| It's been over 25 years, but finally, Cheech Marin and | | | | Cheech Marin became well known as a character |
| Tommy Chong are back on stage, making audiences | | | | actor, appearing as a regular on the TV show Nash |
| laugh so hard they're all choked up. The world's most | | | | Bridges and in a variety of films, including Shrimp on the |
| famous stoner comedians are hitting the tour circuit | | | | Barbie, and did character voices for several popular |
| and their act is smoking'! | | | | animated films. |
| Remember When? | | | | Tommy Chong also pursued his career, playing in |
| Remember when the whole gang use to roll on the | | | | comedy films and co-starring in the hit TV series That |
| floor, overcome by laughter as they listened to | | | | Seventies Show. He also invested in business |
| Cheech and Chong's latest routine? Remember "Let's | | | | ventures, including Chong's Bongs. Unfortunately, this |
| Make a Dope Deal" and "Sister Mary Elephant"? | | | | plan was skewered when it's offices were raided by |
| Between 1972 and 1985, Cheech and Chong released | | | | federal officials and Chong was charged with |
| a total of nine comedy albums and starred in eight | | | | distributing drug paraphernalia. He pleaded guilty and |
| feature films, usually portraying a pair of dope loving | | | | served nine months in prison. |
| hippies bumbling through life. They won one Grammy | | | | Once Chong was released, plans for the reunion of |
| award and were nominated for three others. | | | | the iconic duo to reunite began to take shape, but |
| Cheech and Chong's humor was definitely a product | | | | once again they fell through. In the end, it was more |
| of the drug-influenced era of the 70's. They were the | | | | than 25 years before these hippie heroes were to |
| poets of potheads everywhere. It was an age of free | | | | bring the gift of guffaws back to America. |
| love, freethinking and pot parties extraordinaire. | | | | If you can remember their great routines from the first |
| Is their comedy still timely in today's society? They | | | | time around, you know you're in for a laugh fest you |
| think so. "It's time for a revival of dope jokes", Marin | | | | won't soon forget. You'll see classic sketches that |
| has said. Audiences across the country must agree, | | | | bring back the funny side of your youth. |
| because they are flocking to see Cheech and Chong's | | | | If you are too young to recall the hippie heydays, you |
| new Light Up America tour. Venues have been selling | | | | will have a completely new respect for your parents' |
| out of these much sought after tickets quickly. | | | | sense of humor after you see this show. Why not |
| Their Past Feud is Up in Smoke! | | | | bring Mom and Dad along? It's a great way to bridge |
| After the duo split up their act in 1987, their friendship | | | | the generation gap. |
| grew shaky at best. There were attempts at reunions, | | | | Don't let your chance to see this fabulously funny duo |
| but they were never able to pull it off. Instead, each of | | | | go up in smoke. Get your tickets today! |
| them tackled solo careers. | | | | |