Cheech & Chong to Host 2009 Smokeout Festival

Cheech & Chong will be hosting this year's Smokeout Festival which takes place October 23 & 24 at the San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA.

The event which was created by Cypress Hill will also feature Slipknot, deftones, Sublime, Pennywise, Bad Brains, Mix Master Mike and more.

Pre-sale: September 4 @ 10AM local time.
Public-sale: September 12 @ 10AM local time.
Tickets will be sold via the Ticketmaster or Live Nation links above.

Cheech & Chong Green Bay Tix On Sale Tuesday

The Cheech & Chong: Light Up America tour is coming to Green Bay, Wisconsin.

November 23
Oneida Casino
Green Bay, WI

Tickets go on sale: September 1, 10:00 AM local time.
Tickets are not sold through ticketmaster, they are sold through Ticket Star.

Video: Cheech and Natasha Marin Attend Extract Premier

Cheech and Natasha Marin attended the premiere of Mike Judge's new film, Extract, last night.

Plot: Extract, is the new movie from writer/director Mike Judge (“Office Space,” “King of The Hill,” “Beavis and Butt-Head”). Joel, played by Jason Bateman (“Juno,” “Arrested Development”), is one step away from selling his flavor extract factory and retiring to easy street when a freak workplace accident sets in motion a series of disasters that put his business and personal life in jeopardy. The film also stars Kristen Wiig (SNL, “Ghost Town”), Mila Kunis (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) and Ben Affleck (“He’s Just Not That Into You”).

Here is some random video of them entering the event.

Cheech Nominated for Best Actor Award

The largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization today announced that this years revamped 2009 ALMA Awards® will showcase more Latino talent in more arenas than ever before. NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía and Executive Producer Eva Longoria Parker made the announcement at a news conference at Beso Restaurant, Longoria Parker s Latin-themed restaurant in Hollywood. Among the major changes to this acclaimed show is the addition of a co-host, the actor, comedian, and talk show host George Lopez.

Cheech is nominated for best film actor.

Actor
Alfred Molina, Pink Panther 2
Cheech Marin, Race To Witch Mountain
Freddy Rodriguez, Nothing Like the Holidays
Oscar Nunez, The Proposal
Clifton Collins Jr., Star Trek; Crank: High Voltage
Efren Ramirez, Crank: High Voltage
Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Joaquin Phoenix, Two Lovers
John Leguizamo, Nothing Like the Holidays
Luis Guzmán, The Taking of Pelham 123
Ramon Rodriguez, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

The 2009 ALMA Awards will tape September 17 at the Royce Hall Auditorium at UCLA and will air FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 (8:00 to 10:00 p.m., ET/PT), on the ABC Television Network. Visit www.almaawards.com for more information.

If you like the ALMA Awards, you will love this years show because were bringing you more of what you love most, unique musical pairings and the best Latino entertainment, said Murguía. The ALMA Awards is one of the few opportunities in primetime to spotlight the Latino presence in entertainment, and we want to celebrate the impact Latinos had last year not only in film and television, but also in music and sports television.

I am proud that we will be able to pay tribute to a record number of Latino performers and just thrilled to have one of the funniest men on the planet, George Lopez, as my co-host this year. If you know me and you know George, anything can happen so tune in! continued Longoria Parker.

Video: Cheech & Chong at JV's Comedy Jam

Cheech & Chong were part of this past weekend's WiLD 94.9 JV's Comedy Jam. Cheech & Chong join Cedric the Entertainer, Tracy Morgan, Carlos Mencia, Gabriel Iglesias, Greg Giraldo and more.

Here is video of JV interviewing Cheech and Tommy.

New T-Shirts in Stock

We have two brand new Cheech & Chong t-shirts in stock. They are available in sizes Small thru XXL. They look amazing.


Cheech & Chong Up In Smoke '78 T-Shirt
• photo from Up In Smoke
• '78' refers to the 1978 release date
• color: sand


Cheech & Chong Love Machine T-Shirt
• photo from Up In Smoke
• 'love machine' was a decal on Pedro's '64 Impala
• color: black

Purchase them here

On Sale Tomorrow: Cheech & Chong @ Power 106 FM Comedy Fiest

Just announced...
Cheech & Chong will be the headliners at the fifth annual Power 106 FM Comedy Fiesta.

Also performing:
Carlos Mencia
Gabriel Iglesias
Joel McHale, host of E!’s The Soup.

September 26
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Irvine, CA


Tickets go on sale: Saturday August 22 @ 10AM local time via this link.

Cheech Discusses their Tour and Special Guest at Morongo Show

As previously announced, the Cheech & Chong: Light Up America tour is coming to Cabazon, California's Morongo Casino Resort and Spa on September 18.

In an interview with the Record Gazette, Cheech Marin says they did 133 shows last year. “We are not going to hit it as hard as we did last year." In the interview, he also says they've come up with new material which requires some rehearsal.

When asked if Cheech & Chong will be making another film, Cheech jokingly says “It might be a remake of ‘Pineapple Express’...It will be ‘Pineapple Express- the funny version.”

For this show, fans will gets something special, San Francisco's DJ Joey Mojo will be helping out with their songs.

Cheech has Completed Shooting Machete Scenes

Cheech Marin has completed shooting his scenes for the upcoming Robert Rodriguez film, Machete. His scenes were shot August 6th and 7th in Austin, Texas.

The film will be released in 2010.

Cheech & Chong: Light Up Canada Coming to Caesars

The Cheech & Chong: Light Up Canada tour is coming to Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

October 2
Caesars Windsor’s Colosseum
Ontario, Canada

Tickets go on sale: Friday, August 21 @ 12PM local time via the Ticketmaster link at the top of this page.

Natasha Rubin is Now Natasha Marin

Renowned pianist and Cheech Marin's gorgeous new wife, Natasha Rubin, informed us she has taken Cheech's name. She is now Natasha Marin (nice ring to it) and her website has been changed to www.natashamarin.com.

Congrats once again.

Photos: Cheech Marin and Natasha Rubin in Australia

A photographer put together this montage of Cheech Marin and Natasha Rubin photos from when the Cheech & Chong tour was in Australia a few months back.

Video: Cheech Marin Asked About Wedding

TMZ ran into Cheech Marin and Natasha Rubin at LAX. They asked him about the wedding. They asked what Tommy Chong gave them. He said he already smoked it.

Video: Bonus Clips from VH1's Lords of the Revolution: Cheech and Chong

Here are bonus clips not used in Lords of the Revolution: Cheech and Chong which aired on VH1 Tuesday.

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Seven Questions for Cheech & Chong...Cheech & Chong to Launch New Tour

LAist got to interview Cheech & Chong who were promoting tonight's VH1 special, Lords of the Revolution: Cheech & Chong.

Cheech points out an interesting coincidence. In their film Corsican Brothers, "I burn down the house and then we try to get our way back home. I go one way. He goes the other way. We end up meeting 20 years later. That's what really happened to us in our careers."

Chong says the key to their longevity is the film Up In Smoke. "The movie's a lot like a joint. It takes you on a timeless journey. We're timeless. We aren't driven by fads, we are a fad. A fad that will never go away. No matter how many bitchy reviewers would like it to go away."

When asked if Tommy got his a/k/a Tommy Chong DVDs back [The interviewer is referring to the DEA raid on Spectrum Labs, the company distributing the a/k/a Tommy Chong DVDs. Note: we have the DVDs in stock], he said "No. The government keeps everything. They destroy everything. The movie was a big hit, it was shown on one of the cable networks and was big with the critics."

Cheech also says they are going to launch a new tour.

It's a great interview. Read the entire thing here.

Video: Cheech Marin Marrying Natasha Rubin

TMZ has video of Cheech Marin marrying Natasha Rubin this past Saturday at their Malibu home. Tommy is seen pretend smoking a joint next to his wife Shelby. Don Johnson is also there.

Cheech and Chong Talk Pot, Marriage and Lords of the Revolution

PopEater interviewed Cheech & Chong today about pot, Cheech's marriage and VH1's Lords of the Revolution: Cheech & Chong (airs Tuesday).

When Cheech was asked if pot should be legalized, he responded "I think it'll be legalized sooner rather than later. It's a key towards our economic recovery."

When Tommy was asked who plays the best stoner in a movie, he responded "I like David Chappelle ('Half Baked') and definitely Seth Rogen ('Knocked Up' / 'Pineapple Express')."

Cheech, who got married to Natasha Rubin, this past weekend, said he's leaving later today for their honeymoon.

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It's Official: Cheech Marin and Natash Rubin are Now Married

During a sunset ceremony at their Malibu home, Richard 'Cheech' Marin married pianist Natasha Rubin.

Seventy-five people were in attendance including Don Johnson, Robert Rodriguez, Carlos Mencia and Geraldo Rivera.

Cheech Marin came down the aisle while Earache My Eye played.

The two have been dating for nearly five years. Natasha Rubin was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and moved to the United States in 1995. Natasha is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. This is Cheech's third marriage.

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Correction: Cheech Marin Will be in Machete

Contrary to an earlier interview with director Robert Rodriguez, Cheech Marin will be back as the priest in the film Machete.


Danny Trejo will, of course, play Machete

The film also stars Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan. Don Johnson and Jeff Fahey will have supporting roles in the film as well.

Production begins this week.

Cheech & Chong: Light Up America Coming to Green Bay

The Cheech & Chong: Light Up America tour is coming to Green Bay, Wisconsin.

November 23
Oneida Casino
Green Bay, WI

Tickets go on sale: September 1, 10:00 AM local time.
Tickets are not sold through ticketmaster, they are sold through Ticket Star.

Video: VH1's 'Lords of the Revolution'

This is the trailer for the VH1 series 'Lords of the Revolution.'

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The Cheech & Chong episode airs next Tuesday on VH1.