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| name = Syd Little
| birth_name = Cyril John Mead
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Blackpool]], Lancashire, England
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| occupation = Television comedian
| yearsactive = 1971–present
| spouse = Sheree Little (1975–present)
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'''Syd Little''' (born '''Cyril John Mead'''; 19 December 1942) is an English comedian who was the [[wiktionary:straight man|straight man]] in the [[double act]] [[Little and Large]], with [[Eddie Large]].<ref name=indy01>{{cite news|date= 1 June 2010 |title= Little and Large 'haven't spoken for a long time' |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/little-and-large-havent-spoken-for-a-long-time-1988413.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/little-and-large-havent-spoken-for-a-long-time-1988413.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper= The Independent|agency=PA |accessdate= 10 October 2011 }}</ref>

==Life and career==
Born in [[Blackpool]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/911812/comedian-syd-little-eddie-large-little-and-large-double-act|title=Comedian Syd Little: Where is he now?|first=Tony|last=Padman|date=3 February 2018|website=Daily Express}}</ref> Little was raised in [[Manchester]]. After leaving Yew Tree Secondary Modern School, [[Wythenshawe]], and working as an interior decorator, Little began his performing career as a singer and guitarist in [[Manchester]] pubs before teaming up with Large. Originally titled ''Cyril Mead and Friend'', then ''Mead and McGinnis'',<ref name=LDP>{{cite news|title= Syd's getting there, Little by Little |author= Philip Key |date= 7 December 2007 |newspaper= Liverpool Daily Post |url= http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2007/12/07/syd-s-getting-there-little-by-little-64375-20215736/ |accessdate= 10 October 2011 }}</ref> after changing their name to ''Little and Large'' their double act won ''[[Opportunity Knocks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' in 1971<ref name=indy01 /> leading to a successful 20-year television career. The partnership's first television pilot was recorded in 1976, followed by a regular series in 1977.<ref name=LDP /> After switching to the BBC, their show was cancelled in 1991.<ref name=indy01 />

After the cancellation of ''[[The Little and Large Show]]'', Little appeared occasionally on shows such as ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]'', until 2005 when he took part in the reality television show ''Trust Me I'm A Holiday Rep''. He also appeared in ''[[The Bob Monkhouse Show]]'', ''[[Wogan]]'' and ''[[Comedy Map of Britain]]''.

In 2015, Little took part in [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]'' and made it through to the third round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/mLF39SLgK7Ptqk8qq96wx4/heat-2|title=BBC Celebrity Masterchef 2015|date=n.d.|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

In 2018, he appeared in the fly-on-the-wall documentary ''[[The Real Marigold Hotel]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/realmarigolds3/little|title=BBC – Syd Little – Media Centre|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In 2019 he appeared on The Real Marigold Hotel on tour travelling to Vietnam. Other TV appearances in recent years include Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain's Great Double Acts, Double Acts at Christmas, Bradley Walsh's When Dummies Ruled The World. Syd also appeared in a radio commercial for Specsavers with Eddie Large. In January 2019 Syd and Eddie appeared as headline guests for the Slapstick comedy festival speaking about their lives and career to a sold out audience at a Bristol theatre.

In April 2020 Eddie Large died. Shortly afterwards, Syd's agent Alan Hamilton of Hamilton Management issued a statement in which Syd stated ‘I am devastated to have lost not just my comedy partner of 60 years, but my friend of 60 years’.

Syd lives with his wife of 47 years and his son in [[Fleetwood]].

== Bibliography ==
*Little, S. and Gidney, C. 2004. ''Little by Little''. Canterbury Press, Norwich. pp. 256
*Little, S. 1999. ''Little Goes a Long Way: My Own Story''. Harper Collins. pp. 176

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0514670}}

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