strengths. Even the master Richard Pryor failed to squeeze more than a couple of yuks out of any of his movies not featuring his famous foil, Gene Wilder. Part of the problem, I'm sure, is because they're not in their natural element of riffing a series of conversational jokes and one-liners. Rodney Dangerfield was hilarious in Caddyshack because he basically just showed...
- 1/31/2009
- by Matt Medlock
- JustPressPlay.net
Cheech & Chong are finally set to return to the screen, only this time they’ll be animated. Big Vision Entertainment, which focuses on direct-to-dvd special-interest material, has announced that it will produce an animated film featuring the stoned duo with Chambers Bros. Entertainment. The two companies have acquired animated film rights to the classic Cheech and Chong library held by music producer and Ode Records owner Lou Adler and will use those famous comedy bits to inspire Cheech and Chong's Smokin' Animated Movie. Big Vision founder and CEO Houston Curtis will produce along with Keith, Branden and Eric Chambers, who devised the concept. Adler, who discovered the duo in the early 1970s, will executive produce. In the '70s and '80s, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong released several top-selling comedy albums and starred in six films, including Up in Smoke and Still Smokin'. The duo are currently on a nationwide reunion stand-up tour,...
- 12/16/2008
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Cheech and Chong are smokin'. Well, obviously.
As their reunion stand-up tour Cheech & Chong Light Up America fires out nationwide, Big Vision Entertainment said it will produce an animated film featuring the stoned duo with Chambers Bros. Entertainment.
The two companies have acquired animated film rights to the classic Cheech and Chong library held by music producer and Ode Records owner Lou Adler and will use those famous comedy bits to inspire "Cheech and Chong's Smokin' Animated Movie."
Big Vision founder and CEO Houston Curtis will produce along with Keith, Branden and Eric Chambers, who devised the concept. Adler, who discovered the duo in the early 1970s, will executive produce. Eric and Branden Chambers will direct the animation.
The Icm-repped Big Vision, which focuses on direct-to-dvd special-interest material, will finance the project.
In the '70s and '80s, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong released several top-selling comedy albums and starred in six films,...
As their reunion stand-up tour Cheech & Chong Light Up America fires out nationwide, Big Vision Entertainment said it will produce an animated film featuring the stoned duo with Chambers Bros. Entertainment.
The two companies have acquired animated film rights to the classic Cheech and Chong library held by music producer and Ode Records owner Lou Adler and will use those famous comedy bits to inspire "Cheech and Chong's Smokin' Animated Movie."
Big Vision founder and CEO Houston Curtis will produce along with Keith, Branden and Eric Chambers, who devised the concept. Adler, who discovered the duo in the early 1970s, will executive produce. Eric and Branden Chambers will direct the animation.
The Icm-repped Big Vision, which focuses on direct-to-dvd special-interest material, will finance the project.
In the '70s and '80s, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong released several top-selling comedy albums and starred in six films,...
- 12/16/2008
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Weinstein Co. is lighting one up with Cheech and Chong, producing and distributing a concert doc based on the duo's current "Light Up America" reunion tour.
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are on tour for their first stage show together in a quarter-century; they're reprising classic sketches like "Let's Make a Dope Deal" and "Ralph & Herbie," as well as trying newer material. The movie will incliude B-roll material from various tour stops but mainly feature two upcoming dates which have yet to be shot.
Twc will hold theatrical, television and home video rights, with the company waiting to see the final product before deciding whether it will debut in theaters or on television. Marin and Chong will produce the picture with managers Ben Feigin and Josh Klein.
Cheech & Chong gained fame in the late '70s for their own brand of stoner comedy; on the feature side, the pair starred,...
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are on tour for their first stage show together in a quarter-century; they're reprising classic sketches like "Let's Make a Dope Deal" and "Ralph & Herbie," as well as trying newer material. The movie will incliude B-roll material from various tour stops but mainly feature two upcoming dates which have yet to be shot.
Twc will hold theatrical, television and home video rights, with the company waiting to see the final product before deciding whether it will debut in theaters or on television. Marin and Chong will produce the picture with managers Ben Feigin and Josh Klein.
Cheech & Chong gained fame in the late '70s for their own brand of stoner comedy; on the feature side, the pair starred,...
- 11/11/2008
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comedy duo Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are heading out on the road for their first tour in more than 25 years.
The stars of stoner movies Up in Smoke and Still Smokin' will unveil the details of their new roadshow on Wednesday with a press conference at West Hollywood club the Troubadour, where the duo made their name performing stand-up comedy in the early 1970s.
The tour will be called Hey, What's That Smell?.
The stars of stoner movies Up in Smoke and Still Smokin' will unveil the details of their new roadshow on Wednesday with a press conference at West Hollywood club the Troubadour, where the duo made their name performing stand-up comedy in the early 1970s.
The tour will be called Hey, What's That Smell?.
- 7/30/2008
- WENN
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