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Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong were a comedy duo who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their stand-up routines, which were based upon the era’s hippie, free love and (especially) drug culture movements. Cheech played a cholo from Los Angeles, while Chong was a burnt-out “druggie” whose entire life revolved around getting high.
The duo released a number of successful comedy albums, and starred in a series of low-budget films, becoming one of the most successful comedy teams of all time. Their best-known comedy routines include “Earache My Eye,” “Basketball Jones,” “Santa Claus And His Old Lady,” and “Sister Mary Elephant.” Perhaps their all-time most famous line is “Dave’s not here, man” (from their self-titled debut album). The two were close. Chong stated that Cheech was “closer than a wife. The only thing we didn’t do was have sex.”| |The duo separated in the 1980s due to creative differences. Cheech Marin has separated himself from the pair’s drug-addled act by working on a solo career, finding success in a one-hit wonder song entitled “Born In East L.A.” (based on Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”). He did character v...
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