Cheech At Indy

Last night, Cheech was in the 500 Festival Parade in Indianapolis and today he was at Indy signing autographs and watching the race (see photo).
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Tommy Coming To Kansas City

A new comedy club named the Majestic Theater & Cafe and Improv Comedy Club will be opening soon in Kansas City. Tommy Chong is booked to perform there, but the date has yet to be announced.
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Judging Amy Cancelled

At last week's up fronts, CBS television announced that it will not be renewing Judging Amy. Cheech Marin had a recurring role as Tyne Daly's love interest on the show last season.

Happy Birthday Tommy Chong

The brilliant Tommy Chong turns 67 today. Tommy was born May 24th, 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
As you may remember, Ashcroft made Tommy celebrate his last birthday behind bars (entrapment). Well, he's free at last.
Happy Birthday Tommy!

Buddy Miles Christens Tommy's Axe

Brett Alexander is currently collaborating with legendary blues musician, Buddy Miles (both are good friends of Tommy), on sequels to his popular "Cheeb and Bong Puppet Theater" comedy album. Brett had Buddy give the Tommy Chong signature guitar he created a test drive before shipping it off to Tommy.

The tentative titles for the new albums are Starweed: The Umperior Is Whack and Return Of The Red Eye. On the new albums, Buddy did some voices and played a Fender Roads piano, as well as the Tommy Chong guitar. Soon Brett will be appearing at Caroline Comedy Club in NYC. We will provide those dates as they become available.

Stripes: Extended Cut

Ivan Reitman is releasing the DVD Stripes: Extended Cut on June 6th. This DVD contains 18 mins of previously unseen footage. Why are we writing about this? Cheech and Chong were originally cast for the roles played by Bill Murray and Harold Ramis.

Cheech Is Something Blue

Cheech Marin, Luis Guzman and Efren Ramirez of Napoleon Dynamite fame will star in Something Blue, a Mexican horror film. It's currently in pre-production.
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Cheech To Be In 500 Parade

On May 28th, Cheech Marin and a host of other celebrities will be participating in downtown Indianapolis' annual 500 parade. Over 300,000 spectators are expected.
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Tommy and Shelby Coming To Irvine

Tommy and his wife, Shelby will be performing at the Irvine Improv.
Where: Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA.
When: May 12-15.

Chong On Capital Hill

A documentary on Tommy Chong's wrongful imprisonment was one of the many highlights at today's marijuana rally in Washington DC.
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Chong Sued For Dropping Out Of Logues

In the current issue of Newsweek, Tommy Chong reveals he will not rejoin The Marijuana-Logues once his probation ends. Why? “I don’t feel comfortable because I’m trying to get my record expunged. I’d still be thumbing my nose at the government [that] just finished putting me in jail.”

AC Lichtenstein, the producers of the show plan to sue Tommy for not fulfilling his contract for 36 performances. Chong is considering a countersuit for unpaid wages and damages.

During the interview, Tommy revealed he is working on a book about his Operation Pipedream arrest, as well as a book on Cheech and Chong. He also mentions that "Holy Smoke" is the current working title for the Cheech and Chong reunion film.
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The Kansas City Star also had a chance to interview Tommy. He's in town for this weekend's shows at Stanford and Sons Comedy Club.

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Universal To Re-Release Get Out Of My Room

Word on the street is that Universal is looking to re-release Cheech and Chong's Get Out Of My Room on DVD and CD.

Get Out Of My Room is generally considered Cheech and Chong's last project together. However, in interviews Tommy said it eventually became Cheech's project and that he (Tommy) had a small role in it's development.

This re-release plan is still in it's infancy. We'll let you know when we learn more.

Tommy & Shelby Coming To KS

Tommy and Shelby Chong will be performing at Stanford and Sons Comedy Club next weekend.

Where: Stanford and Sons Comedy Club, Overland Park, KS.
When: April 29-30.

Cheech To Be In Scarface

Vivendi Universal Games has closed a deal with Al Pacino to lend his voice to a video game based on the movie Scarface. Cheech Marin, Jay Mohr and other celebrities will be doing voiceovers for other characters.
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Cheech To Sing on Camp Freddy Record?

According to MTV News, ex-Jane's Addiction guitarist, Dave Navarro, is looking to have Cheech Marin lend guest vocals on the new Camp Freddy album. Camp Freddy which consists of Velvet Revolver's Matt Sorum on drums, Dave Navarro on guitar, The Cult's Billy Morrison on guitar, bassist Chris Chaney and singer Donovan Leitch, are putting the finishing touches on the new album.
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UK Cheech and Chong Mural

The guys of Urban Damage created this immaculate Cheech and Chong mural. Shortly, we will be posting more information about these masked men, as well as where to locate the mural.

The Tommy Chong Guitar

Brett Alexander of the "Cheeb and Bong Puppet Theater" (we've promoted his great comedy CDs on this site in the past) is creating a prototype ofthe Tommy Chong signature guitar. It's almost finished and may be available for purchase later this year. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Cheech Attends Kids Choice Awards

Cheech Marin attended this year's Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards with his daughter.
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Cheech Joins Calfornia State Fund-Raising Panel

Cheech Marin and nineteen other prominent figures have joined a California State University fund-raising panel. Their goal is to raise $100 million over the next five years for a new performing arts center.
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Cheech Signs On For BMW Charity Pro-Am

Cheech Marin and a host of other celebrities will participate in this year's BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament at The Cliffs. The event takes place April 28-May 1.
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