| VRANCH | Richard -, actor and comedian best known as resident musician on Channel 4 series Whose Line Is It Anyway? (6) |
| SIMON | American actor and comedian best known for playing Howard Wolowitz in The Big Bang Theory (5,7) |
| HELBERG | American actor and comedian best known for playing Howard Wolowitz in The Big Bang Theory (5,7) |
| STEVECARELL | American actor and comedian best known for playing Michael Scott in the NBC version of The Office |
| STEVE | Actor and comedian best known for Alan Partridge, ----- Coogan (5) |
| GEE | English impressionist and comedian best known for his 1980s double act with Les Dennis, Dustin --- (3) |
| ALMURRAY | Comedian best known as the "Pub Landlord" (2,6) |
| JOSH | ---- Widdicombe, comedian best known for The Last Leg (4) |
| POETRYPLEASE | Long-running BBC Radio 4 series whose current presenter is Roger McGough |
| CHEECHMARIN | Mexican-American comedian best known for working with Tommy Chong: 2 wds. |
| GERVAIS | English comedian best known for playing David Brent in The Office (5,7) |
| RICKY | English comedian best known for playing David Brent in The Office (5,7) |
| ERNIE | - - - Wise, comedian best known for his partnership with Eric Morecambe (5) |
| ROWAN | English comedian best known for playing Mr Bean, ___ Atkinson |
| HOWARD | Moe ---, 20th-Century American comedian best known for leading the Three Stooges (6) |
| ROD | _ Hull, comedian best known for his TV appearances alongside Emu (3) |
| SPOTLIGHT | A powerful lamp for illuminating an actor or musician on stage; or, by extension, the centre of attention (9) |
| ISIT | Improv series, "Whose Line - - Anyway?" |
| SANDPIPER | A musician on the beach is bound to get the bird! (9) |
| DAWSON | Deliberately playing the piano badly was one of which late comedian's best-loved routines? (6) |
