Which famous comedian co-wrote the film screenplay for "Blazing Saddles"?

The famous comedian that co-wrote the film screenplay for "Blazing Saddles" was Richard Pryor. Pryor was named Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor at birth. He was an American comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, screenwriter, and MC. He was publicly known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues. He employed colorful vulgarities and profanity, as well as racial epithets when he did comedy routines. He co-wrote "Blazing Saddles" in 1974.

He reached film audiences with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He was seen by most as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time. Comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, called Pryor "The Picasso of our profession". Bob Newhart, a stand-up comedian and actor, called Pryor "the seminal comedian of the last 50 years". Pryor's legacy was attributed, in part, to the unusual degree of intimacy. Pryor brought this to all of his work projects especially movies like "Blazing Saddles".

In the 1974 satirical Western, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge. The town is about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him. They realize that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense in saving the town. The film is a success based in part for its writing.