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BY MICHAEL WEINFELD Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Now that their feud is up in smoke, Cheech and Chong are high on plans to reunite for their first comedy tour in more than 25 years.

Details of the ‘‘Hey, What’s That Smell?’’ tour were announced today at a news conference in West Hollywood, Calif. The tour will arrive in the Chicago area Nov. 8 at the Rosemont Theatre. Tickets go on sale at 4:20 p.m. Aug. 8 through livenation.com.


Cheech Marin said he and Tommy Chong ‘‘looked at each other going, ‘If we’re ever going to do something it has to be now because you’re not getting any younger and neither am I.’ ’’

They tossed around some ideas and figured a comedy tour would be ‘‘the most fun’’ and ‘‘the least hassle,’’ the 62-year-old Marin said.

Marin and Chong, who broke up amid creative differences, have tried to reunite before, but have always fought too much. Marin laughed and said: ‘‘It takes about three minutes for that to happen. There’s this veiled hatred.’’ But he added: ‘‘We’ve kind of resolved that.’’

‘‘We’ve gotten to the age where we don’t feel like fighting anymore because the end is a lot closer than the beginning,’’ he said.

Marin said he thinks dope humor can be as funny today as it was back in the ’70s.

‘‘I think it’s time for a revival of dope jokes. It’s a much bigger audience now, it’s much more widespread and institutionalized,’’ he said in an interview earlier this month.

During their original run, Marin and Chong released nine comedy albums between 1972 and 1985, were nominated for four Grammy Awards and won one. They also starred in eight feature films, almost always portraying a pair of comical stoners stumbling through life.

While Chong has continued to do standup, Marin has concentrated on films and TV appearances.

‘‘I guess Cheech forgot how tough standup is,’’ Chong joked last month after Marin said they were considering reuniting.

‘‘But he’s got the incentive and the enthusiasm and he’s ready,’’ he said of his former partner. ‘‘My boy is back.’’

Tour Dates:

Cheech & Chong Live 2008 Tour Dates

September 12 Tower Theatre Philadelphia, PA
September 13 Warner Theatre Washington, DC
September 19 Murat Center Indianapolis, IN
September 20 Fillmore State Detroit, MI
September 26 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
September 27 Fillmore Jackie Gleason Miami, FL
October 24 Westbury Theatre Westbury, NY
October 25 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
October 31 Verizon Wireless Houston, TX
November 1 Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX
November 7 Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford, CT
November 8 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL
November 14 Dodge Theatre Phoenix, AZ
November 15 Austin Music Hall Austin, TX
November 21 Memorial Auditorium Sacramento, CA
November 22 Berkeley Community Theatre Berkley, CA
November 28 Copley Symphony Hall San Diego, CA
November 29 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
November 30 San Jose PAC San Jose, CA
December 6 Gibson Amphitheater Los Angeles, CA
December 12 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
December 13 Borgata Music Box Atlantic City, NJ
December 19 Silver Legacy Casino Reno, NV
December 20 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
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