Cheech And Chong (Still Funny)

Cheech and Chong: My Favorite Comedy Duo

Cheech and Chong were my absolute favorites growing up. I had an 8-track tape that I used to listen to over and over again. I think my mom finally threw it away, which is probably a good thing because I must have worn that thing out! It was titled Los Cochinos, and it was hilarious to a 10-year-old kid like me. Looking back, I think this is where I really started developing my love for comedy.Click double arrow to see video bigger and stay on blog . A cool feature . 

Here is a little bio on the album that I got from the net.

Los Cochinos

Los Cochinos is the third comedy album by Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, better known as Cheech & Chong, released in 1973. The album mixed comedy sketches, drug-culture satire, and musical comedy. It became one of their best-known records and won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording.

What's on the album?

The album has 11 tracks and runs about 42 minutes. It features some of their classic characters and routines, including Pedro and Man and the police character Sergeant Stadanko. Some of the highlights are “Pedro and Man at the Drive-In,” “The Strawberry Revival Festival,” “White World of Sports,” and the musical finale, “Basketball Jones.”

One of my favorite routines was the one where they went to the movies and snuck their friends in, locking them in the trunk of the car. I can still remember laughing at that stuff. Of course, a lot of the humor was probably a little over my head at 10 years old, but that didn't stop me from thinking these guys were the funniest people on the planet!

From the 8-track to the big screen

Cheech & Chong eventually made the jump from comedy albums to movies, and their first big hit was Up in Smoke in 1978. That movie became a classic, and I've seen it well over 25 or 30 times. I still get a kick out of it. If you've never seen it, check out the link below and give it a watch on YouTube.

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I think these guys helped shape my sense of humor. I was always trying to be funny in class, and most of the time, that got me in trouble. Let's just say the punishment usually involved getting spanked with a giant paddle! 😂

I've even got a comedy routine about those school days that people really seemed to like. I've only told it on stage once, but I hope to bring it back and perform it again someday. Maybe I should thank Cheech & Chong for that, although I don't think my teachers would agree!

How Cheech & Chong got together

I always thought these two guys were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. The story I've heard is that Cheech had moved to Canada while trying to avoid the military draft during the Vietnam War, while Chong was involved in the nightclub and comedy scene in Vancouver, including a place called the Shanghai Junk.

Their real names are Richard Anthony “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong. They met in Vancouver, discovered they had a natural chemistry together, and went on to become one of the most famous comedy duos of all time.

Sometimes that's how it happens. Two people meet, hit it off, and the rest is history!

Why they will always be favorites of mine

Cheech & Chong will always have a special place in my heart. Their comedy helped me get through some hard times in life, and sometimes a good laugh is exactly what you need to get through another day.

Comedy has always been one of the best escapes for me. It can take your mind off your troubles for a while, make you laugh when you don't feel much like laughing, and remind you not to take everything in life so seriously.

Here I am, almost 60 years old, and I'm still enjoying the same kind of comedy that made me laugh as a kid. Some things never change!

My recommendation is to start with Up in Smoke, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, and Nice Dreams. Those are classics for sure, and if you like that kind of off-the-wall humor, you can't go wrong.

 

• Los Cochinos — the album that started it all for me.

• Up in Smoke — the classic movie I've watched at least 25 or 30 times.

• Cheech & Chong's Next Movie — more of their crazy adventures.

• Nice Dreams — another comedy classic.

What can I say? These guys helped make me the comedy-loving person I am today. And after all these years, I can still laugh at the same stuff. That's a pretty good legacy for two guys with a comedy album and a couple of microphones!

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