Henry Stone (comedian)

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Henry Stone
Born
Henry Stone
Occupation(s)Comedian, writer, director
Years active2009–present
Website henrystone.com.au

Henry Stone is an Australian comedian, writer and director.

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Career

Originating from Brisbane, Queensland, [1] Stone began performing live comedy in his home town in 2009, the same year he also formed sketch comedy group, 'Skills in Time', with friends Greg Larsen and Sam Campbell. In 2015, Skills in Time produced a pilot for SBS Television, titled Looking Back. [2]

In 2011, as a stand-up comedian Stone 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 and director for his online-produced material, including the web series Dirty Bird, [10] and moved into short film and television work for various programs on the ABC, SBS, Comedy Central, Seeso, Channel 10, and Adult Swim.[ citation needed ]

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
2014Ad NauseamFeature film [11]
2014Heidi Fires EveryoneShort film
2015The Tail JobFeature film
2021Blood Sugar Sex YowieShort film
2023The 2ICShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
2014Dirty BirdTV series
2014Fully FurnishedTV series
2014Crazy BastardsTV series
2015Looking BackTV series [12]
2016 Fancy Boy TV series [13]
2016 Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am TV series
2016 The Letdown TV series
20171800 SuccessTV series [14]
2017No Experience NecessaryTV series
2017 The Checkout TV series
2018 Tonightly with Tom Ballard TV series
2020 At Home Alone Together TV series
2020A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron ChenTV special
2022Sam Campbell - CompanionTV special
2022 Aaron Chen - If Weren't Filmed Nobody Would BelieveTV special

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. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. 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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