| 100% | THREE | 5 | Rule of ___ (comedy writer's maxim) |
| 57% | THREE | 5 | Rule of ___ (writing maxim) |
| 53% | FRANROSS | 8 | Comedy writer and author of the novel Oreo |
| 51% | IANNUCCI | 8 | Armando __, comedy writer of The Thick of It |
| 51% | WIT | 3 | Comedy writer's asset |
| 50% | IRMA | 4 | "Joy of Cooking" writer ___ S. Rombauer |
| 49% | YESAND | 6 | Two-word maxim of improv comedy |
| 49% | TERENCE | 7 | Roman writer of comedies |
| 48% | NIAVARDALOS | 11 | Director, writer, and star of the 2009 romantic comedy "I Hate Valentine's Day" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | YESAND | 6 | Improv comedy rule of thumb |
| 46% | MILLIGAN | 8 | Spike —, writer and member of The Goons comedy team |
| 46% | TERENCE | 7 | Ancient Roman writer of comedies |
| 46% | PEN | 3 | Writer's choice of weapon |
| 46% | ROBERT | 6 | "Rules of Order" writer |
| 45% | ROBBINS | 7 | Tim —, writer, director and star of 1992 comedy Bob Roberts |
| 45% | PALIN | 5 | Michael —, writer and star of 1982 film comedy The Missionary |
| 45% | MAURICE | 7 | & 13A Comedy writer whose work with Laurence Marks includes television sitcom Birds of a Feather |
| 45% | POETICLICENSE | 13 | Writer's distortion of grammar, say |
| 44% | ALDA | 4 | Alan —, director, writer and star of 1986 film comedy Sweet Liberty |
| 44% | LINEHAN | 7 | Graham —, writer of Channel 4 TV comedy series The IT Crowd |
| 44% | CORNISH | 7 | Joe —, writer-director of 2011 comedy-action film Attack the Block |
| 44% | DAVIS | 5 | Julia —, writer and star of BBC TV comedy series Nighty Night |
| 44% | ADAM | 4 | DeVine of Comedy Central's "Workaholics" |
| 44% | CEE | 3 | Part of Comedy Central's logo |
| 43% | WHITE | 5 | Mike —, writer and star of the 2000 film comedy Chuck and Buck |
| 43% | BRAFF | 5 | Zach —, director, writer and star of 2004 comedy-drama film Garden State |
| 43% | ILANA | 5 | Glazer of Comedy Central's "Broad City" |
| 43% | PROUSTSSTUPOR | 13 | French writer's state of drunkenness? |
| 43% | ROTH | 4 | Writer of Portnoy's Complaint (1969) |