December 2004:

"Crook Refused Entry to Premiere"
British actor MACKENZIE CROOK was refused entry to the London premiere of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE on Monday night (29NOV04), because he didn't have a ticket...

November 2004:

"Rock'n'Roll is the New Comedy"
Office star Mackenzie Crook is developing a comedy set in the rock industry...

Cuckoo's Nest Extended
The show is now scheduled to run until January 1st 2005.

Reminder!
"The Office" Christmas special will be available Tuesday November 16th in the US.You can pre-order them here.

Merchant of Venice Release Date
According to the film's official website it will be released in NY and LA beginning December 29th

October 2004:

Reminder!
"The Office" Christmas special will be run for the first time on US tv this Thursday, October 21st at 9pm on BBC America.

Cuckoo's Nest Comedy Nights
For four nights (Oct. 16th & 30th and Nov. 13th and 27th) the cast of the play will stick around after the show for a series of comedy nights. Cuckoo's Nest includes many comedians in supporting roles including Mackenzie, Stephen K Amos and Ian Coppinger. Christian Slater and Francis Barber will also participate in these nights. More info here.

September 2004:

Crook to Become a Pirate Again
It's official! Mackenzie is signed up for 2 more Pirates of the Caribbean sequals. Read more here.

BBC Drops Controversial Pope Cartoon
The BBC has unfortunately given the ax to "Popetown"--a cartoon Mackenzie voiced and wrote for-- due to the complaints of many Catholics. Read more here.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in the West End
The play is now open in London's Gielgud Theatre. It will run from September 15th to December 4th.

"Sellers & Buyers"
Telegraph.co.uk reports that Mackenzie's home previously belonged to comedy legend Peter Sellers

New Blake's Junction 7 Interview
View the video clip from Scotland Today.

Happy Birthday!
This month (Sept. 29th) Mackenzie Crook has turned 33!

August 2004:

Sony Classics Acquires The Merchant of Venice
The film featuring Mackenzie as Launcelot Gobbo should be released by year's end.
Article here.

Cuckoo's Nest Tests Fringe Spirit
...it is Crook (Gareth from The Office) who fits the role as the odd-looking, stuttering Billy Bibbit so well that it is he who steals the show and the audience's gaze. Crook, on the brink of Hollywood stardom himself does nothing to harm his chances here...
Full Article here.

Enough to Drive Anyone Crazy
More on the problems surrounding Cuckoo's Nest.
Crook - primed with anti-viral pills - remained sanguine: "Morale's good, all things considered."
Article here.

Pox Halts Slater's British Stage Debut
The opening of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest featuring Mackenzie Crook as Billy Bibbit has been put off due to Christian Slater's case of Chicken Pox.
Article Here

July 2004:

Stress causes director of high-profile Fringe play to fly the coop
THE director of One Flew Over The Cuckoo�s Nest, an Edinburgh Fringe show, has pulled out of the production only two weeks before its opening night...
Article here.

Christian Slater Co-Starring in Cuckoo's Nest
His 2nd time co-starring with Mackenzie since Churchill: The Hollywood Years. More information here.

June 2004:

Release date for the Potato Men
Sex Lives of The Potato Men will be released on DVD on June 28th. It is available for preorder on Amazon.co.uk.

May 2004:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Mackenzie is signed on to play Billy Bibbitt in a staged version, more details here.

"Office" Ineligible for The Emmy Awards--By One Episode!
More details on this oversight on BBC News

April 2004:

Reminders!
As of April 20th "The Office" Series 2 is available in the US on DVD

The Television Baftas will be held Sunday, April 18th
Make sure to watch it, as "The Office" has won two more Baftas!

March 2004:

March 22nd- "The Office" Specials nominated for two Television Baftas. Article here

February 2004: