Kevin Hart Bumps Jerry Seinfeld To Second Place!
Every year, “Forbes” puts out the list of the world’s highest-paid comedians! Jerry Seinfeld is usually always on top. In fact, he’s been at the top for 12 of the past 13 years. Kevin Hart bumped him out in 2016.
Kevin Hard has done it again! He’s made a reportedly $59 Million over the past year. Although he lost the job of hosting the Oscars, he still racked in enough to bump Jerry. It’s reported that host only really get paid $15,000 to host the event, so really it had no effect really.
Kevin Hart kept his sponsorships with clients like Mountain Dew and Chase, and a Netflix special. And he had a global stadium tour.
All of this has bumped Jerry Seinfeld out of the top spot to #2! Jerry Seinfeld made a reported $41 million.
Here’s the Top 10:
Kevin Hart, $59 million
Jerry Seinfeld, $41 million
Jim Gaffigan, $30 million
Trevor Noah, $28 million . . . TV hosts don’t usually make this list, but “Forbes” made an exception because he earned the bulk of this money from stand-up.
Sebastian Maniscalco, $26 million
Gabriel Iglesias, $22 million
Amy Schumer, $21 million . . . Her tour made bank, despite her having to cut it short because of a pregnancy-related health issue. According to data from Pollstar, her shows grossed an average of nearly half a million dollars per city.
VentriloquistTerry Fator, $17 million
Jeff Dunham, $15 million . . . Yes, there are TWO puppet guys in the Top 10. Where did we go wrong, America?
Aziz Ansari, $13 million
