Slappy White

Mr. Saturday Night -- Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire.

From his earliest days headlining in his parents' living room to the golden days as America's favorite television comic, Buddy Young, Jr. remains in a class by himself. With the help of his brother/manager, who's always ready to catch him when he falls, Buddy's hilarious back-stage climb-to-the-middle is studded with witty one liners and rapid-fire routines that will always leave you laughing even as they touch your soul.

Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire.

Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire.

Grace (Jackie "Moms" Mabley) is a tough, God-fearing, no-nonsense granny from the 'hood who learns that her neighbor, mayoral candidate Welton (Moses Gunn), is nothing but a pawn for the white political establishment. Now she's on a mission to make it right, and Baltimore politics will never be the same after this sassy senior citizen gets through with it. This riotous comedy co-stars Stepin Fetchit, Slappy White and Butterfly McQueen.