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Henry Stone
Henry Stone
Born	Henry Stone; Queensland, Australia
Education	Film & Screen Production
Alma mater	Griffith University
Occupation(s)	Comedian, Writer, Actor and Director
Years active	2009-present
Website	henrystone.com.au

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Henry Stone (born 21 May 1988) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor and director ^[1]. He is a member of the sketch group Fancy Boy who won the Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2014 ^[2].

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. One year later 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. In 2015 they produced an episode of the SBS Comedy Runway series called ‘Looking Back’. As a stand up comedian Stone has toured extensively and performed on triple j ‘Good Az Friday’, at Splendour In The Grass & has also performed in Melbourne International Comedy Festival ‘Comedy Zone’ in 2011 ^[3] ^[4], alongside Luke Heggie, Jennifer Wong, Ronnie Chieng and Daniel Connell^[5]. He also was a contributor to the triple j Debate Night series in 2013. In 2014 Stone, along with Greg Larsen, co-created a new sketch group, Fancy Boy, whose show ‘Variety Show’ went on to win the Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival that year^[6]. Fancy Boy has since been turned into TV sketch show for ABC2 and Seeso, of which Stone is a co-writer and co-performer.

Stone is also an active screen director, having helmed short films, commercials, music videos for artists including Allday, Matt Okine & COUSINS as well as the web series Dirty Bird, which he co-directed with Sam Campbell. He also hosted The Dark Crystal film in Australia^[7].

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 Pro-duction from Griffith University. He now resides in Sydney, Australia.

Awards

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Golden Gibbo Award 2014 - Fancy Boy Variety Show

Live Comedy

Comedy Zone - 2011
Good Az Friday - 2011
Skills In Time Got Dem Big City Dreams - 2012
Skills In Time Checkmates - 2013
Debate Night - 2013
Erotic Fan Fiction, guest performer - 2014 & 2015
Fancy Boy Variety Show - 2014^[10]
Splendour In The Grass - 2014
Scott Dooley & Friends - 2014
Falls Festival - 2014
Spoiler Alert, as writer & announcer - 2015
Conspiracy Theories - 2015
Fancy Boy Variety Show 2 - 2015
Splendour In The Grass - 2015
Wakey Wakey w/ Kerry Cobber & The Gang - 2015
Anya Tonight - 2015
Hey Fam! – 2015

Filmography

Fancy Boy (TV Series) - 2016
Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am (TV Series) - 2016
The Letdown (TV Series) - 2016
Looking Back (Series) - 2015 ^[11]
The Tail Job (Feature Film) - 2015
Dirty Bird (Series) - 2014
Fully Furnished (Series) - 2014
Ad Nauseam (Feature Film)- 2014 ^[12]
Crazy Bastards (Series) - 2014
Heidi Fires Everyone (Short) – 2014

References

^ "Henry Stone Comedian". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
^ "Fancy Boy Variety Show: the secret late-night comedy show that's winning prestigious awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^ "Henry Stone Biography". The Wheeler Center. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^ "Leaving no stone unturned". Couriemail. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
^ "The Comedy Zone - Henry Stone". Beat. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
^ "Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards Till 2017". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^ "The Comedy Zone - The Dark Crystal 'PROPHETS DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING!'". Golden Age Cinema and Bar. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
^ "The Blank Slate Movie Podcast". Libsyn. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
^ "Comedian Steele Saunders Loves Star Wars - Steele Wars". Omny Fm. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^ "DECEMBER MEDIA IN PRODUCTION WITH NEW SKETCH COMEDY SHOW". December Media. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Looking Back". Imdb. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "Looking Back". Ad Nauseam. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

External links

[1] "Henry Stone Comedian". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 10 October 2010.

[2] "Fancy Boy Variety Show: the secret late-night comedy show that's winning prestigious awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[3] "Henry Stone Biography". The Wheeler Center. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[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] "The Comedy Zone - The Dark Crystal 'PROPHETS DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING!'". Golden Age Cinema and Bar. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

[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] "Looking Back". Ad Nauseam. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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 In 2014 Stone, along with Greg Larsen, co-created a new sketch group, Fancy Boy, whose show ‘Variety Show’ went on to win the Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival that year<ref>{{cite web|title=Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards Till 2017|url=http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2016/season/about-us/awards|publisher=Melbourne International Comedy Festival|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>. Fancy Boy has since been turned into TV sketch show for ABC2 and [[Seeso]], of which Stone is a co-writer and co-performer.
-Stone is also an active screen director, having helmed short films, commercials, music videos for artists including [[Allday]], Matt Okine & COUSINS as well as the web series Dirty Bird, which he co-directed with Sam Campbell. He also hosted The Dark Crystal film in Australia<ref>{{cite web|title=The Comedy Zone - The Dark Crystal ‘PROPHETS DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING!’|url=http://ourgoldenage.com.au/film/the-dark-crystal|publisher=Golden Age Cinema and Bar|accessdate=22 April 2012}}</ref>.
+Stone is also an active screen director, having helmed short films, commercials, music videos for artists including [[Allday]], Matt Okine & COUSINS as well as the web series Dirty Bird, which he co-directed with Sam Campbell. He also hosted [[The Dark Crystal]] film in Australia<ref>{{cite web|title=The Comedy Zone - The Dark Crystal ‘PROPHETS DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING!’|url=http://ourgoldenage.com.au/film/the-dark-crystal|publisher=Golden Age Cinema and Bar|accessdate=22 April 2012}}</ref>.
 Henry co-hosted The Blank Slate Movie Podcast <ref>{{cite web|title=The Blank Slate Movie Podcast|url=http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/3582704?#access_token=CAAEAkMDpPh4BAJsd4rjEerZCs4qFvtbw9Hmi6wO0wNrLjznMX1dN3OMCcS9uzjZBkyGIwlsVi30sQoZCcJNfhP1f1CUtmIHWbUZBUpcopjbT2UFTrqldjzUF1IUEcKVZBJirtUJIYWQ6E8WkRXvsLldCYrenJN30ewjcyQZBjVNtNxiLZAsoKaqe0eJliDwQ4jBInNfj4BuSxo9wFiy0zqClFfpcD4CsF0ZD&expires_in=6013|publisher=Libsyn|accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref> before departing in 2016 and has appeared on the podcasts Hey Fam!, Steele Wars<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedian Steele Saunders Loves Star Wars - Steele Wars|url=https://omny.fm/shows/steele-wars/ep-061-live-angus-truskett-henry-stone-alexei-toli|publisher=Omny Fm|accessdate=22 June 2016}}</ref> & Free To A Good Home.