Henry Stone (comedian)

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

Henry Stone
Born	Henry Stone
Occupation(s)	Comedian, writer, director
Years active	2009–present
Website	henrystone.com.au

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

• 2014: Winner, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Golden Gibbo Award – Fancy Boy Variety Show
• 2017: Winner, AWG Award for Best Sketch Comedy – Fancy Boy
• 2019: Nominated, ADG Award for Best Online Comedy Direction – Be Your Own Boss
• 2021: Winner, ADG Award for Best Online Comedy Direction – A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen
• 2023: Nominated, Sydney Film Festival's Dendy Award for Best Australian Short Film - The 2IC
• 2023: Winner, Sydney Underground Film Festival Renegade Best Short Film Award - Blood Sugar Sex Yowie
• 2023: Nominated, ADG Award for Best Commercial Content – Square Mo-gal Webin-ya
• 2024: Nominated, AACTA Award for best Stand Up Comedy Special - Aaron Chen - If Weren't Filmed Nobody Would Believe

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Type
2014	Ad Nauseam		Feature film[11]
2014	Heidi Fires Everyone		Short film
2015	The Tail Job		Feature film
2021	Blood Sugar Sex Yowie		Short film
2023	The 2IC		Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Type
2014	Dirty Bird		TV series
2014	Fully Furnished		TV series
2014	Crazy Bastards		TV series
2015	Looking Back		TV series[12]
2016	Fancy Boy		TV series[13]
2016	Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am		TV series
2016	The Letdown		TV series
2017	1800 Success		TV series[14]
2017	No Experience Necessary		TV series
2017	The Checkout		TV series
2018	Tonightly with Tom Ballard		TV series
2020	At Home Alone Together		TV series
2020	A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen		TV special
2022	Sam Campbell - Companion		TV special
2022	Aaron Chen - If Weren't Filmed Nobody Would Believe		TV 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".

External links

• Henry Stone at IMDb
• Official website