| LYING | Ricky Gervais comedy film, The Invention Of _ (5) |
| JENNIFERGARNER | Co-star of Ricky Gervais in the romantic comedy film The Invention of Lying |
| GHOSTTOWN | Ricky Gervais comedy film about a dentist who sees dead people (5,4) |
| EXTRA | ...but earlier Ricky Gervais comedy is seen shortly by one in the background (5) |
| DEREK | Ricky Gervais comedy series set in a care home (5) |
| AFTER | Ricky Gervais' comedy drama, ----- Life (5) |
| SALMA | And 35 Actress who plays the titular wife in the 2021 action comedy film The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (5,5) |
| HAYEK | Actress who plays the titular wife in the 2021 action comedy film The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (5,5) |
| TYCHO | Danish astronomer (1546-1601) who made the most accurate measurements of the solar system prior to the invention of the telescope (5) |
| BRAHE | Danish astronomer (1546-1601) who made the most accurate measurements of the solar system prior to the invention of the telescope (5) |
| CAINE | Michael, actor who played Scrooge in the 1992 comedy film The Muppet Christmas Carol (5) |
| FELIX | Character played by Jack Lemmon in the 1968 comedy film The Odd Couple (5) |
| UNGAR | Character played by Jack Lemmon in the 1968 comedy film The Odd Couple (5) |
| SCOTT | Seann William ?, actor who played Bo Duke in 2005 action-comedy film The Dukes of Hazzard (5) |
| DEVIL | 2006 hit Meryl Streep comedy film, The ----Wears Prada (5) |
| RICKY | ___ Gervais, comedy star who's 60 in June (5) |
| IDIOT | Rickey Gervais comedy starring Karl Pilkington, An - Abroad (5) |
| GABOR | Dennis ?, 1971 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of holography (5) |
| WATCH | A timepiece revolutionised by the invention of the mainspring (5) |
| PLATT | Oliver ?, actor who played Porthos in 1993 adventure-comedy film The Three Musketeers (5) |
