''The Marijuana-Logues'' is an

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show in

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Arj Barker Arjan Singh Āulakh (born August 12, 1974), known by the stage name Arj Barker, is an American comedian and actor from San Anselmo, California. He has toured in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. He was born to an engineer father ...

Doug Benson Douglas Steven Benson (born July 2, 1962) is an American comedian, marijuana rights advocate, television and podcast host, and actor, best known for hosting the podcasts and TV series ''Doug Loves Movies'' (2006–present), '' The Benson Interr ...

and Tony Camin are the creators and performers. It is a four-man

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show, with the majority of the humor centered on the drug

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. The show's title is a play on the long-running

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show ''

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.'' The show began its run in March 2004. There is also an original cast recording released in 2004 by

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, and a book. When the show toured, actor

Tommy Chong Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, musician and activist. He is known for his role/inspiration in the marijuana industry, his Cannabis (drug), marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movie ...

became part of the tour for two cities. His legal concerns, including that audience members were actually smoking marijuana at some of the shows early in its tour, and pressure from his probation officer ultimately caused him to leave the show.

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''Playbill'' review
Plays about cannabis Cannabis media in the United States Off-Broadway plays 2004 plays 2004 live albums Comedy Central Records live albums Stand-up comedy albums Spoken word albums by American artists Arj Barker albums 2000s comedy albums {{2000s-play-stub