The IIFA Best Comedian Award is chosen via a worldwide poll and the winner is announced at the ceremony.
| 2 | Govinda, Abhishek Bachchan, Varun Dhawan |
The winners are listed below:
| Year | Winner | Character Name | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lakhan Singh Khurana | Biwi No.1 | ||
| 2001 | Baburao Ganpatrao Apte (Babu Bhaiya) | Hera Pheri | ||
| 2002 | Veer Sahay (Veeru) | Jodi No. 1 | ||
| 2003 | Raja "Bali" Yadav | Kaante | ||
| 2004 | Dr. JC Asthana | Munnabhai M.B.B.S. | ||
| 2005 | Arun Khanna/Sunny | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi | ||
| 2006 | Jaggu Yadav aka Crocodile Dundee | Salaam Namaste | ||
| 2007 | Lucky | Golmaal | ||
| 2008 | Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary | Partner | ||
| 2009 | Sameer "Sam" Acharya | Dostana | ||
| 2010 | Dharam Kapoor | |||
| 2011 | Babu Rao "Bob" | Housefull | ||
| 2012 | Deshbandhu Lallan Roy/Lee/Tukya/Heera Bhai | Double Dhamaal | ||
| 2013 | Abbas Ali/Abhishek Bachchan | Bol Bachchan | ||
| 2014 | Advocate Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly | Jolly LLB | ||
| 2015 | Sreenath Prasad aka "Seenu" | Main Tera Hero | ||
| 2016 | Pappi Kutti | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | ||
| 2017 | Junaid "J" Ansari | Dishoom |