In 1968, Langston began his show business career on ''
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,
where he did impressions of a fork, a tube of toothpaste, and a grandfather clock. Later, at the suggestion of Redd Foxx, he teamed with comedian Freeman King and they became regular performers on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.'' After more than 100 appearances with
Sonny & Cher, Langston began to make appearances on other prime-time television shows, including
The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show, The Wolfman Jack Show, and
The Bobby Vinton Show. "The Unknown Comic" appeared on more than 150 episodes of the
Gong Show and served as a celebrity judge on several television shows. He also wrote for
The Gong Show briefly and regularly appeared in Las Vegas, appearing on many popular talk and variety shows. In the early 1980s, Langston revealed himself as "The Unknown Comic" on an episode of
Real People, where the show's hosts pulled off the bag over his head. He also revealed his true identity after a match on the celebrity edition of the game show
Bullseye. Langston later produced
The Unknown Comedy Hour for
Playboy TV, followed by
The Sex and Violence Family Hour which starred a very young
Jim Carrey. He also wrote the screenplays for the films
Night Patrol (1984), in which he also acted,
Up Your Alley (1988) and
Wishful Thinking (1997) as well as being the co-host of
The NEW Truth or Consequences (1987). He also played in the children's TV series
E.M.U-TV (1989) as "Murray the Technical Director". Langston is credited as "Actual Unknown Comic" for his appearance in the film
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). He wrote, directed, and acted in
Dirty Jokes: The Movie, and inspired by the hit stage show
The Vagina Monologues he created and performed "one man's response" to the show, which he called
The Weenie Man-o-logs. Since 2000, Langston has occasionally appeared as a stand-up comic in Las Vegas and wrote a memoir,
Journey Thru The Unknown... As of 2015, Langston has resided in
Bathurst, New Brunswick. == References ==