with his wife Patsy and 26-year-old son. He also had two daughters and three grandchildren. After being admitted to hospital in March 2002 due to kidney problems, Large underwent a heart transplant at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge in 2003 at the age of 62, and recovered fully. Large was hospitalised for some weeks in late 2013 after tripping over a road sign near his Portishead home. Large died on 2 April 2020, aged 78 at Southmead Hospital in Bristol after contracting coronavirus while receiving treatment for heart failure. Large had suffered from kidney and heart problems for a number of years. Large's funeral took place at South Bristol Crematorium on 24 April 2020, in Bristol, with Syd Little in attendance, who said that Large was his "best friend". References External links Eddie Large at the British Film Institute 1941 births 2020 deaths British male comedians Heart transplant recipients People from Gorbals People from Portishead, Somerset Comedians from Manchester Comedians from Glasgow British television personalities Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England