| 100% | JAYLENO | 7 | US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 |
| 98% | LENO | 4 | Jay —, US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 |
| 44% | JAYLENO | 7 | The host of The Tonight Show after Johnny Carson |
| 43% | LENO | 4 | He followed Carson as host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 40% | CARSON | 6 | Johnny ___, comedian who hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1962 to 1992 |
| 39% | LENO | 4 | Jay —, US comedian who hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show from 1992-2009 |
| 39% | PAAR | 4 | Carson’s predecessor as host of the “Tonight Show” |
| 38% | MIKEMYERS | 9 | Former host of "The Gong Show" (in character as Tommy Maitland) who stars in the "Austin Powers" films (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MIKEMYERS | 9 | Host of "The Gong Show" (in character as Tommy Maitland) who stars in "Austin Powers" films (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PAAR | 4 | Jack who hosted "The Tonight Show" before Johnny Carson |
| 34% | JAYLENO | 7 | *"The Tonight Show" host after Johnny Carson |
| 34% | LENO | 4 | "The Tonight Show" host who replaced Carson |
| 34% | BILL | 4 | ___ Nye, host of the eponymous science show who was a household icon in '90s children's TV |
| 34% | ALLEN | 5 | Steve who was the first host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 33% | PAULWHITEMAN | 12 | US bandleader known as The King of Jazz who died in 1967 |
| 33% | JAYLENO | 7 | "The Tonight Show" host after Johnny Carson: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DARBY | 5 | Rhys —, actor and comedian who played Murray Hewitt in US television series Flight of the Conchords |
| 32% | LENO | 4 | Comedian Jay who used to host The Tonight Show |
| 32% | CAROLBURNETT | 12 | Comedian and variety show host who was awarded the Mark Twain Prize in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LENO | 4 | Comedian who followed Carson on "The Tonight Show" |
| 32% | CILLA | 5 | & 22A Former host of ITV shows The Moment of Truth, Blind Date and Surprise Surprise! who died in 2015 |
| 31% | STEWART | 7 | Jon ___, "The Daily Show" host who studied psychology in the College of William & Mary |
| 31% | JIMMY | 5 | ___ Fallon, "The Tonight Show" host who lent his name to a species of wasps |
| 31% | NORTH | 5 | Roy —, actor who succeeded Derek Fowlds in 1973 as straight man in BBC TV children’s programme The Basil Brush Show |
| 31% | TINA | 4 | ___ Turner, singer known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" who we pay tribute to in 2023 |
| 31% | BOB | 3 | ___ Barker, former host of "The Price is Right" who we pay tribute to in 2023 |
| 31% | PASQUALE | 8 | Joe —, comedian who won the fourth series of ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! in 2004 |
| 31% | EDDIE | 5 | Comedian Izzard who once described the European Union as “the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way” |
| 30% | JOHNOLIVER | 10 | Host of "Last Week Tonight" who was once a correspondent on "The Daily Show": 2 wds. |
| 30% | PAAR | 4 | Jack ___, comedian who hosted "The Tonight Show" from 1957 to 1962 |