Cheech and Chong reunited in 2008 for a tour, and they continue to perform around the country. Their relationship was still frosty at the outset, but years and ill health — Chong has battled prostate and rectal cancer over the past five years — have thawed some of the chill.

Were they actually high in Cheech and Chong?

In a lengthy profile with Rolling Stone, Cheech admits that throughout the whole production of Up In Smoke, the two were never high on set once. “We maybe smoked after shooting,” said Cheech, “but not when we’re working. We had to sustain a level of energy, especially making movies. We had long days on set.

Is Tommy Chong Mexican?

Tommy Chong is one-half of the comedy team Cheech and Chong. He was born to Scots-Irish mother Lorna Jean Gilchrist and Stanley Chong, an immigrant from China, and the family moved to a neighbourhood near Calgary when Tommy Chong was young.

What disease did Tommy Chong have?

I was on “Dancing With the Stars,” bragging about treating my cancer with marijuana, and then I start getting symptoms of colorectal cancer. I went to the doctor, and yes indeed, I did have a tumor.