Cheech & Chong

Cheech & Chong toke and joke.

An episode of the The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos Audio Podcast podcast, hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, titled "Cheech & Chong" was published on July 15, 2009 and runs 10 minutes.

July 15, 2009 ·10m · The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos Audio Podcast

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Summary

Cheech and Chong got their start at a strip club in Vancouver. Tommy Chong was managing it and Richard 'Cheech' Marin was - well, he was around. Cheech had moved to Canada in the late 60's, to escape the draft for Vietnam. Tommy convinced him to join an improv troupe he was putting together and the next year, 'Cheech and Chong' went back to L-A, and started playing clubs. By the early 70's, they hit it big with a series of comedy albums and in '78, they made their first film, the classic - 'Up in Smoke.' It was the highest grossing comedy of the year, earning more than 100 million dollars. In all, the guys did eight films, nine albums and they won a Grammy Award. They were riding high, but in 1985, 'Cheech and Chong' broke up and not on the best terms. After going their separate ways and achieving both success and notoriety independent of one and other, the guys have finally reunited for a tour called 'Cheech and Chong Light Up America and Canada.'

Episode Description

Cheech and Chong got their start at a strip club in Vancouver. Tommy Chong was managing it and Richard 'Cheech' Marin was - well, he was around. Cheech had moved to Canada in the late 60's, to escape the draft for Vietnam. Tommy convinced him to join an improv troupe he was putting together and the next year, 'Cheech and Chong' went back to L-A, and started playing clubs. By the early 70's, they hit it big with a series of comedy albums and in '78, they made their first film, the classic - 'Up in Smoke.' It was the highest grossing comedy of the year, earning more than 100 million dollars. In all, the guys did eight films, nine albums and they won a Grammy Award. They were riding high, but in 1985, 'Cheech and Chong' broke up and not on the best terms. After going their separate ways and achieving both success and notoriety independent of one and other, the guys have finally reunited for a tour called 'Cheech and Chong Light Up America and Canada.'

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