Henry Stone (comedian)

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Henry Stone
Born
Henry Stone
Occupation(s)Comedian, writer and 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 & Adult Swim.

Awards and nominations


Filmography



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