Henry Stone (comedian)

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

Henry Stone
Born
Henry Stone

21 May 1988 (1988-05-21) (age 32)
OccupationComedian, writer and director
Years active2009–present
Websitehenrystone.com.au

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. 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. https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/newsroom/news/2017/mr-170328-fresh-blood
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