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Big Chuck and Little John, Charles "Big Chuck" Schodowski and "Little John" Rinaldi, have been late-night Movie Host s on WJW in Cleveland, Ohio since 1979. In addition to hosting a movie with a live audience, they also perform original Sketch Comedy routines. At the end of each sketch is a very distinctive laugh. Schodowski had been a long-time friend of Ernie Anderson , and had worked closely with him on the Ghoulardi show. Schodowski had been instrumental in bringing in the blend of blues and polka music that helped define Ghoulardi's show. He added comic audio drop-ins to enliven the often awful movies, and immortalized The Rivingtons ' tune "Papa-Oo-Mow-Mow" by marrying it to the image of an old man " Gurn ing." When Anderson left Cleveland for California in 1966, his popular Ghoulardi character was retired, and a talent search ensued to find a replacement. Schodowski agreed to help Bob Wells (WJW's "Hoolihan the Weatherman ") with his audition, and the management decided they liked the way the two performed together. They became co-hosts of the ''Hoolihan & Big Chuck Show''. After Hoolihan left the show in 1979, 4 foot-3 inch (1.3 meter) Jeweler Rinaldi, a regular performer on the show, took over as co-host on the now renamed the ''Big Chuck & Lil' John Show''. Their show currently airs at midnight Saturday nights. EXTERNAL LINKS
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