There might be question about the King of R&B, but there’s no question about who holds the King of Comedy title. Once again, that would be Jerry Seinfeld. Forbes has been tracking the salaries of funny folks around the world since 2006. Seinfeld has topped that list every year except one – 2016, when he was dethroned by Kevin Hart.
Seinfeld earned $57-point-5 million – before taxes, of course – between his Netflix deal, his stand-up money, and Hulu paying him for the streaming rights to all nine seasons of “Seinfeld.”
Kevin did well last year, too. He earned $57-million between his “Irresponsible Tour” and starring in the “Jumanji” remake. Notably fallen from the list? Amy Schumer and Louis C.K. While Amy simply failed to make the $15-million cut-off, C.K’s departure has everything to do with confirmed allegations of sexual misconduct. Clocking a $52-million in 2017, his stepping from the spotlight and cancelling a Netflix special made his wallet significantly lighter in 2018. Here’s a look at the whole list:
- Jerry Seinfeld, $57.5-million
- Kevin Hart, $57-million
- Dave Chappelle, $35-million
- Chris Rock, $30-million
- Ricky Gervais, $25-million
- Gabriel Iglesias, $20.5-million
- Terry Fator, $18-million
- Jim Gaffigan, $17.5-million
- Jeff Dunham, $16.5-million
- Sebastian Maniscalco, $15-million
Source: Forbes
