In a Taxi with. Ben Miller; the Sky's the Limit for This Astrophysicist Turned Comedian, Actor, Director, Producer

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Byline: Interview MAUREEN PATON

If there's anyone who can rescue the public image of scientists from eternal geekdom, it's Ben Miller. Although he studied astrophysics at Cambridge University, this impressive all-rounder was seduced into performing instead, becoming one half of comedy double act Armstrong & Miller (speciality: nude vet sketches and cross-dressing). Alexander Armstrong is the plummy-voiced, privately educated one, while Ben is the highly strung one from a comprehensive school with a sexy glitter in his green eyes that makes him, Alexander insists, the better of the two at transvestism. Add to that Ben's solo career acting in TV dramas Primeval, The Worst …