| OBRIAIN | Surname of Irish comedian Dara |
| ASHMAWY | Surname of Irish broadcaster Baz. (7) |
| KEATING | Surname of Irish pop singer Ronan |
| FARRELL | Surname of Irish actor Colin (7) |
| DARA | First name of Irish comedian Mr O'briain (4) |
| DAVEALLEN | Stage name of Irish comedian, satirist, and actor David Tynan O'Mahony (4,5) |
| BRAY | Seaside town in County Wicklow; birthplace of comedian Dara O Briain (4) |
| EDBYRNE | Irish comedian and TV panellist |
| AISLING | Irish comedian and actor, ------- Bea (7) |
| OHANLON | Irish comedian and actor whose TV series include Father Ted, My Hero and Death in Paradise (5,7) |
| TIERNAN | Tommy ___, Irish comedian, actor and writer who appeared in Father Ted as Father Kevin |
| CHARADE | It's an absurd pretence for Henry joining up with Dara in Clare (7) |
| DYLAN | -Moran, Irish comedian, co-writer of Black Books (5) |
| BEA | Irish comedian and star of This Way Up, Aisling --- (3) |
| SUMS | Dara O'Briain's School of Hard ... (4) |
| OLU | Jazz musician, ___ Dara (Father of rap star Nas) |
| HUGHES | Sean, Irish comedian and author of the novels It's What He Would've Wanted and The Detainees (6) |
| GRAHAM | Irish comedian with his own chat show, ___ Norton (6) |
| MORAN | Dylan -, Irish comedian who starred in Black Books (5) |
| MILLIGAN | Irish comedian and Goons star (8) |
