Jürg Hügi
About Jürg Hügi
Jürg Hügi, who performed under the stage name Stan George, was a Swiss comedian. He was born in Basel on 26 May 1944 and died in the same city on 17 September 2009. His tall, lanky frame and strikingly bulging eyes were the physical marks of his act.
He worked as a painter before turning to comedy around 1962. His early engagements were as a between-acts clown with various circuses, and afterwards in variety theatres and night clubs.
In 1993 he was cast as one of the main figures in the Sat.1 game show Halli Galli, which was dropped after twelve episodes. Speaking to the website Sprechplanet in April 2009, he said the casting team took him at first sight because he looked so striking. On Vorsicht Kamera he worked as the man who startled the public, and he took similar roles for ZDF in Die Spaceboys and for ARD in Verstehen Sie Spaß?
After his television years he built his own live comedy show and toured it across Germany, playing venues such as the Hansa-Theater in Hamburg, the Prinzregententheater in Munich and the Palazzo Colombino in Freiburg. He also wrote a children's series for the channel Premiere and played the lead in it. His urn grave is at the Hörnli cemetery in Riehen.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Jürg Hügi's stage name?
The Swiss comedian Jürg Hügi performed under the stage name Stan George throughout his career in circuses, variety and television.
When was Stan George born and when did he die?
Jürg Hügi was born in Basel on 26 May 1944 and died in the same city on 17 September 2009.
How did Jürg Hügi get into comedy?
A painter by trade, he turned to comedy around 1962 and first worked as a between-acts clown with various circuses, later moving on to variety theatres and night clubs.
What was Halli Galli?
Halli Galli was a Sat.1 game show from 1993 in which Hügi was cast as one of the main figures; it was dropped after twelve episodes.
Which TV shows did Stan George appear in?
He was the man who startled the public on Vorsicht Kamera, and he took similar roles for ZDF in Die Spaceboys and for ARD in Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Where did Stan George tour his live show?
After his television years he toured his own live comedy show across Germany, with dates at the Hansa-Theater in Hamburg, the Prinzregententheater in Munich and the Palazzo Colombino in Freiburg.
What did Stan George look like on stage?
His tall, lanky frame and strikingly bulging eyes were the physical trademarks of his act.
