Henry Stone (comedian)

Henry Stone

Henry Stone at Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2016
Born Henry Stone
Queensland, Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Occupation Comedian, Writer, Actor and Director
Years active 2009-present
Website henrystone.com.au

Henry Stone (born 21 May 1988) is an award winning Australian comedian, writer, actor and director.[1] He is a member of the sketch comedy groups Skills In Time & Fancy Boy.

Originating from Queensland, he began performing standup comedy in Brisbane in 2009, the same year he also formed sketch comedy group, Skills In Time, with friend Greg Larsen. In 2010 Skills in Time were joined by friend and comedian Sam Campbell. Skills In Time’s youtube channel has amassed over 3 million views and the group have performed two live stage shows, Big City Dreams & Checkmates. Stone also used the groups Youtube channel as a platform for his comedy character Jaydos, which he performed from 2010-2014. In 2015 Skills In Time produced a pilot for SBS, titled ‘Looking Back’.[2]

In 2014 Stone, along with Greg Larsen, co-created a new sketch group based in Melbourne, Fancy Boy. Joined by Stuart Daulman, John Campbell and later Jonathan Schuster, their show ‘Variety Show’ went on to win the Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[3][4] In 2016, Fancy Boy were commissioned to create a TV sketch show for ABC TV and Seeso, with Stone taking the role of writer and performer.

As a stand up comedian Henry has toured extensively and performed on Triple J's ‘Good Az Friday’, at Splendour In The Grass & was a part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival ‘Comedy Zone’ in 2011,[5][6] alongside Luke Heggie, Jennifer Wong, Ronnie Chieng and Daniel Connell.[7] He also was a contributor to the Triple J Debate Night series in 2013 and opened American comedian Joe Mande’s Australian shows in 2015.

Stone is an active screen director, having helmed short films, commercials, as well as music videos for artists including Allday, Matt Okine & COUSINS. His web series, Dirty Bird, was co-directed with Sam Campbell.

Henry co-hosted The Blank Slate Movie Podcast [8] before departing in 2016 and has appeared on the podcasts Hey Fam!, Steele Wars[9] & Free To A Good Home.

Personal life

Stone grew up in Queensland on the Sunshine Coast. He received a degree in Film & Screen Production from Griffith University. He now resides in Sydney, Australia.

Awards

Live comedy

Filmography

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. ↑ "Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards Till 2017". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fancy Boy Variety Show: the secret late-night comedy show that's winning prestigious awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Henry Stone Biography". The Wheeler Center. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Leaving no stone unturned". Couriemail. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "The Comedy Zone - Henry Stone". Beat. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "The Blank Slate Movie Podcast". Libsyn. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Comedian Steele Saunders Loves Star Wars - Steele Wars". Omny Fm. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "DECEMBER MEDIA IN PRODUCTION WITH NEW SKETCH COMEDY SHOW". December Media. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Looking Back". Imdb. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ad Nauseam Film". Ad Nauseam. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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