Stacy Keach Discusses his Cocaine Arrest in his New Book

Legendary actor, Stacy Keach (Sargant Stadanko from Up in Smoke and Nice Dreams) has a lot on his plate right now.  He's shot four sitcoms in the past 5 weeks.  Last weekend, he appeared in a play at UCLA. This weekend he'll be narrating Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-tale Heart at the "EEK! at the Greek" Halloween concert with the Glen Orchestra.

And he recently released his book titled All in All: An Actor's Life On and Off the Stage.  Among other things, he discusses his addiction to cocaine and his bust in Europe after which he served a six month sentence.

Keach will be discussing his career and his autobiography Friday evening at the American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre in Santa Monica between screenings of two of his best films: William Peter Blatty's surreal "The Ninth Configuration" (1980), which finds the actor portraying an outrageous commanding officer at an old castle-turned-asylum for U.S. soldiers, and John Huston's downbeat "Fat City" (1972), in which Keach is heartbreaking as a washed-up pugilist.

Just Announced: Cheech & Chong's Almost Legal Book for Stoners

Cheech & Chong —the legendary, award-winning comic duo—are back with a miscellany on living the stoner lifestyle. In this hilarious and instructive book, the pair take you through the do’s and don'ts
of a world they helped bring to the mainstream.

Including:
the basics of pot culture
stoner etiquette (how not to Bogey a joint and how to crash a doobie session)
awesome games and recipes
even Pot Haiku!

Interviews with famous stoners like James Franco and Kevin Smith.

Cheech & Chong’s Almost Legal Book for Stoners offers something for everyone . . . and anyone interested in living the high life!


Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Running Press
(November 5, 2013)
Language: English

Pre-order Now

Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke Holiday Tour Coming to Atlantic City

On December 13th, the Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke Holiday Tour, featuring Cheech and Chong and WAR, is coming the House of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10am local time via the ticket links above.

The Up In Smoke New Year's Eve Party is a complete integration of WAR's timeless catalogue and Cheech & Chong’s no authority brand of comedy and music. The party begins with WAR playing hit after hit such as “Why Can’t We Be Friends” “Low Rider” and “Cisco Kid.” The show progresses to a combination of Cheech & Chong’s Famous songs like “Earache My Eye", “Basketball Jones ” and “Mexican Americans” and some of their most iconic comedic skits like “Dave’s Not Here” “Santa Clause and His Magic Dust.” Seeing War & Cheech & Chong jamming together on the same stage has been described as a genius night of music and comedy.

Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke New Year's Eve Party Coming to Chicago

The Up In Smoke tour featuring Cheech & Chong & War has been tearing it up in venues across the country all summer. This winter, the tour will stop at The Chicago Theatre on Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 as part of Chicago’s 11th Annual Greatest Night of Comedy.


The iconic comedy duo Cheech & Chong defined an era with their hilariously irreverent, satirical and counter-culture routines. Highlights for Grammy-winning Richard “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong include 9 hit comedy albums and shattering record sales, along with 8 hit feature films which they co-wrote and starred in. All films were directed by Chong. Their first film, “Up In Smoke”, the highest grossing comedy of 1978, topped $100 million at the box office. In 2009, the duo made history when comedy partners Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong announced their first reunion tour in over 25 years, selling out shows from coast to coast. Last April, Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie came out theatrically and on DVD, showcasing the legendary toker jokers in animation as they bring to life their outrageous routines and laugh-out-loud lines from their historic albums.

The Up In Smoke New Year's Eve Party is a complete integration of WAR's timeless catalogue and Cheech & Chong’s  no authority brand of comedy and music. The party begins with WAR playing hit after hit such as “Why Can’t We Be Friends”  “Low Rider” and “Cisco Kid.”  The show progresses to a combination of Cheech & Chong’s Famous songs like “Earache My Eye", “Basketball Jones ” and “Mexican Americans” and some of their most iconic comedic skits like “Dave’s Not Here” “Santa Clause and His Magic Dust.”  Seeing War & Cheech & Chong jamming together on the same stage has been described as a genius night of music and comedy.


Internet pre-sale is this Thursday at 10am local time via the ticket links above.
Public sale is Friday at 12pm local time.

Update: Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke Holiday Tour Coming to New Jersey

The Cheech and Chong reunion tour keeps going and going and going.

This time, they're coming back to New Jersey.  They've played Atlantic City, Red Bank and now they're playing Bergen PAC in Englewood.  It's the Cheech and Chong and WAR Up in Smoke Holiday Tour.

We don't know if the holiday tour is any different than the standard Up in Smoke tour.

Bergen PAC is in our backyard.  We've been there many times. It's an ok venue.  The acoustics and sound system aren't very good.  It's very often difficult to hear what people on stage are saying.

The audience is also rather interesting because a large part of the audience is elderly rich donors with season passes.  We saw Colin Quinn there and were surrounded by 80-90 year olds.

Cheech and Chong "Up In Smoke" Holiday Tour &
Special Guest WAR
Thursday, December 12, 2013 8PM
$125, $75, $55 $45

Amex pre-sale is this Wednesday, October 16th at 10am local time via the ticket links above.
Another pre-sale is Thursday at 10am, followed by the public sale Friday at 11am local time.
The pre-sale code is: LAFFS

Video from the KPCC Pledge Drive Party

Cheech & KPCC—It’s a Pledge Drive Party!

On Tuesday, October 8th join Off-Ramp’s John Rabe as he hosts a pledge drive party in the Crawford Family Forum. The evening will feature a live broadcast/video stream of actor, director, comedian, author, and Chicano art collector Cheech Marin in conversation with KPCC (Southern California Public Radio) editor Oscar Garza about his newest book Chicanitas: Small Paintings from the Cheech Marin Collection {size doesn’t matter}. Then, ace pitchers John Rabe and KPCC environment reporter Molly Peterson take the stage for their on-air pitching duties for the first time ever in front of a live audience. The evening will be underscored by live music from Conjunto Los Pochos' core members Otoño Luján on the button-accordion and Elliott Baribeault on the bajo sexto.

Support KPCC and enjoy yourself while doing it! The price of admission is $60 ($50 for KPCC members with discount code - ) and includes an autographed copy of Cheech’s book, a bag of KPCC swag, and light adult refreshments*. KPCC staff will be on hand to take care of all of your membership needs. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the "Buy Tickets" button above.

TICKET PRICES

KPCC MEMBERS

- $50 includes an autographed copy of Cheech’s book ($40 value) plus KPCC swag bag and refreshments - email jsmith@kpcc.org for coupon code details

- $15 without book purchase - email jsmith@kpcc.org for coupon code details

NON-MEMBERS

- $60 includes an autographed copy of Cheech’s book ($40 value) plus KPCC swag bag and refreshments

- $25 without book purchase

NOTE: Advance book purchases are highly recommended as Cheech will only be signing copies of his art books – absolutely no other merchandise or requests for autographs may be presented for signatures.

7:30pm — Doors Open
7:50pm — John Rabe welcomes the audience!
8:00pm — Live Broadcast Program
9:00pm — Q&A with audience
9:30pm — Post-program reception*

*Alcoholic beverages will be served at this event. Please bring a valid photo I.D. to check-in if you wish to partake.

Location

 

• The Crawford Family Forum
• 474 South Raymond Avenue
• Pasadena, CA 91105