Cedric The Entertainer, Cheech and Chong Set for bergenPAC, 12/2 & 12

CEDRIC "The Entertainer"
Monday, December 2, 2013 8PM
$125, $75, $55, $35
Cheech and Chong "Up In Smoke" Holiday Tour &
Special Guest WAR
Thursday, December 12, 2013 8PM
$125, $75, $55 $45
Tickets available at: www.ticketmaster.com or www.bergenpac.org or Box Office (201) 227 1030

Get ready to laugh with Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood New Jersey as they present, Cedric "The Entertainer" on Monday December 2nd and on Thursday December 12th its Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke" Holiday Tour with special guest WAR, these too hot comedy shows go on sale Friday, October 18th at 11 AM. Reserve tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or call the Box Office at 201.227.1030.

Cedric "The Entertainer" is best known for his crowd-pleasing roles in such hit films as BARBERSHOP, BE COOL with John Travolta, MADAGASCAR, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY with George Clooney, and THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY, MTV'S documentary feature directed by Spike Lee. Additionally, in April 2004, Cedric was star & producer of the box office hit JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION (ranked the #1 comedy in America for two consecutive weeks).

On the big screen, Cedric has also been seen in TALK TO ME starring Don Cheadle, CODENAME: THE CLEANER opposite Lucy Liu, THE HONEYMOONERS (in which he starred as Jackie Gleason's famed character "Ralph Cramden"; with thumbs up from Roger Ebert), LEMONY SNICKET with Jim Carrey, MAN OF THE HOUSE with Tommy Lee Jones, BARBERSHOP 2, BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE with Martin Lawrence, KINGDOM COME with Whoopi Goldberg, SERVING SARA with Matthew Perry, as well as displaying tremendous vocal talent in the family features CHARLOTTE'S WEB, DR. DOLITTLE 2 and ICE AGE. Additionally, in July 2006, Cedric debuted his first-ever HBO Comedy Special. It ranked as the highest rated special of that year for HBO.

CHEECH & CHONG, "UP IN SMOKE" Holiday Tour with Special Guest WAR

The iconic comedy duo CHEECH & CHONG defined an era with their hilariously irreverent, satirical and counter-culture routines. Highlights for Grammy-winning Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong include 9 hit comedy albums and shattering record sales, along with 8 hit feature films which they co-wrote and starred in. All films were directed by Chong. Their first film, Up In Smoke, the highest grossing comedy of 1978, topped $100 million at the box office. In 2008, the duo made history when comedy partners Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong announced their first reunion tour in over 25 years, selling out shows from coast to coast. This April, CHEECH & CHONG's Animated Movie will come out theatrically and on DVD, showcasing the legendary toker jokers in animation as they bring to life their outrageous routines and laugh-out-loud lines from their historic albums.

Multi-platinum-selling WAR, the original street band, has been sharing its timeless music and message of brotherhood and harmony for over 4 decades before millions across the globe. Hits include "The World Is A Ghetto," "Why Can't We Be Friends," "The Cisco Kid," and "Low Rider." WAR performs more than 150 shows a year.

"Bring plenty of water; the stage is going sizzling hot as it's going up in smoke!