| JIMMY | American comedian, _ Kimmel (5) |
| WANDA | American comedian ___ Sykes |
| SAL | Cousin ___ (Kimmel regular) |
| EMO | American comedian ___ Philips |
| RITA | American comedian, _ Rudner (4) |
| ITALY | Country where talk show host Jimmy Kimmel recently obtained citizenship. (5) |
| EMCEE | Jimmy Kimmel, for the 2017 Oscars |
| RADIO | First medium for Jimmy Kimmel |
| DAMON | A-lister "feuding" with Kimmel |
| HOSTS | Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, for two |
| DILDO | Newfoundland town featured on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" |
| OLSEN | Ole, American comedian whose partner was Chic Johnson (5) |
| STEVE | ___ Martin, American comedian and actor (5) |
| BENNY | Jack, American comedian born Benjamin Kubelsky (5) |
| MASON | American comedian and film and TV actor, Jackie _ (5) |
| JERRY | American comedian starting to joke, leaving many cheerful (5) |
| CHEVY | Mr. Chase, American comedian/ actor (5) |
| MARIN | American comedian, musician and actor Cheech ----- (5) |
| CONAN | Scam perpetrated by an American comedian and talk-show host, O'brien (5) |
| KELLY | American comedian whose eponymous BBC show won the Silver Rose at the Montreux Television Festival (5,8) |