| 100% | SETHMEYERS | 10 | NBC "Late Night" host whose show was nominated for a 2020 Writers Guild Award for Comedy/Variety Talk Series (2 wds.) |
| 98% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | CBS "The Late Show" host whose show was nominated for a 2020 Writers Guild Award for Comedy/Variety Talk Series (2 wds.) |
| 64% | JOHNOLIVER | 10 | HBO "Last Week Tonight" host whose show won the 2020 Writers Guild Award for Comedy/Variety Talk Series (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SEANANMCGUIRE | 13 | Writer whose "Middlegame" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | Late-night talk show host who hosts the prime-time game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": 2 wds. |
| 40% | KAMERONHURLEY | 13 | Writer whose "The Light Brigade" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 39% | FRIEDGREEN | 10 | "___ Tomatoes," 1991 comedy film starring Kathy Bates (birthday today) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe award: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Comedian who was the first woman to host a late-night talk show on a major network: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MARIEOSMOND | 11 | Singer and talk show host who has been a spokesperson for Nutrisystem: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | American late night show host who was the co-host of Comedy Central's "The Man Show": 2 wds. |
| 38% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 37% | GOODAS | 6 | "___ Hell," song by Lizzo which was nominated for the 2020 Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ISSARAE | 7 | "Insecure" star nominated for a 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LIVINGHISTORY | 13 | Memoir by 31-Across whose audiobook version was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SETHMEYERS | 10 | "Late Night" host who was a cast member on "SNL" for 13 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," a sketch comedy show where Jimmy Fallon - whose birthday it is today - first made a name for himself: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Anti-Hero" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 36% | QUINTABRUNSON | 13 | "A Black Lady Sketch Show" actress/writer who won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Janine Teagues on "Abbott Elementary" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | 15-Across and 29-Across singer whose hit single "Love Me Like You Do" was nominated for a Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | 14-Across and 45-Across singer whose hit single "Love Me Like You Do" was nominated for a Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 35% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | "As It Was" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 35% | KERIRUSSELL | 11 | "The Americans" star who was nominated for the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | JEREMYPOPE | 10 | "One Night in Miami" actor who was nominated for an Emmy Award for the Netflix series "Hollywood" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DRPHIL | 6 | Daytime talk show host whose surname is McGraw: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 35% | MIDDLECHILD | 11 | J. Cole single from the album "Revenge of the Dreamers III" that was nominated for a Best Rap Performance Grammy Award in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JAMESCORDEN | 11 | English late night show host who was the co-creator of BBC's Gavin & Stacey: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DREWBARRYMORE | 13 | Actress and talk show host whose godmother is actress Sophia Loren: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | "House of Cards" star who was nominated for the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2 wds.) |
| 34% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | News satire and late-night talk show, for which Steve Carell was a correspondent: 3 wds. |