I'm a huge fan of legendary British comedy due Little and Large, and as such was wondering if a DVD was available (couldn't find one on Amazon). I like their early stuff of course, but I actually found their ground-breaking later work, including the seminal 'Tina Turner' series of sketches, to be the more radical, perhaps a little (no pun intended) way out there for most people's taste.
Influencing a whole new generation of comedy, and given that I think TV audiences weren't sophisticated enough back in the late '70s to be ready for such geniuses, their legacy is surely great enough to warrant a box set.
2006-09-27 02:13:43 · 14 answers · asked by whyteay 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I agree. I do not think they are available on DVD just yet though...slowly but surely the production companies are starting go go farther & farther back in to the vaults of all the old great shows...eventually a set will be released, it's just a matter of when.
2006-09-27 02:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by MonsterMash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a fan of Syd Little, but I agree that 70s comedies should be available on DVD, or at least to download onto your PC. Why not E-mail the archives department at the BBC and suggest it?
2006-09-27 02:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by Twisty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You seem to have captured the populist zeitgeist where this 'due', or duo, as I think they should be referred to are concerned. Yes, their mastery of timing and comedic wit was indeed exemplary and as for their savage, scathing parodies of 70's icons, well, there was no comparison.
They will surely go down in comedy history as the funniest duo comprising of an alcoholic, bubble permed midget and a tall, thin bloke with glasses that ever appeared on tea-time television....genius.
2006-09-27 02:26:50 · answer #3 · answered by itchy colon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God preserve us all should they ever waste some bits of metallised plastic on producing DVDs of that rubbish!
You've GOT to be taking the micky, haven't you !!!
I mean - Legendary????? --- Comedy?????
Let us know what you're on and we'll all have some !!!
2006-09-27 02:43:36 · answer #4 · answered by Dover Soles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disliked them intensely. We had many wonderful comedians in the UK, but I never liked Little and Large.
2006-09-27 02:25:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Les Dawson to me was the best with his Tongue in cheek comedy sketches.
2006-09-27 02:22:42 · answer #6 · answered by mentor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I loved them too, they were even better than Hale and Pace. Whatever happened to Jim Davidson, his Chalky White always had me crying with laughter.
2006-09-27 02:18:14 · answer #7 · answered by albert_rossie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try Tommy Cooper. "Brilliant"
2006-09-27 02:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yawn. They're not as funny as Python.
2006-09-27 02:21:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh!!! Dear Lord
Is this a joke?
2006-09-27 02:17:41 · answer #10 · answered by gavsmam 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋