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

Career

Originating from

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, 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

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, titled ''Looking Back''. In 2011, as a stand-up comedian Stone performed as part of the

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's "Comedy Zone", alongside Luke Heggie, Jennifer Wong,

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, and Daniel Connell. In 2014 Stone and his new sketch group, 'Fancy Boy', wrote and performed ''Variety Show'', which went on to win the

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award at the

. In 2016, Fancy Boy were commissioned to create a TV sketch show for ABC TV and

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. Stone commenced work as a screenwriter and director for his online-produced material, including the

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''Dirty Bird'', and moved into

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and television work for various programs on the

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, SBS,

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, Channel 10, and

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Awards and nominations

*2014: Winner, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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– ''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 The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize. , the festival's director is Nashen Moodley. Histo ...

'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,

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for best Stand Up Comedy Special - ''Aaron Chen - If Weren't Filmed Nobody Would Believe''

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Henry Living people 1988 births Australian screenwriters Australian filmmakers Australian sketch comedians Australian stand-up comedians Male actors from Brisbane