| REDBUTTONS | American comedian and actor born Aaron Chwatt in 1919 |
| RED | Aaron Chwatt, aka ___ Buttons |
| AARON | Real name of Red Buttons, ___ Chwatt |
| BOBHOPE | American comedian and actor who was born in England and died aged 100 in 2003 (3,4) |
| EDDIE | --- Izzard, comedian and actor born in Yemen in 1962 |
| REBEL | See picture clue: Australian comedian and actor born in 1980, ----- Wilson (5) |
| OMID | ____ Djalili, comedian and actor born in 1965 (4) |
| TIMVINE | Comedian and actor born in 1967 noted for his one-liners (3,4) |
| HOPE | Bob ---, English-born American comedian and actor who died aged 100 in 2003 (4) |
| CHICO | ___ Marx, byname of U.S. comedian and actor born Leonard Joseph in 1887 (5) |
| JACKIEMASON | Late US stand-up comedian and actor born Yacov Moshe Maza (6,5) |
| VEGAS | Johnny -----, comedian and actor born Michael Pennington (5) |
| AWKWAFINA | Golden Globe-winning rapper, comedian, and actor born Nora Lum |
| MARTINSHORT | Canadian-American comedian and actor whose films include Three Amigos and Mars Attacks! (6,5) |
| TIMALLEN | American comedian and actor who provides the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films |
| WCFIELDS | American comedian and actor who starred in 1940's My Little Chickadee (1,1,6) |
| FIELDS | W. C. ---, American comedian and actor who starred in 1940's My Little Chickadee (6) |
| EDDIEMURPHY | American comedian and actor whose early films include Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop (5,6) |
| DURANTE | American comedian and actor, 1893-1980, remembered for his gravelly voice and prominent nose (7) |
| STEVE | ___ Martin, American comedian and actor (5) |
