Henry Stone (comedian)

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Henry Stone
Born
Henry Stone

21 May 1988 (1988-05-21) (age 33)
OccupationComedian, writer and director
Years active2009–present
Websitehenrystone.com.au

Henry Stone (born 21 May 1988) is an Australian comedian, writer, and director.[1]

Originating from Queensland, Stone began performing live comedy in Brisbane in 2009, the same year he also formed sketch comedy group, Skills in Time, with friends Greg Larsen & Sam Campbell. In 2015 Skills in Time produced a pilot for SBS, titled 'Looking Back’.[2]

In 2011, as a stand-up comedian Henry performed as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s 'Comedy Zone',[3][4] alongside Luke Heggie, Jennifer Wong, Ronny Chieng and Daniel Connell.[5] In 2014 Stone and his new sketch group, Fancy Boy, wrote and performed 'Variety Show' which went on to win the Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[6][7] In 2016, Fancy Boy were commissioned to create a TV sketch show for ABC TV[8] and Seeso.[9]

Stone commenced work as a screenwriter & director for his online produced material including the webseries Dirty Bird[10] and moved into short film & television work for various programs on the ABC, SBS, Comedy Central, Seeso, Channel 10 & Adult Swim.

Awards & Nominations[]

  • Melbourne International Comedy Festival Golden Gibbo Award 2014 – Fancy Boy Variety Show
  • AWG Award for Best Sketch Comedy 2017 - Fancy Boy
  • Australian Directors Guild Award Nomination for Best Online Comedy Direction 2019 - Be Your Own Boss

Filmography[]

  • Dirty Bird (Series) – 2014
  • Fully Furnished (Series) – 2014
  • Ad Nauseam (Feature Film)- 2014[11]
  • Crazy Bastards (Series) – 2014
  • Heidi Fires Everyone (Short) – 2014
  • Looking Back (Series) – 2015[12]
  • The Tail Job (Feature Film) – 2015
  • Fancy Boy (TV Series) – 2016[13]
  • Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (TV Series) – 2016
  • The Letdown (TV Series) – 2016
  • 1800 Success (Series) - 2017[14]
  • No Experience Necessary (Series) - 2017
  • The Checkout (Series)
  • Tonightly With Tom Ballard (Series) - 2018
  • Celebrity Name Game (TV series) – 2019
  • At Home Alone Together (TV Series) - 2020
  • A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen (Special) - 2020

References[]

  1. ^ "Henry Stone Comedian". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. ^ "SBS Comedy Runway: Looking Back – Dack Attack". SBS. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Henry Stone Biography". The Wheeler Center. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Leaving no stone unturned". Couriemail. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  5. ^ "The Comedy Zone – Henry Stone". Beat. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards Till 2017". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Fancy Boy Variety Show: the secret late-night comedy show that's winning prestigious awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Fancy Boy on ABC TV". ABC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Seeso New Series Fancy Boy". Deadline. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Dirty Bird". Youtube. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Ad Nauseam Film". Ad Nauseam. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Looking Back". Imdb. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  13. ^ "DECEMBER MEDIA IN PRODUCTION WITH NEW SKETCH COMEDY SHOW". December Media. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Introducing Fresh Blood's Class of 2017".

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