YoungWillz 21,086 Posted April 2, 2020 QO: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-eddie-large-dead-coronavirus-21800410 Say what you like, at the time they were a great double act and I'm sorry to see the big man go, despite his *ahem* abrasiveness. RIP Mr McGinnis. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted April 2, 2020 He lived close to my parents a few years ago, smashed up a Land Rover with a golf club in a road rage incident if I recall correclty. Ah yes, here it is - https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12294768.comic-admits-attack-with-golf-club/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted April 2, 2020 Just now, NotTheNagsHeadReading said: He lived close to my parents a few years ago, smashed up a Land Rover with a golf club in a road rage incident if I recall correclty. Ah, such a upper-middle class crime. If he'd stayed in Glasgow, he'd have been belt buckling fellow inebriates outside the Horseshoe Bar.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted April 2, 2020 First British notable to die from Cornovirus. Unlucky if he died in or near Bristol as that is the part of the UK with the lowest cases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: First British notable to die from Cornovirus. Unlucky if he died in or near Bristol as that is the part of the UK with the lowest cases. I can see this claiming the life of one or two big names in the UK and handful of smaller names. Same in the USA but more numerous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted April 2, 2020 Also if he had got this he might well have gone this year anyway as he was hospitalised for Heart failure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted April 2, 2020 43 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: Also if he had got this he might well have gone this year anyway as he was hospitalised for Heart failure. Yeah, has the 'underlying health issues' addendum all over it, really Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted April 2, 2020 Linda Lusardi is out of hospital as she pays tribute to the big man: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/11311986/linda-lusardi-tribute-eddie-large-dead-coronavirus/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 374 Posted April 2, 2020 78 and fifteen years with a heart transplant. Not bad. Re old time comics, Little and Large, the Two Ronnies, Morecambe and Wise etc. were just trying to get a laugh, which makes them infinitely preferable to all the latter-day comedians whose raison d’etre is to show us how clever they are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted April 2, 2020 RIP. Quite impressive he made it to 78 as he was never a picture of health even three or four decades ago. Probably would have struggled to make 60 had he been born a generation earlier as was true of many comedians of that era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted April 24, 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8253737/Syd-Little-mourners-Eddie-Larges-funeral-star-died-coronavirus.html Syd Little privileged to be included amongst the small group of people invited to Eddies funeral during these difficult times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites