Little and Large were, along with the almost forgotten Lenny( Bennett) and Gerry ( Stevens), a double act hired by the BBC when Morecambe and Wise defected to ITV in 1978. Their act consisted of gormless straight man Syd Little, who attempted to remain serious or start playing a song on his guitar, being constantly interrupted Eddie Large, whose repertoire consisted of impersonations of popular celebrities of the day, corny jokes and comedy versions of pop songs.
Even then, Little and Large's shows were aimed more at small children and grandparents, I found them hilarious until I was about 12,and they were never considered in the same league as The Two Ronnies and became regarded as old fashioned and unfunny by the late eighties. Yet Syd and Eddie can claim to have outlasted other well known duos such as The Two Ronnies, Cannon and Ball and Morecambe and Wise, and their shows at their peak of popularity in the early 80s had 14 million viewers.
I've given them five out of ten as Little and Large knew that their act had a following, managed to have peak time shows on ITV and BBC1 for 15 years, and seemed pleasant enough off screen. On the other hand, an act that was quite threadbare and unfunny to more demanding comedy fans fell out of favour as time went on, and by the nineties looked ancient. However, the which star is this starting their car sketch which gave them their big break on national television will always raise a smile from me.
Even then, Little and Large's shows were aimed more at small children and grandparents, I found them hilarious until I was about 12,and they were never considered in the same league as The Two Ronnies and became regarded as old fashioned and unfunny by the late eighties. Yet Syd and Eddie can claim to have outlasted other well known duos such as The Two Ronnies, Cannon and Ball and Morecambe and Wise, and their shows at their peak of popularity in the early 80s had 14 million viewers.
I've given them five out of ten as Little and Large knew that their act had a following, managed to have peak time shows on ITV and BBC1 for 15 years, and seemed pleasant enough off screen. On the other hand, an act that was quite threadbare and unfunny to more demanding comedy fans fell out of favour as time went on, and by the nineties looked ancient. However, the which star is this starting their car sketch which gave them their big break on national television will always raise a smile from me.
