| ARTHURSMITH | London-born comedian who co-wrote the 1991 stage play An Evening with Gary Lineker |
| TRINDER | Tommy ___, London-born comedian who played the title role in 1944 film Champagne Charlie (7) |
| ELLIS | Bret Easton _, US author who wrote the 1991 novel American Psycho (5) |
| KAY | Peter -, Bolton-born comedian who co-wrote and starred in C4 television comedy series Phoenix Nights |
| KRYPTONITE | Superman's nemesis, they say, is an evening with tricky crossword clues (10) |
| DATANIGHT | An evening with pollsters and statisticians? |
| STEWART | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lee, stand-up comedian who co-wrote the musical Jerry Springer: The Opera (7) |
| STEPHENMERCHANT | English actor and comedian who co-wrote The Office with Ricky Gervais (7,8) |
| BENELTON | Actor and comedian who co-wrote the book for the 2010 musical Love Never Dies (3,5) |
| ELTON | Comedian who co-wrote the musical The Beautiful Game, Ben _ (5) |
| KEY | Tim, comedian who co-wrote and starred in the 2025 film The Ballad Of Wallis Island (3) |
| THREETALLWOMEN | 1991 stage play by Edward Albee; 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner |
| THREETALL | 1991 stage play by Edward Albee; 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner |
| WOMEN | see 3ac, 1991 stage play by Edward Albee; 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner |
| ROCKET | The herb arugula; a firework; the rising of a game bird when flushed; or, with "sweet", dame's-violet or mother-of-the-evening with nightscented honesty-like blooms (6) |
| FAMILYGAMENIGHT | Evening with the kids, or when the ends of the answers to starred clues might be played |
| ENFIELD | Harry ___, comedian who co-wrote and co-starred in 2000 film Kevin & Perry Go Large (7) |
| ROGEN | Comedian who co-wrote animated movie Sausage Party and provides the voice for Frank, Seth ___ (5) |
| CORBETT | Ronnie -; comedian who co-wrote a popular sketch show with Ronnie Barker and played Timothy Lumsden in Sorry! (7) |
| YASHERE | Gina _, actress and comedian who co- wrote the sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola (7) |
