Who plays the main character in Blazing Saddles

This clip fuses scenes from the the inauguration with a clip from Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles is a Mel Brooks film which depicts a black sheriff overcoming the prejudice of the white residents of his town with incredible leadership
Jazz fans may appreciate Count Basie more than the rest of us, but the jazz pianist's cameo in Blazing Saddles is pretty funny even if you don't know much about him. It's all part of the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy's shtick that plays with