Cheech & Chong

Cheech & Chong are a comedy duo founded in Vancouver and consisting of American Cheech Marin and Canadian Tommy Chong.
==History ==
The duo met in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1968. Chong was a Canadian citizen, and Cheech had moved there from southern California to avoid the draft at the height of the Vietnam War. Marin, Cheech (2009). Greasy Love Songs (Media notes). Frank Zappa. Zappa Records. Chong had formed an improv group called "City Works" after seeing Second City Improv while touring as a musician. City Works performed as part of a "hippie burlesque" at Shanghai Junk. Marin briefly joined City Works as a replacement for the original straight man. 
The two came out one night to warm up the crowd for a new musical group of Chong's, but never turned over the stage due to the audience's strong laughter. As the improv group had not been a financial success at the strip club, they drew a large but low spending crowd. The two decided to form a comedy duo and play different venues. Successful as a duo, they eventually moved to Los Angeles. Tommy Chong (2008). Cheech & Chong: the unauthorized autobiography. Simon Spotlight Entertainment. p. 70-84. 
The pair performed stand-up shows, released many successful comedy record albums, and starred in a series of low-budget films. Perhaps their most famous line is "Dave's not here", from their self-titled debut album. https://web.archive.org/web/20140422211011/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/67518/Cheech-Chong-s-Up-In-Smoke/overview 
After their contentious parting in the 1980s, the duo spent years without working together. Marin, Cheech (2017). Cheech is not my real name – but don't call me Chong!. New York: Grand Central Publishing. pp. 175–178. 
The duo had plans to reunite for another film when Chong's California-based company, Chong's Glass, was raided by federal officials in February 2003, as part of a federal crackdown on "drug-related paraphernalia". In a plea bargain which allowed his son and wife to remain out of jail, Chong pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to distribute drug paraphernalia in May, and in September 2003 was sentenced to nine months in federal prison, fined $20,000, and forced to forfeit $120,000 in assets. He was released in July 2004. http://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-belfort-cringeworthy-la-convention-center-2014-11 
In March 2014, they announced they were working on a new movie, with writer/director Jay Chandrasekhar. https://www.celebstoner.com/news/celebstoner-news/2014/03/23/new-cheech-and-chong-movie-in-the-works/
==Filmography==
*Up in Smoke (1978)
*Cheech & Chong Perform / Cheech & Chong Perform Again?! (1978)
*Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
*Nice Dreams (1981)
*Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
*It Came from Hollywood (1982)
*Still Smokin (1983)
*Yellowbeard (1983)
*Cheech & Chong The Corsican Brothers (1984)
*Get Out of My Room (1985)
*After Hours (1985)
*Born in East L.A. (1987)
*Far Out Man (1990)
*FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
*a/k/a Tommy Chong (2006)
*Scarface: The World is Yours (2006)
*Cheech & Chong: Roasted (2008)
*Hey, Watch This! (concert film) (2010)
*Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)
*Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie! (2013)
*Paradoria (2015)
==Discography==
===Albums===
*Cheech and Chong (1971)
*Big Bambú (1972)
*Los Cochinos (1973)
*Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album (1974)
*Sleeping Beauty (1976)
*Let's Make a New Dope Deal (1980)
*Get Out of My Room (1985)
*Live at The Santa Monica Civic 1972 (2010)
===Soundtrack Albums===
*Up in Smoke (1978)
*Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie! (2013)
===Compilation Albums===
*Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hits (1978)
*Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong (2002)
===Video Albums===
*Get Out of My Room (1985)
===Singles===
*Santa Claus and His Old Lady (1971)
*(How I Spent My Summer Vacation) Or a Day at the Beach with Pedro & Man (1975)
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