The Worst Comedy Acts Of All Time - Little And Large

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The pitch by their agent must have been simple enough. ‘Hey look, there’s a big guy, and a smaller, much thinner one. The big fella tells jokes and does impersonations, while not letting the little guy talk enough – let’s give them a show! Who couldn’t possibly love them?’ Cyril Mead was Sid Little, who would try to sing and play a guitar in the style of John Denver, who he resembles. His efforts would be perpetually interrupted by Ed McGinnis (Eddie Large) who would somehow contrive jokes and excuses for impressions from lines in the songs. The trouble was that the impressions were of characters so old half of the audience didn’t know who Large was doing. He included John Wayne and Deputy Dawg in his recurring repertoire. Thus, a peak viewing time BBC TV comedian in 1981 frequently entertained viewers by voicing a cartoon character who was last drawn in 1963 – talk about topical. Their TV shows ended in the early 1980’s and Eddie had to pull out of showbiz for health reasons, though Sid now performs on the QE2 and other cruise ships. The men have not spoken to one another in decades. At least Sid gets to finish his songs now. Youtube Arthur Chappell