| RIVERS | Joan ___, US comedian (1933-2014) (6) |
| ABBADO | Claudio --, 1933-2014, Italian conductor (6) |
| BAEZ | Joan _, US veteran folk singer (4) |
| CAESAR | Sid ___, US comedian who played Coach Calhoun in 1978 film musical Grease (6) |
| KEATON | Buster ___, US comedian who directed and starred in 1924 silent film Sherlock Jr (6) |
| LESTOR | Joan ___, Shadow Minister for Overseas Development from 1994-96 (6) |
| CUSACK | Joan _, voices Jessie in the Toy Story films (6) |
| BURNS | George ___, US comedian born Nathan Birnbaum (5) |
| BENNY | Jack ___, US comedian born Benjamin Kubelsky who died in 1974 (5) |
| NEWHART | Bob ____, US comedian and actor |
| LENO | Jay _, US comedian and talk show host (4) |
| DURANTE | Jimmy _, US comedian who joked about his "schnozzola" (7) |
| BARR | Roseanne __, US comedian (4) |
| RICHTER | Andy _, US comedian and sidekick to Conan O'brien (7) |
| MOHR | Jay _, US comedian known for his role in Ghost Whisperer (4) |
| BENOIT | Joan ___ (American marathoner of the 1980s) |
| HARRIS | This was Christina Hendricks' character in Mad Men: Joan _. |
| SPADE | David ___, US comedian-actor who played the title role in 2003 film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Sta |
| ARBUCKLE | Roscoe ___, US comedian who played the title role in 1921 film Brewster's Millions (8) |
| CHO | Margaret _, US comedian who once starred in sitcom All-American Girl (3) |
