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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 Cry
- 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
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110425021451/http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2011/season/about-us/awards/ Official MICF Awards Page]
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