Syd Little
- 81 years old
- Comedian
Press clippings
Radio 4 to broadcast Nicholas Parsons tribute evening
Radio 4 will pay tribute to Just A Minute host Nicholas Parsons with an evening of programming on Saturday 10th October.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2020Little & Large talk of Eddie's health in unseen film
An unreleased film of comedy act Little & Large dealing with Eddie Large's health and Syd Little's realisation the duo cannot continue is to be shown.
BBC, 14th August 2020Little and Large's final stage show will be put online
The performance at the Bristol Slapstick Festival was filmed in January last year but has stayed hidden until now.
Dan Sales, Daily Mail, 4th August 2020Slapstick Festival online events during August
Bristol's annual Slapstick festival of silent and classic comedy is adding a choice of celebrity-led live online events to the series of archive treasures it has been sharing via its YouTube channel since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2020Slapstick Festival starts opening up its archives
Bristol's annual Slapstick festival of classic screen comedy has begun sharing previously unreleased footage of its events. The first session to be released under its Laughter In Lockdown banner is what is believed to be the last on-stage appearance by Eric Sykes, when he was interviewed by Graeme Garden in 2009 about his long career.
Chortle, 9th April 2020How Little and Large paved the way for Ant and Dec
They were never as acclaimed as Morecambe and Wise or The Two Ronnies. Yet Saturday night TV wouldn't be the same without Syd and Eddie.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 3rd April 2020Goodies + Little & Large reunite for Slapstick Festival
The Goodies and Little and Large were among the legendary comedians who have reunited as part of the latest Slapstick Festival in Bristol.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th January 2019Little & Large to reunite on stage
Comedy double act Little & Large are to reunite on stage in January, as part of a special event for Bristol's Slapstick Festival.
British Comedy Guide, 5th November 2018Little & Large reunite for Slapstick Festival
One of last century's most popular TV double acts - Little and Large - will be back on stage together for the first time in decades in Bristol in January as part of the extended 15th annual edition of the UK's biggest celebration of silent and classic screen comedy: SLAPSTICK.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd November 2018Syd Little: Where is he now?
Blackpool-born Syd, 75, who had a solo career after Eddie Large suffered health problems in 2001, now works with his wife Sheree at her restaurant in Fleetwood.
Tony Padman, The Daily Express, 3rd February 2018