London. In June 2005, there were two tribute shows at the Glastonbury Festival; in July, a BBC Radio 4 documentary tribute; and, in August, two tribute shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. There were five-hour tribute shows at the Hackney Empire theatre in London on 5 February 2006 and 28 January 2007 to commemorate the anniversary of his death. The Annual Malcolm Hardee Awards (2005–present) The Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality are awards given annually at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival "for comic originality of thought or performance". Winners were: 2005 – Reggie Watts 2006 – No award presented 2007 – Doktor Cocacolamcdonalds 2008 – Edward Aczel (nominees: Edward Aczel, Aindreas de Staic, The Fringe Box Office, Peter Buckley Hill, Otto Kuhnle) 2009 – Otto Kuhnle (nominees: Three Gaga Heads, Tim Key, Otto Kuhnle, Joey Page, George Ryegold) 2010 – Robert White (nominees: Dr Brown, Bo Burnham, Lewis Schaffer, Bob Slayer, Robert White) 2011 – Johnny Sorrow (nominees: Dr Brown, James Hamilton, Bob Slayer, Johnny Sorrow) 2012 – The Rubberbandits (nominees James Hamilton, The Rubberbandits, Simon Munnery) 2013 – Adrienne Truscott (nominees Ursula Burns, Red Bastard, Adrienne Truscott) 2014 – Candy Gigi (nominees The Birdmann, Michael Brunström, Candy Gigi) 2015 – Michael Brunström (nominees Michael Brunström, Richard Gadd, The Story Beast, Mr Twonkey/Paul Vickers) 2016 – Mr Twonkey/Paul Vickers (nominees The Baby (in Come Look at The Baby), Foxdog Studios, Arthur Smith, Mr Twonkey) 2017 – Terry Alderton (nominees Terry Alderton, Rob Kemp, Elf Lyons, Mark Dean Quinn. 2018 - no award presented 2019 - Julia Masli & The Duncan Brothers: LEGS (nominees Charles Quarterman, Jimmy Slim and Lewis Blomfield, Joz Norris, President Obonjo, Sean Morley) 2020 - (No Award made/ No Edinburgh Fringe because of the Covid pandemic) 2021 - (No Award made/ No Edinburgh Fringe because of the Covid pandemic) The Malcolm Hardee Cunning Stunt Award was given for the best Fringe publicity stunt of the year. Winners were: 2008 – Gill Smith, awarded retrospectively in 2009, for nominating herself for a Malcolm Hardee award and putting "Malcolm Hardee Award Nominee" on her posters 2009 – Lewis Schaffer, after convincing several publications he was sponsoring the Edinburgh Comedy Awards (or "Lewies") for the modest sum of £99 (nominees: Lewis Schaffer, Shed Simove, Oliver Moore, Jennifer Warren and Charlotte Jo Hanbury) 2010 – Stewart Lee, for successfully encouraging people to vote for little-known Japanese act Frank Chickens in a poll