Have a Scotch egg! Office followers’ homage to Ewen MacIntosh’s ‘Big Keith’
- Office followers vowed to eat scotch eggs in reminiscence of ‘Big Keith’ Ewen MacIntosh
Fans of The Office are pledging to eat scotch eggs in Big Keith’s honour after information emerged this morning of actor Ewen MacIntosh’s loss of life.
Avid viewers of the BBC sitcom, which aired from 2001 to 2003, had been left heartbroken on the information that MacIntosh had died aged 50.
For hundreds of thousands, he and his character – deadpan accountant ‘Big Keith’ Bishop, the workplace lackey with desires of being a DJ – had been one and the identical.
In a becoming homage, followers have vowed to chomp on the character’s trademark snack – a scotch egg.
Lord *rse wrote on X, previously Twitter: ‘RIP Ewen Macintosh, most likely finest generally known as ‘Big Keith’ from The Office. Nobody ate a scotch egg fairly such as you.’
Ewen MacIntosh appeared in The Office from its first sequence in 2001, enjoying the position of an accountant ‘Big Keith’ with a ardour for Scotch eggs
In a becoming homage, followers have vowed to chomp on the character’s trademark snack – a scotch egg
In a becoming homage, followers have vowed to chomp on the character’s trademark snack – a scotch egg – in reminiscence of MacIntosh’s efficiency
Fans reminisced over the Season 2 episode ‘Charity’, when Big Keith dressed as Ali G for Red Nose Day
‘Big Keith’ had a monotone answerphone message and wished to turn out to be DJ over being an accountant
Raddleman posted: ‘RIP Big Keith. I’m going to purchase a scotch egg in remembrance.’
Adam Billing wrote: ‘RIP Big Keith…superb within the authentic Office sequence. Never checked out a Scotch Egg the identical since!’
Tsvilla added: ‘If it wasn’t for Ewen’s portrayal of Big Keith and his supply of his traces I wouldn’t have half the jokes I’ve right now with my mates
‘It’s formally National Scotch Egg day. RIP legend and thanks.’
Other followers reminisced over the Season 2 episode ‘Charity’, when Big Keith dressed as Ali G for Red Nose Day.
Daisy Bennett wrote: ‘RIP Ewen MacIntosh aka Big Keith. I’m going to decorate up as Ali G, have a Scotch Egg rewatch The Office as a tribute.’
The episode sees Keith – wearing full hip-hop regalia – have certainly one of his famously awkward heart-to-hearts, this time with Dawn (Lucy Davis) about her plans to maneuver to the US, and the way her admirer Tim (Martin Freeman) is now relationship a lady referred to as Rachel.
He finish the dialog by taking a chew from a scotch egg.
MacIntosh appeared in The Office from its first sequence in 2001, enjoying the position of an accountant with a ardour for Scotch eggs.
In one iconic scene from the present between Big Keith and Tim Canterbury (performed by Martin Freeman), MacIntosh hilariously takes a big, gradual chew out of a Scotch egg whereas Freeman discusses performing a sexual act on himself.
Ewen McIntosh is pictured in Murder in Suburbia in 2004 with Lisa Faulkner and Caroline Catz
Ewen Macintosh and actor Giles Vickers-Jones on the Ice Bar in London in January 2007
In an interview with Vice in 2021, MacIntosh joked that he had no concept why Scotch eggs had been chosen as his signature meals. ‘The props man nipped out and purchased them final minute,’ he revealed.
‘Big Keith’ had a monotone answerphone message and wished to turn out to be DJ over being an accountant. Among his most memorable moments was when he dressed up as Ali G for Red Nose Day.
Despite numerous employees adjustments on the fictional Wernham Hogg paper agency, ‘Keith’ remained within the sequence till its final episode in 2003.
Out Of Office, The Office podcast, additionally stated MacIntosh would ‘all the time be fondly remembered firstly as an important man, but additionally as a key a part of the best British sitcom of all time. An glorious legacy to go away. RIP.’
As nicely as The Office, MacIntosh additionally partnered again up with Gervais when he starred within the remaining sequence of After Life as ‘Buffet Man’ – a bloke who had been barred from an all-you-can-eat restaurant.
TV channel Gold stated: ‘We beloved him as Keith in The Office and had been fortunate sufficient to work with him over time on the channel. Our ideas exit to his household and buddies at such a troublesome time.’
