Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong Tells His Life Story (Full Interview)

Legendary comedian and actor Cheech Marin of the famed Cheech and Chong comedy duo appeared on VladTV, where he spoke about his career, childhood, and family life. Born and raised in South Central LA, Marin grew up in a Mexican family and later learned to speak Spanish more fluently while traveling to Costa Rica. He also touched upon his career journey, which began in comedy during his school days, where he would keep his peers entertained with his wit and humor. He revealed that his first experience with cannabis, a central theme in the Cheech and Chong movies, happened in college. Cheech explained how he formed his comedy duo with Tommy Chong and how they transitioned that success into a string of classic films. Cheech also talked about his solo success in film before speaking about the feds raiding Tommy Chong. Later in the interview, Cheech offers his thoughts on the shift in attitudes towards marijuana and much more.

[@mikehalfmoonmullins404]

Awe man huge reason for my sense of humor , my goodness i am so grateful for cheech & chong albums and movies . My birth year is 1974

[@scottculli7851]

Oh my God I grew up with him I’m 60 years old, I am so looking forward to listening to this. I saw your comment and I had to relate. Thank you for commenting.

[@ryankneib4601]

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[@markmollett5432]

My was 1976 heck yeah

[@Kryptonian4449]

One of the best guests ever! 0:45 Vlad, “Born in East L.A.” wasn’t just a song, it was a movie too! Man, those where the good old days. Movie was awesome. ❤

[@skywill6136]

Vlad, another GREAT interview. I was born in 64 and when their movie came out we all couldn't wait till the weekend to hit the movie at the mall. Our older brothers talked highly on how funny it is and once we seen it we couldn't stop immitating ever word said. Thanks again. Keep it up

[@marcorios6806]

The vato is legendary and a true trail blazer that carved out his own original path on life. Screw being a follower. Great interview of a multi-generational cultural icon. Much love Cheech!

[@gergemall]

I’ve loved these guys since middle school and still laugh really hard when I hear parts of it. ❤ . Genius icons.

[@Casarez956]

Been waiting on this one. Grew up watching Cheech and Chong. My dad and uncles put me on and I was a fan ever since. Absolute Legend. Love from Houston, Tx.

[@delatorture1633]

Los Ángeles needs a Statue dedicated to Cheech in Chong.

[@minnierose15]

Yes!!🙌

[@mnetzer6777]

💯💯💯💯

[@davidstill4321]

What a career! Ive been following Cheech for 50 years.I used to get a lot of laughs in my teenage yrs using Cheech and Chongs humor

[@user-zg7ul4ef8q]

Did you follow his draft dodging years?!

[@davidstill4321]

@@user-zg7ul4ef8q Zi doubt u walk on waterm!Excuuuuse me!

[@SuperQdaddy]

Up in smoke..blues brothers..caddy shack..animal house...classics of a generation

[@quentonmurray4773]

The first to smoke weed on TV 😂 my friend.

[@mnetzer6777]

Thanks for everything Cheech!! You and Tommy made my childhood great.

[@user-nk1hi2sv8c]

A half Japanese man with a Mexican came together and brought comedic magic to the world. They were ahead of their time!!!

[@zachariahscott6648]

Ceech is a real stand-up guy! No bad drama behind his name whatsoever! Imagine how cool it would be, if he ran for president! 😃

[@floresnashvilledrummer]

You're right! During the whole interview, all I could think was, "man, what a cool guy!"

[@richardramos1492]

Thank you Cheech You've been iconic figure in my life as a Latino.

[@TheRealMacAfterDeath]

This guy's a fkin legend 💯, love Cheech. One of the best comedians and musicians to have graced the planet

[@Drizz-]

Forever will be a Legend the both of them 💯🙌🏾

[@uptownsamcv]

glad to see such a great Icon being interviewed on here. Vlad need to find his lost Charlie Murphy interview...

[@NatHenrickClarke]

I remember the first time seeing up in smoke, i cracked up😂 "🎺🎶🎼low rider🎶🎺

[@minnierose15]

Loved this interview, My dad took me to the Drive in to watch up in smoke when i was 17 my introduction to cheech and chong, movies. I had the Big Bambu album, my favorite song was Sister mary elephant " Class! Class! Shut up!!! 😂😂😂 Glad to see cheech doing well, and healthy, still very funny, much luv & respect sir❤

[@FIGHT101TV]

Nobody will ever duplicate church and Chong. Grew up at 13 years old watching these movies and never stopped . I'm 42 now an I love alllllll there movies! Best guest ever

[@rupertpupkin001]

Bruh born in east LA is one of my favorite movies. Cheech is the man!

[@scottculli7851]

Oh my God, it’s so late at night I have to wake up early 4 AM. I’m glad I caught this. Can’t watch it fully now. This man is a part of my youth Cheech and Chong the 70s into the 80s. What an interesting story this is going to be.

[@westonpeabody2420]

Growing up, it was always my dream to smoke with Cheech and Chong

[@TheHeavensFellen]

Now you can buy their gummies and oils

[@zachariahscott6648]

This guy is one of the best in Hollywood! He can get along with any co star on in any movie or T.V show!

[@jeffdawson2786]

Much ❤ to you. Some of my favorite comedy records of all time.

[@doreenmurnane9075]

Great interview 👍

[@jakebush4749]

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW CHEECH AND CHONG MOVIE!!!

[@Lasagna-cl2sc]

Cheech , lmao back in the day when albums were popular !! Years ago when you were on tour i saw you in Indy !!!😂😮😊

[@biscuitsandbuttholes]

One of my greatest memories, and i trust this might be the case with most, is coming of age....young teen, experimenting with some herbage and getting introduced to cheech n chong. What good times those were!!

[@ku4uv]

I love you Cheech! One of the greatest!

[@mackalot510]

Fantastic interview ❤

[@nandochavez5731]

My fav person. Love u Cheech .

[@taym510Oak]

Absolute legend 💯

[@villapinstriping]

I loved him in Tin Cup. It's actually on KZbin right now as a Free movie

[@miriammarquez3102]

Love cheech, love this interview!

[@annohalloran6020]

Mr Marin thanks for the laughs. You got me through some really sad times. You are beautiful ❤️Oh and yes I smoked that paper. Cambodian Red $13/lid.

[@randyperfecto7468]

Love it Vlad outstanding. Love ur enthusiasm with this great comedy team

[@Raygar24]

FINALLYY!! SHIIEEETT..thx

[@norevolution1057]

Love u Cheech u da best homie. 😎 know that you gave me many laughs n that i learned many lessons from you WISH U DA BEST ALWAYS VATO 💯

[@claudialsmith2996]

Love that. "We were only human" 😊

[@randyminton4034]

One, if not the, funniest audiobooks ever done was the Milagro Beanfield War read by Cheech Marin. Unfortunately, trying to find it again is almost impossible.

[@ayarose2012]

I used to listen to the live recording tapes.😂😂❤❤ legends

[@JACOBSJohn818]

Vlad enjoyed this one. Cheech's stories were wonderful to hear..

[@JoseGarcia-eadgbe]

Corsican Brothers 🔱💫🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🤘🏼🎬🏆🎭

[@betzabenaranja5165]

Cheech Marin always makes me happy ☺️

[@parisortega388]

❤ love you my friend 😅dang dude you are high 😂and I love it God Bless 🙏🙏🙏

[@HBMtv_]

Living Legend!! Hope he sticks around for many years to come🎄🔥🚬

[@candicemorland2939]

I absolutely love this person

[@MrLopez746]

I enjoyed the interview. One thing I would have liked to see covered was his appearances on Celebrity Jeopardy where he just destroyed the other contestants. Cheech could have been a champion on the real Jeopardy for real.

[@MrLopez746]

Also the movie they made with Martin Scorsese.

[@hectorvazquez7517]

Chong: we’re lost. Cheech: we’re not lost when you’re lost you don’t know where you are I know exactly where we are. We’re in the middle of fucking nowhere! 😂

[@clintsmith-ro5uu]

They forgot to mention Nice Dreams love that movie 🎥

[@kevindagame]

ALRIGHT HERE WE GO, THE WHOLE INTERVIEW IS HERE, WELCOME TO VLADTV!!! Long time fan. Well this is your first time here, I wanna start in the very beginning... Cheech Marin, always a pleasure, until next time, PEACE!!!

[@missvaniitee]

LEGEND!!!!!

[@susanstanley1746]

That rolling paper album was cool. I have a friend who still has one

[@chenieves8976]

THATS THE POWER OF GOD SON ILL NEVER LEAVE YOU. HOW DOES A MEXICAN MAN GET FAMOUS IN CANADA ONLY THE POWER OF GOD. 1❤

[@badad0166]

51:48 Laserdisc. Size of an LP. Player looked like a pizza oven. High quality image much better that videotape. Limited room. Had to flip it over half way through the movie. Wiped out by DVD.

[@user-ty6do8yz4l]

In the late 70s, in Pennsylvania, there was a HBO-like pay channel called PRISM, and they played the first 1 or 2 CnC movies, in the DAY TIME, during SUMMER, SO, as 9-10 year olds, we got to watch them almost daily. Then, in 1981, Nice Dreams came out, my favorite, and i bugged my parents until my step-father finally took me to see it. We both laughed our asses off, the entire movie. CnC helped make the 70s so Awesome!

[@Cfolger]

Cheech and chongs best work is their records, big Bambu, the wedding album etc.!!!

[@ignacioromero5014]

Ground Breaker!!! Top of the pile, The great Cheech Marin?

[@salty__kansan]

I love the Christmas song they had

[@thomastrochesset917]

I used to listen to the albums and 8 track recordings.

[@BostonDonDaDaShark88]

I loved Nash Bridges when I was a little kid constantly watched it every episode.

[@Blu1aar]

This man is a living legend of our time.

[@garrymcgaw4745]

I loved him in Nash Bridges.

[@ghyrrl]

What a life he had! ❤

[@grindingprepper7690]

Joe Dominguez / Nash Bridges - mid 90s

[@Vivero626]

Thank you Vlad❤

[@chenieves8976]

YESSS. 2024❤

[@AngelCruz-gk9py]

Still sharp for his age. Glad to see you Cheech.

[@staysolid19]

Its funny im mexicans and i grew up with a lot of blacks and they would always liked to joke around after a while i got good too because of them

[@user-tv1sy1uk5f]

Great to hear this guy's wisdom. He is truly one of the very best examples from his generation. So many young men in that era did exactly what they were told and walked willingly head first into death and disfigurement in vietnam. They murdered and raped children. They brought back with them nothing but ptsd, hard drug and alcohol addiction, and domestic abuse. They gave into their lesser nature and lived out the most horrendous destructive fantasies man can imagine. And even worse, they claimed to do it all under the color of "honor" and "duty to country." But cheech said no. By standing up for his beliefs and morals under enormous pressure, this humble man named cheech would end up doing far more to serve the people of America than anyone who ever stepped foot in vietnam. The positivity and goodness that he shared with the world made a real impact, eventhough many overlook him as campy, the laughs and kindheartedness was real. It was shared by hundreds of millions, and it still radiates from him today. A far greater and more positive legacy than any vietnam fighter will ever have. He spoke for the silent majority and gave a voice and a sense of camaraderie to those who were looked down upon and dismissed by the groupthink of society. He achieved all of this through simple "lowbrow stoner humor." It's a blessing this man is still here to see some of those tables turned and society not only accepting, but celebrating many of those elements of the so called "counter culture" that they had vilified for decades, particularly cannabis. Through all those phases of society cheech remained consistent and steadfast and true to himself. He never sold out or rebranded, but waited for society to come back around to him. He became a true American Icon. Its great to see him have such prosperity in his later years. I have no doubt if the 70's had produced more men like cheech, America and the world would be a far better place than it is today. He is a great positive example and a true American icon. God Bless Cheech Marin, and God bless America.

[@lightskinnedbrother6599]

Here before 100 views

[@JayCapone37]

Love The's Guy's . . .

[@j.v749]

I love Frank Zappa post mothers of invention in mothers of invention Frank Zappa mentioned in one of his documentaries actually of actually getting in touch and meeting for the first time Cheech Marin that must have been epic and I love Cheech and Chong as well as Cheech, is it cost to watch that I wanted to take a second to congratulate DJ Vlad because that's huge you have one of the biggest Legends sitting down and chopping it up with you congratulations.

[@marvinhagler4721]

Amazing who this individual can get

[@bobbitoross]

Pure Dopeness

[@paulmc3457]

I lost count of how many times this guy kept responding to every answer...."OKAY" holy crap.

[@floresnashvilledrummer]

As soon as he said the Santa Claus bit, all I could hear was, "I don't know, man. I'm not from around here." Lol!!

[@charlesolson8107]

Cheech is my HERO!

[@bayareasoil5379]

NICE!!I NEVER KNEW BOUT THIS INTERVIEW SMH

[@WORM602]

The legendary

[@tysonkonken-jj3vd]

Love you Cheech! Your comedy is the stuff of Legend. Fact!

[@TheHeavensFellen]

i thought it was the voice, he once tried out for Frank Zappa's band

[@chgofirefighter]

Wow he has aged and still looks high AF! lol, glad to see him doing well! An icon for sure...

[@badad0166]

Okay. Drinking game: Take a shot every time Vlad says "OK". Call the ambulance in advance.

[@DougieDoodle]

Romeo from Tin Cup🙌

[@raidernationfullmoonrecord9516]

Cheech..... legendary

[@IanVilla-bl5yr]

Mexican Americans love to hit up VladTV! Fucking love this dude always and forever!

[@treedillinger5801]

Legend 🚬😎🛸

[@nishahmartin9261]

Very beautiful man

[@gw2315]

Love me some cheech❤❤❤

[@DWebbTheOldHead]

I got a lot of play off my first name………muchas gracias Cheech & Chong! 🍻

[@koolmanlou1058]

Keep on knocking but you can't come in😂

[@CultoftheChromaticRibbon]

Laser Disk* 51:40 / / Reel to Reel? lol Excuse me, but did you just interview Cheech and not cover Blazing Dragons? - The other actors he voice worked with there, the scenario - would have been nice to hear about.

[@CultoftheChromaticRibbon]

If I'm Wrong, Someone spot me, Maybe I missed it - at around the 1 hour mark, we go from 1996 to 2001* oof Yaknow, Another medium -

[@brendonmcdonnell1271]

Only time I watched KZbin over tiktok on the shitter since tiktok came out 😂🎉

[@joannamaxwell]

YES ❤🎉❤

[@douglasmijangos3327]

“📕🙄Get Behind Me Heathen” 😂

[@Mbn_ric]

This was great ,maybe one day we’ll get a Theo von one

[@luisgill1135]

Si si si 💯😎

[@lonnmoore5568]

Just found your channel due to this Cheech interview. Evidently you do many interviews, but hoping you don’t say “OK” after every answer like you did on this one. JFC it’s annoying

[@stevenholquin2127]

I Had The Cheech & Chong Album Big Bam Bú with The Giant Rolling Paper The Paper Had a Silhouette of Cheech & Chong Where Cheech is Holding Up a Stone Chong Chong is Wearing Bell Bottoms That Are Embroidered With Mushrooms and Roses Back in My Day We Had Home Grown and Two of My Other Buddies We Pulled Our Home Grown Together and I Took The Big Bam Bú Rolling Paper From The Album and Yes Rolled a Giant Joint Now If Anyone Did This Also They Know What Happened Every Time You Took a Hit…. The Joint Cherry Would Flair Up a Flame 🔥 I Have No Regrets Of Using That Paper Yet I Hear They Are Going For Big Bucks$$$ I Painted The Big Bam Bú Rolling Paper on My Bedroom Wall Oddly Enough Richard Preyer and Redd Foxx Where Also On The Record Player Redd Foxx His Records Where Hard To Find Because They Where Independent Record Companies and You Could Only Find Them at Swamp Meets I Also Had a Few Jackie Vernon and Bill Cosby Records I Forgot I Also Had The Alice Bowie 45 Record

[@mnetzer6777]

I love it bro!!!!