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

External links

• Official MICF Awards Page