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Emmy Winner Hiller on 'Cheer' Role
5 Dec
Summary
- Jeff Hiller portrays Augustus, a German candy factory owner.
- Busy Philipps plays a 20-year-old sister who looks older.
- The episode airs on NBC and streams on Peacock.

Emmy-winning actor Jeff Hiller shared insights into his guest role as Augustus, a charismatic German candy factory owner and town benefactor, in the latest episode of the NBC comedy "Stumble." Hiller embraced a full German accent for the character, a choice that delighted the show's writers and added a unique flair to the performance. The character's storyline involves assisting Coach Courteney in revitalizing the local cheer gym.
Hiller also spoke about his interactions with co-star Busy Philipps, who plays Vicky, the older sister of Peaches. Philipps' character, despite being 40, is presented as a 20-year-old, a detail that surprised Coach Potter. Hiller expressed a sense of "parasocial weirdness" meeting Philipps, whom he admired from her talk show and memoir.
The episode, premiering this Friday, December 5th, will feature Coach Potter's amusingly mistaken impression of Vicky as Peaches' mother. The show, focusing on the competitive world of junior cheerleading, airs on NBC and is available for streaming the following day on Peacock.




