Possible Clues:

• Opera in 22 -- sit with it (not in charge) for that in 27
• Funnyman
• 'Dilbert,' for one
• 'Little Lulu,' for one
• Amusing person's magazine for kids
• ''Cathy'' or ''Blondie,'' e.g.
• ''Doonesbury'' or ''Garfield,'' e.g.
• Funny business, how those blind creatures ended up?
• Pear detailed in magazine
• Funny entertainer, often stand-up