11 Facts About Eddie Large

Edward Hugh McGinnis, better known by the stage name Eddie Large, was a British comedian.

Eddie Large was best known as one half of the double act Little and Large, with Syd Little.

Eddie Large played football as a schoolboy, becoming a supporter of nearby Manchester City which had its ground opposite his home, and he maintained a lifelong devotion to the club.

Eddie Large worked on the after-dinner circuit and, in the latter years of his life, performed some cameo acting roles in dramas such as The Brief and Blackpool.

Eddie Large's autobiography, entitled Larger than Life, was published in 2005.

The marriage ended in divorce, with Eddie Large marrying his second wife, Patsy Scott, in 1983.

Eddie Large lived in Portishead, near Bristol, with his wife Patsy and 26-year-old son.

Eddie Large was hospitalised for some weeks in late 2013 after tripping over a road sign near his Portishead home.

Eddie Large died on 2 April 2020, aged 78 at Southmead Hospital in Bristol after contracting Covid19 while receiving treatment for heart failure.

Eddie Large had suffered from kidney and heart problems for a number of years.

Eddie Large's funeral took place at South Bristol Crematorium on 24 April 2020, in Bristol, with Syd Little in attendance, who said that Eddie Large was his "best friend".