| 100% | PARTYGOER | 9 | Stand-up comic attending a soiree? |
| 55% | STEVE | 5 | "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" author who was honored with an Academy Award in 2013 |
| 55% | HECKLES | 7 | Torments a stand-up comic |
| 55% | SAHL | 4 | Stand-up comic famous for carrying a rolled-up newspaper onstage |
| 53% | BOMB | 4 | Fail as a stand-up comic |
| 53% | STAGE | 5 | Platform for a stand-up comic |
| 53% | GEORGECARLIN | 12 | Stand-up comic who made a name for himself with "Seven Dirty Words" |
| 52% | ADVOCATE | 8 | Stand up for a cause |
| 52% | AROSE | 5 | Stood up from a seat |
| 52% | RISES | 5 | Stands up from a chair |
| 52% | JOKE | 4 | Part of a stand-up comic's routine |
| 52% | KILLS | 5 | Does superbly, as a stand-up comic |
| 52% | MIKE | 4 | Apt name for a stand-up comic |
| 52% | KILLS | 5 | Does incredibly, as a stand-up comic |
| 52% | BOOSOFF | 7 | Dismisses, as a bad stand-up comic |
| 51% | PAULAPOUNDSTONE | 15 | Stand-up comic who is a recurring panelist on "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me" |
| 51% | RISE | 4 | Stand up, in a courtroom |
| 51% | BREUER | 6 | Jim __, stand up comic in Half Baked and SNL |
| 50% | ESPOUSE | 7 | Stand up for a cause, support it |
| 50% | RISES | 5 | Stands up for a judge's entrance |
| 50% | STOOL | 5 | Stage item accompanying many a stand-up comic |
| 48% | IWENTTOABOOKSTOREANDI | 21 | Start of a quip by stand-up comic Brian Kiley |
| 48% | STRAIGHT | 8 | Stand up __, a call to hold head up/shoulders back |
| 48% | RISE | 4 | Stand up to sing a national anthem, say |
| 47% | COMEDY | 6 | Stand Up __, gig where a funny person has the mic |
| 46% | POUNDSTONE | 10 | Ezra and Irving's memoir of a stand-up comic? |
| 46% | READ | 4 | Curl up with a comic book |
| 45% | JENI | 4 | Stand-up comic Richard ___ |
| 45% | AMY | 3 | Stand-up comic ___ Schumer |
| 45% | RICKY | 5 | Stand-up comic Gervais |