Henry Stone (comedian) explained

Birth Name:	Henry Stone
Occupation:	Comedian, writer and director
Years Active:	2009–present

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

• 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, Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Online Comedy Direction – Be Your Own Boss
• 2021: Winner, Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Online Comedy Direction – A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen
• 2023: Nominated, Sydney Film Festival Dendy Best Australian Short Film Award - The 2IC
• 2023, Winner, Sydney Underground Film Festival Renegade Best Short Film Award - Blood Sugar Sex Yowie
• 2023, Nominated, Australian Directors' Guild 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

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henry Stone Comedian. The Sit Down Comedy Club. 10 October 2010.
2. Web site: SBS Comedy Runway: Looking Back – Dack Attack. SBS. 29 October 2015.
3. Web site: Henry Stone Biography. The Wheeler Center. 27 April 2015.
4. Web site: Leaving no stone unturned. Couriemail. 21 April 2011.
5. Web site: The Comedy Zone – Henry Stone. Beat. 28 March 2011.
6. Web site: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards Till 2017. Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 10 October 2016.
7. Web site: Fancy Boy Variety Show: the secret late-night comedy show that's winning prestigious awards. 8 September 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 2014.
8. Web site: Fancy Boy on ABC TV. ABC. 30 December 2016.
9. Web site: Seeso New Series Fancy Boy. Deadline. 29 October 2016.
10. Web site: Dirty Bird. 9 September 2014. Youtube.
11. Web site: Ad Nauseam Film. 21 November 2014. Ad Nauseam.
12. Web site: Looking Back. 27 October 2015. Imdb.
13. Web site: DECEMBER MEDIA IN PRODUCTION WITH NEW SKETCH COMEDY SHOW. December Media. 26 May 2016.
14. Web site: Introducing Fresh Blood's Class of 2017.