TheFilmfare Best Comedian Award was given byFilmfare as part of its annualFilmfare Awards forHindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role.
Although the awards started in 1954, awards for the best comedian category started only in 1967, and has been marked as obsolete since 2007.

| Category | Name | Superlative | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Anupam Kher | 5 awards | Awards resulted from 10 nominations |
| Most Nominations | Mehmood | 19 nominations | Nominations resulted in 4 awards. |
| Most Nominations without a Win | Jagdeep, Laxmikant Berde | 4 nominations | – |
Anupam Kher holds the record for the most wins in this category with five awards, followed byMehmood with four, andDeven Verma andUtpal Dutt, each with three. Kher also holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having won the award three years in a row from 1992 to 1994.
Mehmood holds the record for the most nominations in this category, with 19. He also received the highest number of nominations in a single year, garnering three out of five total nominations in 1975, ultimately winning for his performance inVardaan.
| Wins | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 5 | Anupam Kher |
| 4 | Mehmood |
| 3 | Deven Verma,Utpal Dutt |
| 2 | Asrani,Paintal,Satish Kaushik,Johnny Lever,Paresh Rawal,Saif Ali Khan |
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 14th | Mehmood ‡ | Atma | Pyar Kiye Jaa | [1] | |
| Mehmood | Mahesh | Love in Tokyo | |||
| Om Prakash | Ramlal | Pyar Kiye Jaa | |||
| 1968 15th | – | Om Prakash ‡ | Gokulchand | Dus Lakh | [2] |
| Johnny Walker | Padampath | Pati Patni | |||
| Mehmood | Madhu | Mehrban | |||
| 1969 16th | – | Johnny Walker | Teju | Shikar | [3] |
| Mehmood | Girdhar Gopal Agarwal | Neel Kamal | |||
| Bajrang "Birju" | Sadhu Aur Shaitaan |
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Utpal Dutt ‡ | Bhawani Shankar | Gol Maal | [14] | |
| Asrani | Gopi | Sargam | |||
| Deven Verma | Himself | Gol Maal | |||
| Chitragupt Sharma | Lok Parlok | ||||
| Mehmood | Dayal / Amar | Nauker | |||
| 1981 | Keshto Mukherjee ‡ | Ashrafi Lal | Khubsoorat | [15] | |
| Asrani | P. K. Lal | Hum Nahin Sudherenge | |||
| Deven Verma | Ram Narayan "R.N." | Judaai | |||
| Noor-e-Chasmis | Thodisi Bewafaii | ||||
| Keshto Mukherjee | Ram Prasad | Be-Reham | |||
| 1982 | Utpal Dutt ‡ | Bhavani Shankar Bajpai | Naram Garam | [16] | |
| Anoop Kumar | Jagmohan | Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi | |||
| Asrani | Hari | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | |||
| Rakesh Bedi | Omi Sharma | Chashme Buddoor | |||
| Ravi Baswani | Jomo Lakhanpal | ||||
| 1983 | Deven Verma ‡ | Bahadur / Bahadur | Angoor | [17] | |
| Ashok Kumar | Om Prakash Chaudhary | Shaukeen | |||
| Jagdeep | Narmada | Ghazab | |||
| Mehmood | Jaggan | Khud-Daar | |||
| Utpal Dutt | Jagdishbhai | Shaukeen | |||
| 1984 | Utpal Dutt ‡ | Dhurandhar Bhatawdekar | Rang Birangi | ||
| Deven Verma | Ravi Kapoor | Rang Birangi | |||
| Dharmendra | Deepak Kumar 'Deepu' / Raja | Naukar Biwi Ka | |||
| Kader Khan | Munim Narayandas Gopaldas | Himmatwala | |||
| Shakti Kapoor | Ranjeet | Mawaali | |||
| 1985 | Ravi Baswani ‡ | Sudhir Mishra | Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro | [18] | |
| Dada Kondke | Gangaram | Tere Mere Beech Mein | |||
| Ravi Baswani | Siddharth "Sidey" | Ab Ayega Mazaa | |||
| Satish Shah | D'Mello | Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro | |||
| Shakti Kapoor | Kaamesh Singh | Tohfa | |||
| 1986 | Amjad Khan ‡ | Chakradhari | Maa Kasam | [19] | |
| Amjad Khan | Vatsayana | Utsav | |||
| Annu Kapoor | Masseur | ||||
| Deven Verma | Pareshan | Saaheb | |||
| Kader Khan | Vishwapratap Gyandev Agnihotri | Aaj Ka Daur | |||
| 1987 | NO CEREMONY | ||||
| 1988 | NO CEREMONY | ||||
| 1989 | Not Awarded | ||||
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Anupam KherSatish Kaushik ‡ | Devdhar ShastriKanshiram Dey | Ram Lakhan | [20] | |
| Kader Khan | Daruka | Sikka | |||
| Laxmikant Berde | Manohar Singh | Maine Pyar Kiya | |||
| 1991 | Kader Khan ‡ | Raman / Dayashankar "Daddu" | Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri | [21] | |
| 1992 | Anupam Kher ‡ | Prem Anand | Lamhe | [22] | |
| Anupam Kher | Seth Dharamchand | Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin | |||
| Kader Khan | Chittori Pratap Sinha / Satrangi | Hum | |||
| Laxmikant Berde | Balam | 100 Days | |||
| 1993 | Anupam Kher ‡ | Seema's Uncle | Khel | [23] | |
| Anupam Kher | Indramohan Lathi | Shola Aur Shabnam | |||
| Laxmikant Berde | Pandu Dhondu Bikajirao | Beta | |||
| 1994 | Anupam Kher ‡ | Vijay Awasti | Darr | [24] | |
| Anupam Kher | Professor Vishwamitra | Shreemaan Aashique | |||
| Johnny Lever | Babu Lal | Baazigar | |||
| Kader Khan | Hasmukh Rai / Gauri Shankar's father | Aankhen | |||
| 1995 | Shakti Kapoor ‡ | Nandu | Raja Babu | [25] | |
| Kader Khan | Ram Lal /DCP | Main Khiladi Tu Anari | |||
| Laxmikant Berde | Lallu Prasad | Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! | |||
| Shakti Kapoor | Crime Master Gogo | Andaz Apna Apna | |||
| Paresh Rawal | Kashinath Sahoo | Mohra | |||
| 1996 | Anupam Kher ‡ | Dharamvir Malhotra | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | [26] | |
| Ashok Saraf | Badal Munshi a.k.a. Munshiji | Karan Arjun | |||
| Johnny Lever | Linghaiyya Tripur | ||||
| Kader Khan | Choudhry Hoshiyar Chand Shikaarpuri Barudwallah | Coolie No. 1 | |||
| 1997 | Satish Kaushik ‡ | Muranchand "Mutthu" Swami | Saajan Chale Sasural | [27] | |
| Johnny Lever | Balwant Singh | Raja Hindustani | |||
| Kader Khan | Dhirendra Khurana | Saajan Chale Sasural | |||
| Navneet Nishan | Kamal "Kammo" Singh | Raja Hindustani | |||
| Shakti Kapoor | Bhiku | Loafer | |||
| 1998 | Johnny Lever ‡ | Gafoor Ali | Deewana Mastana | [28] | |
| Johnny Lever | Harish "Harry" Jain | Judaai | |||
| Om Puri | Banwarilal Pandit | Chachi 420 | |||
| Paresh Rawal | Hari Bhai | ||||
| Shakti Kapoor | Rangeela Prakash | Judwaa | |||
| 1999 | Johnny Lever ‡ | Baankey Lal Chaurasia | Dulhe Raja | [29] | |
| Anupam Kher | Mr. Malhotra | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | |||
| Archana Puran Singh | Ms. Braganza | ||||
| Johnny Lever | Colonel Almeida | ||||
| Kader Khan | K. K. Singhania | Dulhe Raja |