Founded in 1998 by comedian Greg Fleet, the Piece of Wood Award is awarded during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to the best show as voted by a committee of comedians which includes all past winners of the award. Literally a piece of wood, it is traditional for winners to bite the award.
Past winners have included:
1998 - Linda Haggar and Fahey Younger - Lost due to war 1999 - Simon Munnery 2000 - Stewart Lee 2001 - Rich Fulcher 2002 - Charlie Pickering - Boiling Point and Michael Chamberlin 2003 - Justin Hamilton 2004 - Andrew McClelland- Andrew McClelland's Somewhat Accurate History of Pirates (1550-2017) 2005 - Tony Law 2006 - Fiona O'Loughlin and Damian Callinan - Spaznuts (Shared) 2007 - Andy Zaltzman 2008 - Tom Gleeson 2009 - Lawrence Mooney - Make The Girls Laugh 2010 - Sam Simmons - Fail 2011 - Harley Breen - I Heart Bunnings: Stories About My Brothers 2012 - Bob Franklin and Steven Gates - Stubborn Monkey Disorder 2013 - David Quirk - Shaking Hands With Danger 2014 - Sarah Kendall - Touchdown 2015 - Anne Edmonds - You Know What I'm Like 2016 - Chris Wainhouse 2017 - Luke Heggie - Rough Diamanté 2018 - Heath Franklin - Chopper 2019 - Geraldine Hickey - Things are going well 2021 - Greg Larsen - This might not be hell 2022 - Tina Del Twist - Caravan in the Sky 2023 - Dan Rath - All Quiet Carriage Along the Inner Western Line 2024 - Claire Hooper – So Proud 2025 - Daniel Connell – Box-Headed Manbaby 2026 - Nikki Britton
External links Official MICF Awards Page