Guy providing drinks for the audience? (5)
I believe the answer is:
tease
'guy' is the definition.
(guy can mean to tease or make fun of)
'drinks for the audience?' is the wordplay.
'drinks' becomes 'teas' (tea is a kind of drink).
'for the audience?' shows a homophone (sound like) (how an audience might hear it).
'teas' is a homophone of 'TEASE'.
'providing' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for tease that I've seen before include "Ridicule" , "Poke fun at" , "Cod" , "Use a comb" , "Twit - flirt" .)