ABC commissions Henry and Aaron Christmas Special
West Australian comedy duo and digital content creators Henry Inglis and Aaron McCann have won their first ABC commission, a Christmas special episode to premiere on ABC2.
‘Henry and Aaron’s ABC2 Xmas Quickie’ is part of ABC2’s line-up of comedy throughout the holidays featuring talent from the next generation of Australian YouTube stars.
The pair have previously had the Henry and Aaron’s Perfectly Adequate Christmas Special in 2010, which saw Aaron kidnap and torture Santa for giving him terrible presents every year. This year Aaron is kidnapped on Christmas Eve and his best friend, Detective Henry Inglis, seeks to save him.
More web series by the pair include Henry and Aaron’s 7 Steps to Superstardom of 2011 and It’s a Snap in 2012. It’s a Snap had over 3m hits on YouTube and resulted in Inglis, McCann and their producer Lauren Elliott being signed with Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles. They have been developing comedy projects in the 12 months since.
The new Christmas special also features Perth comedians James Helm, Ben Sutton, Liam Graham and Paul ‘Werzel Montague’. The team will celebrate the launch with a rooftop Christmas party in Fremantle on Saturday.
