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Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal Comedy Tour

Presented by Verizon Wireless Theater at Verizon Wireless Theater

November 19, 2010

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Verizon Wireless Theater presents Cheech & Chong:  Get It Legal Comedy Tour.

In 2008, two of the country's most beloved comedians -- not to mention the most beloved stoners of all time -- got back together after decades apart for the Light Up America tour. The reunion with Richard "Cheech" Marin was "incredible," Tommy Chong reveals. "When I'm out there by myself, I've got too much to prove, but when I'm with Cheech, all we have to do is what we've always done. And that makes life much easier."

Now the two are coming together again for the Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal Comedy Tour, which launches tonight at 8 p.m. at Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado at Boulder's campus. "I'm a felon right now," Chong notes (he was charged with selling drug paraphernalia in 2003 and spent nine months in prison). "And the only way I can lose my conviction is to get pot legal. Once I get it legal, then I'll be free of my felony conviction."

Beyond the push to legalize pot, what's new on this tour? "We're going to do quite a few of our classic bits that have never been seen on stage before," Chong reveals. "'Dave's not here,' we've done maybe twice, and this time, we took our time and rehearsed our scenario. There will be a lot of surprises for us as well as the audience, because we're going into uncharted territory. Cheech and I haven't been together for this long, so we literally have to learn how to walk again."

But together they'll go far. "I'd just like to add that if people come to our concerts, they will be furthering the cause of humanity," Chong concludes. "And that if they don't come, then they will be retarding the cause of humanity." In other words: Puff, puff, give.

Successful beyond their wildest dreams, the iconic comedy duo Cheech & Chong defined an era with their hilariously irreverent, satirical, counter-culture, no-holds-barred comedy routines. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong's phenomenal success began on the stand up comedy circuit which led to 9 hit comedy albums and 8 hit films, breaking box office records, shattering comedy album sales, garnering multiple Grammy nominations and mesmerizing fans for more than a decade.

With nine albums released from 1972 through 1985, Cheech and Chong were nominated for four Grammy Awards, winning the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album with their third album, Los Cochinos, released in 1973. Big Bambu, their second album, was the biggest selling comedy record of all time in 1972 and remained so for many years. Their stunningly successful comedy streak transitioned to film in 1978 with their first movie, "Up In Smoke," the highest grossing comedy of 1978, topping $100 million at the box office. Cheech and Chong co-wrote and starred in a total of eight feature films together, all directed by Chong.

From the world famous Troubadour in Los Angeles where they were initially discovered, Cheech & Chong announced their first tour in over 25 years!