His schtick on QI, where he and Stephen Fry exchange flirtatious repartee about Atlantic sea birds and Latin conjugation, has the nation rapt. (Fry himself admits the couple's patter is the most sexually charged thing on British television.) He's a capable, 7 out of 10 performer on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, was excellent in the acclaimed ITV drama Bob and Rose, and made an extremely funny appearance on Room 101 in about 1996, where he won over Nick Hancock by explaining why he hates people eating while they're acting and men teaming a suit jacket with jeans.