| BARKER | Ronnie -; actor who formed part of a comedy duo remembered for sketches including Four Candles, Mastermind and Crossword (6) |
| HANCOCK | Tony - - -, 20th Century comedian and actor known for TV sketches including The Blood Donor (7) |
| SNL | Staple for sketches, for short |
| FASTSHOW | Soft wash cycle required for sketches with Simon Day and Charlie Higson (4,4) |
| ARTISTSPAD | Place for sketches |
| LITTLE | As part of a comedy duo, Syd ____ used his real surname (6) |
| FRENCH | Actress and comedienne who formed part of a double act with Jennifer Saunders, later starring as Geraldine Granger in The Vicar of Dibley and Caroline Arless in Lark Rise to Candleford (6) |
| BOSWELL | Author who formed part of a club with his companion and biography subject Samuel Johnson and other contemporaries including Joshua Reynolds and Edmund Burke (7) |
| WATERMAN | Pete -; railway enthusiast who formed part of a songwriting team with Stock and Aitken (8) |
| STANLAUREL | Which one of a comedy duo often scratched his head, looked blank and dissolved into tears? (4,6) |
| HALE | Surname of Gareth. part of a comedy double-act with Norman Pace in the 198Os and 90s (4) |
| MURRAY | Marine naturalist and a co-founder of oceanography who formed part of the crew on the 1872-76 Challenger expedition (6) |
| TINDALL | Husband of Zara Phillips who formed part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning squad with Mike Catt, P |
| LIDDELL | Gold medallist at the 1924 Olympics who formed part of the inspiration for the 1981 Oscarwinning fil |
| MUSCOGEE | One of an Indian American people who formed part of the Creek Indian confederacy (8) |
| ENSOR | Belgian painter who formed part of Les XX, best-known for his macabre and flamboyant imagery (5) |
| NOLAN | One of the artists who formed part of the Angry Penguins movement (5) |
| MUSKOGEE | One of an Indian American people who formed part of the Creek Indian confederacy (8) |
| OATES | One of the explorers who formed part of Captain Scott's party on the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition (5) |
| DAVID | One half of a comedy duo (5,8) |
