Who was the long-time host of "The Gong Show"?

"The Gong Show" was daytime television's beautiful disaster, a talent show where most contestants demonstrated absolutely zero talent and got brutally cut off by celebrity judges banging a massive gong. The show's ringmaster perfectly matched its unhinged energy, wearing colorful outfits, bizarre hats, and acting so unpredictably that viewers assumed he was always drunk. Who was the long-time host who turned this talent show parody into chaotic television?