| OCONNOR | Des - - -, entertainer and television host who died in November (7) |
| GILMOUR | Ewen _, late NZ comedian and TV host who died in 2014 (7) |
| ROHIT | ___ Shetty, Indian film director, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema |
| RIVERS | Joan ___, comedian and television host who won an Emmy Award for her daytime talk show in 1990 (6) |
| HARTY | Russell ___, television arts presenter and chat show host who died in 1988 (5) |
| TREACHER | Bill ---, Arthur Fowler in BBC television soap EastEnders, who died in November (8) |
| PIERROT | Comic entertainer and where he often performed with balls (7) |
| ASTAIRE | Entertainer and parasite start off broke. (7) |
| MICHAEL | & 23 Down Iconic British chat show host who died in August (7,9) |
| MIKEWILLESEE | This Day Tonight and A Current Affair host who died in 2019 (4,8) |
| PARKINSON | & 11Ac Iconic British chat show host who died in August (7,9) |
| ROY | Hee Haw host ___ Clark who died in November 2018 |
| TREVOR | William ___, Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer who died in November 2016 |
| ARTISTE | Entertainer and French model seen at Royal Academy retrospective |
| EVERETT | British entertainer and creator of the Brother Lee Love character, Kenny ... |
| SILVERS | American entertainer and comedic actor (1911-1985) |
| DINNYOHEARN | SBS Book Show host who died in 1993 (5,6) |
| RENO | Former US Attorney General Janet who died in November |
| LIZ | Gossip columnist Smith who died in November |
| LEE | Comic-book legend Stan who died in November 2018 |
