Forbes recently released a list of the highest earning comedians and the list really shouldn’t surprise you. Sitting at the top is Kevin Hart, who is hilarious and appears in just about everything these days. He’s earned an estimated $87.5 million from June of 2015 to June of 2016.
For the first time in a long time Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t sit at number one on the list. Instead, he’s second this year with $43.5 million made during that same span.
Rounding out the top five for this list is Terry Fator ($21 million), Amy Schumer ($17 million) and Jeff Dunham ($13.5 million). Let’s take a look at the entire top 10…
1. Kevin Hart – $87.5 million
2. Jerry Seinfeld – 43.5 million
3. Terry Fator – $21 million
4. Amy Schumer – $17 million
5. Jeff Dunham – $13.5 million
6. Dave Chappelle – $13 million
7. Jim Gaffigan – $12.5 million
8. Gabriel Iglesias – $9.5 million
9. Russell Peters – $9 million
10. John Bishop – $7 million
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