| SIDJAMES | Carry On actor and comedian who made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour |
| SYD | James, star in Hancock's Half Hour (3) |
| BENSTILLER | US actor and comedian who made his directorial debut with 1994's Reality Bites (3,7) |
| OLIVERHARDY | Comedian who made his film debut in 1914 |
| TWELVE | We let off about five angry men in Hancock's Half Hour episode (6) |
| WEST | This actor made his name as McNulty in The Wire and will play Prince Charles in the next season of The Crown. (4) |
| BILL | and 54ac, South African-born entertainer who played an Australian lodger in the BBC radio comedy series Hancock's Half Hour |
| MRT | Who made his name as BA Baracus? (2,1) |
| CAINE | Actor who made his name in Alfie, Zulu and The Italian Job (7, 5) |
| BILLKERR | South African-born entertainer who played an Australian lodger in the BBC radio comedy series Hancock's Half Hour (4,4) |
| KERR | see 50ac, South African-born entertainer who played an Australian lodger in the BBC radio comedy series Hancock's Half Hour |
| GROUCHOMARX | US comedian who made 13 feature films with his siblings, known for his trademark cigar and thick moustache (7,4) |
| FOXX | Jamie --, US actor who made his name of the TV show 'In Living Color' (4) |
| CLIVEOWEN | English actor who made his name playing the lead in the ITV series Chancer |
| NOLAN | Melburnian artist, Sir Sidney, who made his name with his series of stylised paintings depicting notorious bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly (5) |
| KEMP | He made his name as Grant Mitchell in EastEnders. (4) |
| PEARCE | Australian actor who made his name on Neighbours, Guy - (6) |
| CONSTABLE | Policeman John made his name as a painter (9) |
| SHAM | Put on maybe Hancock's Half Hour tapes finally, heading north (4) |
| HOUR | Hancock's Half -; BBC comedy series aired on radio and later television until 1961 (4) |
