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

Henry Stone is an Australian comedian, writer, and director.

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

  • 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
  • At Home Alone Together (TV Series) - 2020
  • A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen (Special) - 2020
  • Blood Sugar Sex Yowie (Short) - 2021
  • Sam Campbell - Companion (Special) - 2022
  • Aaron Chen - If Weren't Filmed Nobody Would Believe (Special) - 2022
  • The 2IC (Short) - 2023



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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