| 100% | KILLS | 5 | Does superbly, as a stand-up comic |
| 82% | KILLS | 5 | Does incredibly, as a stand-up comic |
| 70% | BOMB | 4 | Fail as a stand-up comic |
| 65% | BOMB | 4 | Do terribly, as a stand-up comedian might |
| 61% | BOOSOFF | 7 | Dismisses, as a bad stand-up comic |
| 61% | BOMB | 4 | Do really poorly, as a stand-up comedian |
| 58% | ACE | 3 | Do superbly on, as a test |
| 55% | HECKLES | 7 | Torments a stand-up comic |
| 54% | MIKE | 4 | Apt name for a stand-up comic |
| 53% | STAGE | 5 | Platform for a stand-up comic |
| 51% | STOOL | 5 | Stage item accompanying many a stand-up comic |
| 51% | JOKE | 4 | Part of a stand-up comic's routine |
| 51% | PREEN | 5 | Clean up as a bird does |
| 51% | PARTYGOER | 9 | Stand-up comic attending a soiree? |
| 51% | HACKS | 5 | HBO Max series starring Jean Smart as a stand-up comedian |
| 51% | HACKS | 5 | Emmy-winning series starring Jean Smart as a stand-up comedian |
| 50% | RELACE | 6 | Do up again, as a corset |
| 50% | POUNDSTONE | 10 | Ezra and Irving's memoir of a stand-up comic? |
| 48% | COSPLAY | 7 | Dress up as a fictional character for Comic-Con, say |
| 48% | STEVE | 5 | "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" author who was honored with an Academy Award in 2013 |
| 47% | SAHL | 4 | Stand-up comic famous for carrying a rolled-up newspaper onstage |
| 47% | PROP | 4 | ___ up (support, as a bike's kickstand does) |
| 47% | SIT | 3 | Something no true stand-up comic should do on stage? |
| 46% | POLISHJOKES | 11 | What stand-up comics do to keep their material shiny? |
| 46% | SLAYS | 5 | Does a killer stand-up set |
| 46% | COMEDIAN | 8 | One doing a stand-up job |
| 46% | PROXY | 5 | Person acting as a stand-in |
| 46% | GEORGECARLIN | 12 | Stand-up comic who made a name for himself with "Seven Dirty Words" |
| 46% | AROSEBUDS | 9 | Stood up as friends? |
| 45% | BOMBS | 5 | Does terribly as a comedian |