| JAYLENO | US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 (3,4) |
| LENO | Jay ___, US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 (4) |
| STEWART | see 14dn, Who recently made his last appearance as host of the Daily Show? (3,7) |
| PAAR | He preceded Carson as host of "The Tonight Show" |
| KATIE | In an arranged swap, she guest-hosted "The Tonight Show" in 2003 on the same day Jay guest-hosted "The Today Show" |
| ROMESH | First name of Mr Ranganathan who took over as host of The Weakest Link in 2021 (6) |
| SANDITOKSVIG | Danish/British author and comedienne who took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC quiz show QI in 2016 |
| DARCY | Who was Daithi O Se's immediate predecessor as host of The Rose of Tralee? (5) |
| JON | and 15dn, Who recently made his last appearance as host of the Daily Show? (3,7) |
| JONSTEWART | He succeeded Craig Kilborn as host of "The Daily Show" (2 wds.) |
| JIMMY | _ Fallon, hosts The Tonight Show in the US (5) |
| ELLEN | She succeeded and preceded Jon as host of the Academy Awards |
| TREVORNOAH | Jon Stewart's successor as host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central: 2 wds. |
| QUITCARSON | Left "The Tonight Show" in the '80s? |
| FALLON | Jimmy _, hosts The Tonight Show in the States (6) |
| NORTON | Graham, comedian who succeeded Terry Wogan as the UK's Eurovision TV commentator (6) |
| NOAH | Stewart's successor as host of The Daily Show |
| WHOOPI | She followed and preceded Billy as host of the Academy Awards ceremony twice |
| LUKEJACOBZ | Matthew Newton's replacement as host of The X Factor (4,6) |
| OSHER | Andrew G's name as host of The Bachelor, ... Gunsberg (5) |
