{"id":11822,"date":"2024-05-25T16:35:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T16:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=11822"},"modified":"2024-05-25T16:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T16:35:53","slug":"11822","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=11822","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsweekly.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-25.png?resize=571%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsweekly.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-25.png?w=571&amp;ssl=1 571w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsweekly.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-25.png?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"674\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA whole new idea. Happy death, \u201cthe 62-year-old comedian and actor said.<\/p>\n<p>After that, he tweeted a picture of the two of them, with Ewen dressed up as Ali G for Red Nose Day.<\/p>\n<p>You know what they say: \u201cA day without laughter is a day wasted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, Ewen played Keith, the accountant who loves Scotch eggs, in the first season of the classic sitcom.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-414-2.webp?w=640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>His character starred with David Brent, Ricky Gervais\u2019s annoying and embarrassing office manager.<\/p>\n<p>Even though there were a lot of staff changes at the made-up Wernham Hogg paper company, Ewen stayed until the show\u2019s last episode in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Merchant, who helped write and direct The Office, also said nice things about Ewen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo very sad to hear of Ewen MacIntosh\u2019s death,\u201d he wrote. A wonderful and very funny man who played Keith on The Office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"33920e66fc3f8d7fe9054617d4d84851\" data-index=\"2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1605919\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was so funny when we asked him to make up a voicemail message that we gave him more lines to read, and he stole every scene he was in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA one-time thing. A terrible loss. Rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-414-3.webp?w=640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>He worked with Gervais again in the last season of After Life, where he played \u201cBuffet Man,\u201d a man who isn\u2019t allowed to enter an all-you-can-eat restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Tony, a reporter, and his coworker went to talk to someone for a story. When they got there, they saw a fat, boring guy who looked exactly like Big Keith.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-414-4.webp?w=640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The character was a nice nod to Keith, who had a boring voicemail and would have rather been a DJ.<\/p>\n<p>The people who worked with Ewen wrote, \u201cIt is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful death of our beloved comedy genius Ewen MacIntosh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis family wants to thank everyone who helped him, especially Willow Green Care Home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be a private cremation for family &amp; close friends soon &amp; a celebratory memorial later in the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readlovepray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-414-5.webp?w=640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>When she wasn\u2019t on the sitcom, Ewen had trouble getting parts and went bankrupt in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Also, he talked about his health problems and said that in 2022 he had been admitted to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Ewen wrote, \u201cBad times for me, I\u2019m afraid, chums.\u201d \u201cRemain strong out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was also in shows like Miranda and Little Britain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA whole new idea. Happy death, \u201cthe 62-year-old comedian and actor said. After that, he tweeted a picture of the two of them, with Ewen dressed up as Ali G for Red Nose Day. You know what they say: \u201cA day without laughter is a day wasted.\u201d In 2001, Ewen played Keith, the accountant who&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=11822\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11822"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11822"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11823,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11822\/revisions\/11823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}