Although he had a lot of comedy work under his belt before then (i.e. Laugh-In, Sonny And Cher), Murray Langston's career hit a critical mass when he appeared on the Gong.

Contents • • • • • Early life [ ] Murray Langston was born in and left home at the age of 15 because his parents—disabled and financially strapped—could not afford to raise him and his younger siblings. He emigrated to the United States by joining the, serving as a sailor during the but never saw any actual combat.

Career [ ] In 1970 Langston began his show business career on doing impressions of a fork, a tube of toothpaste and a grandfather clock. Later—at the suggestion of —he teamed with comedian. After they both appeared on several episodes of they were spotted by producers and soon became regular performers on. Langston and King performed music and comedy sketches with the hosts and guest stars, alongside other regular performers such as Ted Zeigler, and. After more than 100 appearances with, Langston began to make appearances on other prime time television shows, including,, and. He also worked with Foxx,,,, and many other comedians, as well as creating comedic situations—appearing in several segments—for.

More Unknown Comic videos. “The Unknown Comic” is the stage name adopted by Canadian actor and stand-up comic Murray Langston (born June 27, 1945, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada), best.

Coleman Alarm Chrono Watch Manual. Early in his career, Langston had invested in a nightclub restaurant called 'SHOW-BIZ.' Several now-famous people worked there as servers, including, (then known as Michael Douglas),,, and; however, the club closed within two years, exhausting Langston's savings.

Strapped for cash, he accepted an offer to appear on The Gong Show. He was reportedly embarrassed about appearing on the show, so—with the director's permission—he put a paper bag over his head with holes for his eyes and mouth, memorized a few old jokes and burst onto the show as 'The Unknown Comic.' The character, a frenetic speed-jokester in smarmy attire, was a hit, and developed a cult following.

'The Unknown Comic' appeared on more than 150 episodes of the Gong Show and also entertained as a celebrity judge on several other television shows. He also wrote for The Gong Show for a short time as well as appearing regularly in Las Vegas and making the rounds of many popular talk/variety shows. In the early '80s, Langston revealed himself as 'The Unknown Comic' on an episode of in which the show's hosts pulled off the bag on his head. He also revealed his true identity at the conclusion of a match on the celebrity edition of the game show Bullseye.

Langston later produced The Unknown Comedy Hour for, followed by The Sex and Violence Family Hour which starred a very young. He also wrote the screenplays for the films (1984), (1988) and Wishful Thinking (1997) as well as being the co-host of (1987).

He also had a role in the children's TV series E.M.U-TV (1989) as 'Murray the Technical Director.' Langston most recently reappeared as 'The Unknown Comic' in the film (2002).

He wrote, directed and performed in and inspired by the hit stage show he created and performed 'one man's response' to the show, which he called. Personal life [ ] Twice divorced by the early 1990s, Langston went into semi-retirement from show business to concentrate on raising his daughters as a single father. His elder daughter,, became a singer-songwriter who had written and published more than 50 songs by the time she reached the age of 19; she was known to have recorded with notable pop stars including. His younger daughter Mary continued to live with Langston on their hillside ranch near the mountain town of. Since 2000, Langston occasionally appeared as a stand-up comic in Las Vegas and wrote a memoir 'Journey Thru The Unknown.' References [ ].