| 100% | ORSONBEAN | 9 | Actor/comedian who was a regular on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" |
| 65% | LOUISNYE | 8 | Comedian who was a regular on "The Steve Allen Show" |
| 59% | ARTIE | 5 | Comedian Lange, who was a regular on "The Howard Stern Show" |
| 50% | EDDIE | 5 | Comedian Murphy who was a regular on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s |
| 50% | NEWT | 4 | Gingrich who was a regular on CNN's "Crossfire" |
| 50% | LENO | 4 | Comedian who followed Carson on "The Tonight Show" |
| 49% | ELMO | 4 | Red Muppet who was a regular on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" |
| 48% | BETTE | 5 | Midler who was Johnny Carson's last guest before he retired from "The Tonight Show" |
| 48% | ELMO | 4 | "Ticklish" Muppet who was a regular on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" |
| 48% | ADAM | 4 | Actor Sandler who was once a regular on "Saturday Night Live" |
| 47% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Comedian who was the first woman to host a late-night talk show on a major network: 2 wds. |
| 46% | OTERI | 5 | Cheri ___, actress who was a regular on "SNL" |
| 46% | EDDIE | 5 | ___ Murphy, actor who was a stand-up comedian before rising to fame as a regular cast member on "Saturday Night Live" from 1980-1984 |
| 46% | REDD | 4 | Comedian Chris who has been a regular on "Saturday Night Live" since 2017 |
| 46% | JAYLENO | 7 | US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 |
| 46% | MOROCCA | 7 | Former "Daily Show" correspondent who is a regular panelist on NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DEBRA | 5 | Voice actress Wilson who was a regular on "Mad TV" |
| 45% | LENO | 4 | Jay —, US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 |
| 44% | DROZ | 4 | Physician who was once a regular on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" |
| 44% | JAN | 3 | Actress Hooks who was a regular on "Saturday Night Live" from 1986 to 1991 |
| 43% | ELMO | 4 | Character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 43% | PETEDAVIDSON | 12 | "Saturday Night Live" cast member who was a regular guest on MTV's "Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | BENNETTCERF | 11 | Random House publisher who was a regular panelist on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JIMCARREY | 9 | "The Truman Show" actor who was a featured player on "In Living Color": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ELMO | 4 | Furry character who's been a regular on "Sesame Street" since the 1980s |
| 41% | MILA | 4 | Actress Kunis who was a guest star on "That '90s Show" |
| 40% | RICHARDDAWSON | 13 | "Family Feud" host who was a regular panelist on the 1970s version of "Match Game": 2 wds. |
| 40% | COLBERT | 7 | Stephen ___, comedian who was the successor to David Letterman on the "Late Show" |
| 40% | ANA | 3 | Comedian Gasteyer who was on Broadway in 2024's "Once Upon a Mattress" |
| 40% | FANNIEFLAGG | 11 | Red-headed comic actress who was a regular panelist on the 1970s version of "Match Game": 2 wds. |