| CHICO | ___ Marx, byname of U.S. comedian and actor born Leonard Joseph in 1887 (5) |
| MASON | Jackie, professional name of U.S. comedian born Yacov Moshe Maza (5) |
| ROYROGERS | American singer and cowboy actor born Leonard Franklin Slye in 1911 |
| TUCKER | Chris, U.S. comedian and actor in the Rush Hour film series (6) |
| SANDLER | Adam, U.S. comedian and actor who starred in the 1996 film Happy Gilmore (7) |
| ELLEN | --- DeGeneres, U.S. comedian and TV host (5) |
| CHAKA | ___ Khan, byname of U.S. singer/songwriter born Yvette Stevens, known as the Queen of Funk (5) |
| REBEL | See picture clue: Australian comedian and actor born in 1980, ----- Wilson (5) |
| LENNY | Stage name of the US standup comedian born Leonard Alfred Schneider (5,5) |
| BRUCE | Stage name of the US standup comedian born Leonard Alfred Schneider (5,5) |
| FROCK | Fine U.S. comedian in woman's dress (5) |
| EDDIE | --- Izzard, comedian and actor born in Yemen in 1962 |
| VEGAS | Johnny -, comedian and actor born Michael Pennington whose credits include BBC TV sitcom Ideal (5) |
| BENNY | Jack, U.S. comedian born Benjamin Kubelsky (5) |
| JASON | ___ Donovan, Aussie star who famously played Joseph in 27D at the London 56A in the '90s, now back in the new production as the Pharaoh (pictured top) (5) |
| ARBUCKLE | Fatty, U.S. comedian and director of the silent film era who died in 1933 (8) |
| RIVERS | Joan, U.S. comedian and actress born in 1933 noted for her acerbic wit (6) |
| OLIVER | John, English-U.S. comedian and host of Last Week Tonight (6) |
| JACOB | Father of Joseph in the Bible |
| LENO | Jay, U.S. comedian and TV host who replaced Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show (4) |
