| LUENELL | American comedian and actress who starred in Borat and Taken 2 (7) |
| FEY | Tina ___, American comedian and actress (3) |
| FAMKE | X-Men and Taken 2 actress, ___ Janssen |
| SACHA | Actor ___ Baron Cohen who stars in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm |
| RUBYWAX | US comedian and actress who starred in the sitcom Girls On Top (4,3) |
| CHELSEA | ___ Handler comedian and actress who stars in This Means War |
| ADEFOPE | Lolly -, stand-up comedian and actress who plays Mimi in Channel 4 sitcom Damned |
| JOBRAND | Comedian and actress who starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing (2,5) |
| SHEARER | Ballerina and actress who starred in The Red Shoes (5,7) |
| JANELLE | _ Monae, musician and actress who starred in the 2022 mystery film Glass Onion (7) |
| BOBHOPE | American comedian and actor who was born in England and died aged 100 in 2003 (3,4) |
| ENPRISE | French term used in chess to describe a piece or pawn that is in a position to be captured/taken (2, |
| DURANTE | American comedian and actor, 1893-1980, remembered for his gravelly voice and prominent nose (7) |
| REDTAPE | Hoops to jump through before action is taken (2 wds.) |
| ALI | Wong, US comedian and actress who starred in the 2023 comedy-drama series Beef (3) |
| LOLLY | ___ Adefope, stand-up comedian and actress who starred in British sitcom Ghosts (5) |
| RIALINA | Stand-up comedian and actress born in 1980 who has co-hosted Pointless (3,4) |
| SCHUMER | US comedian and actress whose films include I Feel Pretty and Trainwreck, Amy _ (7) |
| SATIRES | "Borat" and others |
| ROSEANNEBARR | Comedian and actress who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2012: 2 wds. |
