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  • Late 'Laugh-In' brothers Arte, Coslough Johnson share comedy history with U of I Library

    Nov 29, 2023 11:45 am by Holly RushakoffAlumni
    Arte Johnson famously played Wolfgang in "Laugh-In." — Courtesy of the Johnson family.

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    • Arte Johnson famously played Wolfgang in "Laugh-In." — Courtesy of the Johnson family.

    The brothers each have donated artifacts to the University Library from Emmy Award-winning work on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, which aired 1968-73 on NBC, and for which Arte was an actor and Coslough was a writer.