The Filmfare Best Comedian Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise outstanding performance of actors 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.
Anupam Kher holds the record for the most wins in this category with five awards, followed by Mehmood with four, and Deven Verma and Utpal 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 in Vardaan.