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In the late '70s and early '80s, it was hard to find a hotter comedy act than the duo of Cheech & Chong, unless you count the time Richard Pryor set himself on fire. 

The stoner comics took a nightclub act and turned it into a pop cultural force, creating hit movies and best-selling albums (including that famous "Dave" sketch) that gave every serious weedhead and occasional dabbler a reason to laugh the night away before hitting the Cheetos. 

After their creative partnership seemingly dried up, the two split in the late '80s, with Cheech Marin going on to some mainstream success in movies like Tin Cup and on shows like Nash Bridges, while Tommy Chong hit the road to do standup and created a line of pot-related products. That business eventually got him in trouble thanks to some overzealous California law enforcement, landing Chong in jail for nearly a year. 

When he got out, his old buddy Cheech was ready to get the act back together, and Cheech & Chong have been pretty much touring the casino and theater circuit ever since. 

They will hit the Coeur d'Alene Casino on Thursday, March 5, along with WAR, the killer Latin-funk outfit that provided the soundtrack to some of Cheech & Chong's most memorable movie scenes with their tune "Low Rider." Tickets for the show are on sale now for $45 and $55, via TicketsWest. 

This clip from Up In Smoke shows how well the comedy team and WAR go together: