Q: How is your relationship now with Cheech? You had a pretty acrimonious breakup in the 1980s.Ī: It’s kind of like the Eagles. We mostly get kids who are turned on and their parents are turned on and their grandparents are turned on. Q: What is the makeup of your audience these days? Are you attracting younger fans?Ī: We get our fair share. The only thing we have to remember is that we’re in Canada.
You don’t know what the hell is going on in Calgary.
Q: Do you write new material with Cheech these days?Ī: It’s not a priority. So we have a real musical, comedy doper show. Oh, but you’ll get to hear a great band, War (the pioneering American funk band, popular in the 1970s, is touring with Cheech & Chong.) War is going to be with us. You get a chance to buy a T-shirt or two. You don’t know what you’re going to get, but you’re going to get something. Q: What can people expect from the show? Will it be mix of old and new material?Ī: It’s bits that we can remember. Q: Does it feel like a homecoming when you return to Calgary? He took some time to talk with the Herald. The 77-year-old actor and comedian is returning to town to perform with his longtime partner Cheech Marin at the Grey Eagle Resort and Casino on Friday.
