Possible Clues:

• Person who makes clever remarks
• Who classically accompanies Bill? Loveless type not to be taken seriously
• Joker and king involved with piquet (spades)
• Comedian absolutely right to defend further comment
• One who makes witty remarks
• Cool dude with question for hard gag man
• First couple of questions priest composed to be comic
• Comedian not initially fit, needing rest for a change
• First two questioning sprite about one making witty remarks
• Sally comes from one actually hiding extra note? Right