At one point during the interview, Chong suggests that the reason a new live-action Cheech and Chong movie never got made - an animated film was released in 2013, and a documentary is waiting in the wings - is because Marin was opposed to Chong directing it. Which seems to indicate the two still don’t see eye to eye on everything, even if they have patched up their differences enough to tour on a regular basis. “Especially Cheech,” he adds with a laugh. “Sometimes I hit it out of the park and other times I strike out,” he says. Still, at least a couple of times every night, Chong says he gets to branch out and try new bits.