[1] Originally a member (a quick-tempered tsukkomi) of a kombi called Babies (ベイビーズ), he started working as a host in Tokyo under the host name Ken Saegami (冴神剣 Saegami Ken) when Babies dissolved.
Making a mere amount of yen equivalent to $800 per month, he worked as a host for nearly 3 years.
His skit always follows the same formula: A simple introduction followed by a recollection of past and present pitiful episodes in his life after which he repeats, "I am Hiroshi."
(ヒロシです/Hiroshi desu), while Italian singer Peppino Gagliardi's "Che vuole questa musica stasera" plays in the background.
He is always seen wearing typical host-style apparel,[clarification needed] and he is known as a depressed character, which is reflected in his skits, and in the way he is treated by other owarai talents.