Sašo Stare

Sašo Stare, born on 21 August 1986 in Kranj, is a Slovenian stand-up comedian, television host and actor. After grammar school in Kranj he got involved in improvised comedy through the student improv league ŠILI, a path he continued while studying at the University of Ljubljana. He later worked as a warm-up comedian for the popular show Vid in Pero Šov (“Vid and Pero Show”), and along the way took on jobs as a graphic designer, copywriter, stage actor, promoter and children’s television host. He also voiced one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the 2007 reboot.

On stage he is best known within Slovenian theatre as an improviser, having supported two improv groups from the Gorenjska region, Voknvofnej and KUD Kiks. He has appeared in the sketch series Skečoholiki (“Sketchaholics”) and the programme Videozid (“Video Wall”), and has taken part in several roast comedy attempts, including POP TV’s Na žaru (“On the Grill”) and the smaller Vid Valič Roast project. On a more conventional stage he performed in the play Kdo je ubil Anico L. (“Who Killed Anica L.”) at the Šentjakob Theatre, directed by Gojmir Lešnjak. In 2022 he performed in the comedy Fantovščina (“Bachelor Party”) with Gašper Bergant and Žan Papič.

From 2019 he co-hosted the podcast A res, tega ne veš? (“Really, You Don’t Know That?”) with fellow comedian Aleš Novak, built around a guessing game between hosts and a guest. From the 2018 season he presented the talent show Slovenija ima talent (“Slovenia Has Talent”), and from 2019 also Mali šef Slovenije (“Little Chef of Slovenia”). He took part in the second season of the dance show Zvezde plešejo (“Stars Dance”) in 2018.