GRAMMY-winning stoner comedy pioneers Cheech & Chong have a brand-new exhibit opening this month at the GRAMMY Museum At L.A. Live.
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Set to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the pair's first theatrical film, 1978's Up In Smoke, Cheech & Chong: Still Rollin' — Celebrating 40 Years Of Up In Smoke will explore what made the world fall in love with the slow-moving, bleary-eyed and often hungry, but always sharp-witted, antics of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong — who are considered among the first-ever purely countercultural standup comics.
"Cheech & Chong are arguably the quintessential comedy duo of the hippie generation," said GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Scott Goldman in a statement announcing the new exhibit. "Individually, they've achieved great success, with Cheech becoming one of the most well-known and respected Chicano entertainers, and Tommy making his mark as an actor, writer, musician, and cannabis rights activist. Together, they became a voice for the counterculture, and to this day their hit film, Up In Smoke, is considered one of the best comedies of all time."
The exhibit is being curated by GRAMMY-winning producer Lou Adler, who helped discover the duo, produced many of their albums and directed Up In Smoke. Items on display will include the original marked-up script from the film, the master tape for the soundtrack album, comedy sketches, an assortment of limited-edition 40th-anniversary smoking devices, and selections from Marin's "Blazing Chicano Guitars" guitar-art collection, and more.
Cheech & Chong: Still Rollin' — Celebrating 40 Years Of Up In Smoke will open on (surprise!) April 20, and will remain on display through 2019. Several days prior to the event opening, Marin and Chong will join Goldman on April 17 for an intimate sold-out Q&A session. The exhibit is the fourth in the Museum's comedy series, which has previously honored the careers of GRAMMY-winning entertainers George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield, and Joan Rivers.
