| CRAIGCHARLES | A star of the comedy series Red Dwarf (5,7) |
| ACE | Arnold Rimmer's alter ego in sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf (3) |
| LEEMACK | Star of the comedy series Not Going Out (3,4) |
| DWARF | Sci-fi comedy series (Red -----) |
| ROGERMCGOUGH | English performance poet, a member of the comedy pop band The Scaffold (5,7) |
| MICHAELPALIN | English comedian and member of the comedy group Monty Python (7,5) |
| KRISTIN | Star of the comedy Sex and the City, ------- Davis (7) |
| JACOBI | Derek ___, star of the comedy-drama TV series Last Tango in Halifax (6) |
| LENA | _ Dunham, creator and star of the comedy-drama series Girls (4) |
| WALLER | Phoebe _-Bridge, star of the comedy Fleabag (6) |
| BLANC | Matt Le_, star of the comedy Episodes (5) |
| FOMALHAUT | A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Piscis Austrinus |
| ENOS | Slaughter who was a star of the 1946 World Series |
| MINDYKALING | "Mork & ___" (sitcom about a man from outer space and a star of "The Office"?) (2 wds.) |
| SHASTRI | Surname of legendary India and Glamorgan batter, played 80 Tests before becoming India team director, now a star of the commentary box (7) |
| RAINER | A star of "The Good Earth" |
| ALPACINOAD | Plug for a star of "The Godfather"? (pina colada mix) |
| JIMPARSONS | A star of The Big Bang Theory (2 wds.) |
| GENEKELLY | A star of the film An American in Paris (1951) |
| RENNER | Either way, he was a star of The Hurt Locker (6) |
