Henry Stone (comedian)
Henry Stone | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henry Stone |
| Occupations | Comedian, writer, director |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | henrystone |
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 Fancy Boy 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 and Channel 10.[11]
In 2026, Stone was a director on Urzila Carlson's new sketch comedy television series Urzila.[12]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fancy Boy Variety Show | Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Golden Gibbo Award | Won | [1][6][7] |
| 2016 | Grubby Festival Campsite | Australian Writers Guild Laugh Out Loud | Best Comedy Writing | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Fancy Boy | AWGIE Award | Best Writing of a Sketch Comedy Program | Won | [1] |
| 2018 | The Checkout | AACTA Award | Best Lifestyle Program | Nominated | [13] |
| 2019 | Be Your Own Boss | ADG Award | Best Online Comedy Direction | Nominated | [1][14] |
| 2020 | At Home Alone Together | AACTA Award | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | [1][15] |
| 2021 | A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen | ADG Award | Best Direction in a Web/Online Comedy Series Episode | Won | [16] |
| 2021 | A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen | AACTA Award | Best Short Form Comedy | Nominated | [17] |
| 2023 | The 2IC | Sydney Film Festival | Dendy Award for Best Australian Short Film | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Blood Sugar Sex Yowie | Sydney Underground Film Festival | Renegade Best Short Film Award | Won | |
| 2023 | Square Mo-gal Webin-ya | ADG Award | Best Commercial Content Direction | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Aaron Chen – If Weren't Filmed Nobody Would Believe | AACTA Award | Best Direction in Nonfiction Television | Nominated | [18] |
| 2026 | Dashcamera Obscura | Melbourne International Comedy Festival Funny Shorts | Best Short Film | Finalist | [19] |
Filmography
Film
As performer
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Heidi Fires Everyone | Bianca | Short film | [20] |
| 2014 | Ad Nauseam | Misha | Feature film | [21] |
| 2015 | The Gig at Helmswood Hall | Mick | Short film | |
| 2016 | The Tail Job | Pinball Geek | Feature film | |
| 2017 | Animal Awareness | John | Short film | |
| 2019 | The Push | Henry | Short film | |
| 2021 | Blood Sugar Sex Yowie | Terpy | Short film | |
| 2023 | The 2IC | Dancer | Short film | |
| 2026 | Dashcamera Obscura | Road Tradie | Short film |
As writer / director / producer/ editor
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | We Punched a Nazi | Yes | Yes | No | No | Short film | |
| Shifting Piss | Yes | Yes | No | No | Short film | ||
| Animal Awareness | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Short film | ||
| The Push | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | ||
| 2021 | Gym Rat | No | Yes | No | No | Short film | [22] |
| 2022 | Aaron Chen: If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe | No | Yes | No | No | Short film | [23] |
| 2022 | Blood Sugar Sex Yowie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | [24] |
| 2023 | The 2IC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Short film | [25] |
| Dashcamera Obscura | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film | [19] | |
| 2025 | Furore | No | Yes | No | No | Short film | [26] |
| 2026 | Mr Adidos | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film | [27] |
Television
As performer
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Crazy Bastards | Mortimer Schweppes | 1 episode | |
| SBS Comedy: Hunger Games | Peeta | |||
| 2014; 2016–2017 | Fancy Boy | Alien / Various characters | 7 episodes | [28] |
| 2015 | Dirty Bird | Henry | 4 episodes | |
| Fully Furnished | Customer | |||
| Looking Back | Shannon Tackle | |||
| Fresh Blood Pilot Season | Young Mark Chapman | 1 episode | [29] | |
| 2016 | Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am | |||
| The Letdown | Waiter | TV movie | [30] | |
| 2017 | No Experience Necessary | Self | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Australia's Best Street Racer | Kyle | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | At Home Alone Together | Covid Spokesman | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Expanded Minds Only | 1 episode | ||
| 2025 | Westerners | DJ Op Shop | 1 episode |
As writer / director / producer/ editor
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dirty Bird | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 2 / 4 episodes | |
| Looking Back | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| 2016–2017 | Fancy Boy | Yes | No | No | No | 6 episodes | [31] |
| 2017 | Share This | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| No Experience Necessary | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 6 episodes | ||
| 1800 Success | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Miniseries, 3 episodes | [32] | |
| 2018 | The Checkout | No | Yes | No | No | 12 episodes | |
| Fresh Blood: Be Your Own Boss | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1 episode | [33][34] | |
| Tonightly with Tom Ballard | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 61 episodes | ||
| The Set | Yes | No | Yes | No | 5 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Saturday Night Rove | No | Yes | No | No | 1 episode (segment: "The Filter Couple") | |
| Celebrity Name Game | Yes | No | No | No | |||
| 2020 | At Home Alone Together | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 9 episodes | [35] |
| A Life in Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | TV short | ||
| 2021 | Big Lake | Yes | No | No | No | Documentary | |
| 2022 | Sam Campbell – Companion | No | Yes | No | No | TV special | [36] |
| 2023–2024 | Fairbairn in the City | No | Yes | Yes | No | 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee | Yes | No | No | No | 8 episodes | |
| Taskmaster | Yes | No | No | No | 11 episodes | ||
| Melanie Bracewell – Forget Me Not | No | Yes | No | No | TV special | [37] | |
| Tom Cashman – Pests | No | Yes | No | No | TV special | [38] | |
| 2026 | Aaron Chen: Funny Garden | No | Yes | No | No | TV special | |
| Urzila | No | Yes | No | No | 6 episodes | [12] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Henry Stone Comedian". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ↑ "SBS Comedy Runway: Looking Back – Dack Attack". SBS. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ "Henry Stone Biography". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "Leaving no stone unturned". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ↑ "The Comedy Zone – Henry Stone". beat.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards Till 2017". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Fancy Boy on ABC TV". ABC TV. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ↑ "Seeso New Series Fancy Boy". Deadline. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Dirty Bird". YouTube. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Mr Adidos | Henry Stone". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Urzila Carlson Unleashes New Sketch Comedy Series on ABC". abc.net.au. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Winners & Nominees | 2018 AACTA Awards". aacta.org. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Knox, David (7 May 2019). "Australian Director's Guild Awards 2019: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Winners & Nominees | 2020 AACTA Awards". aacta.org. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "2021 ADG Awards". adg.org.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards | 2021". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Knox, David (9 February 2024). "AACTA Industry Awards 2024: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Funny Shorts Finalists and Final Jury Panel Announced!". comedyfestival.com.au. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Heidi Fires Everyone". backseatrebel.com. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ad Nauseam". backseatrebel.com. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Gym Rat". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Aaron Chen: If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Blood Sugar Sex Yowie". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "The 2IC". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Furore". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Mr Adidos". St Kilda Short Film Festival. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "DECEMBER MEDIA IN PRODUCTION WITH NEW SKETCH COMEDY SHOW". December Media. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Fresh Blood Pilot Season: episode guide | Series 1". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "The Letdown: episode guide | Series 1". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Fancy Boy". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Introducing Fresh Blood's Class of 2017". Screen Australia.
- ↑ "Fresh Blood Pilot Season: episode guide | Series 2". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Knox, David (11 December 2018). "Airdate: Be Your Own Boss". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "At Home Alone Together". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sam Campbell – Companion". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Melanie Bracewell – Forget Me Not". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tom Cashman – Pests". henrystone.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2026.