| 100% | SIDCAESAR | 9 | Fifties TV comedian who said, “Comedy is exaggerated truth” |
| 44% | BERLE | 5 | Comedian who said "Laughter is an instant vacation" |
| 42% | ELLEN | 5 | Comedian who said "Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself," familiarly |
| 41% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Comedian who once said, "My audiences are my group therapy" |
| 39% | ISAACNEWTON | 11 | Who said "Aristotle is my friend - but my greatest friend is truth" |
| 39% | MAHER | 5 | TV host who said "It's all been satirized for your protection" |
| 39% | WCFIELDS | 8 | Comedian who said "I once spent a year in Philadelphia. I think it was on a Sunday" |
| 38% | HOMER | 5 | TV character who said "I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T!" |
| 38% | LUCILLEBALL | 11 | Early TV comedian who was a charter inductee into the Television Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GANDHI | 6 | Leader who said "There is no god higher than truth" |
| 37% | DONDRAPER | 9 | TV protagonist who said, "If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation" |
| 37% | ENGLISH | 7 | Arthur —, comedian who played Mr Harman in BBC TV sitcom Are You Being Served? |
| 37% | ARTHUR | 6 | & 15D Comedian who played Mr Harman in BBC TV sitcom Are You Being Served? |
| 37% | DONDRAPER | 9 | TV character who said "What you call 'love' was invented by guys like me to sell nylons" |
| 37% | MAHER | 5 | Bill who said of his TV monologues "It's all been satirized for your protection" |
| 36% | CHAPLIN | 7 | Who said "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl" |
| 36% | BART | 4 | TV character who says "I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows" |
| 36% | LEAR | 4 | Shakespearean king who says to Cordelia, "Thy truth, then, be thy dower" |
| 35% | FASSBINDER | 10 | Acclaimed German filmmaker who said, in 1974, “I think TV is the most important thing one can do” |
| 35% | INNES | 5 | Neil —, late comedian who played Ron Nasty in 1978 TV film The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash |
| 35% | REDSKELETON | 11 | Comedian who says no body's perfect? |
| 34% | INNES | 5 | Neil —, musician and comedian who played Ron Nasty in 1978 TV film The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash |
| 34% | TEDLASSO | 8 | TV coach who said, “I think I literally have a better understanding of who killed Kennedy than I do what is offside” |
| 34% | MRT | 3 | TV personality who once said in an ad, "The only thing bolder than Fuze Iced Tea is ME!" |
| 34% | MCGOWAN | 7 | Alistair —, comedian-impressionist who played the title role in 2006 BBC TV comedy-drama series Mayo |
| 33% | ELAYNE | 6 | Boosler who was the first woman to have an hour-long comedy special on cable TV |
| 33% | LORNEMICHAELS | 13 | TV producer, writer and comedian, who is the creator and producer of SNL: 2 wds. |
| 33% | EMERIL | 6 | TV chef who says "Bam!" |
| 33% | OLIVER | 6 | Comedian John who is said to resemble a love child of Harry Potter and Owl from "Winnie-the-Pooh" |