<P> `` 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 known for his comic performances on The Gong Show , in which he usually appeared with a paper bag over his head . As of 2015 , Langston was making his residence in Bathurst , New Brunswick , Canada . </P>
<P> `` 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 known for his comic performances on The Gong Show , in which he usually appeared with a paper bag over his head . As of 2015 , Langston was making his residence in Bathurst , New Brunswick , Canada . </P>
who played the unknown comic on the gong show
who played the unknown comic on the gong show
Murray Langston
Murray Langston