1. Kevin Hart – $87.5 million
Even though he’s not the best paid of 2017, Kevin Hart tops our highest paid comedians in the world list with his 2016 87.5 million earnings. He was the first stand-up comedian to ever beat Jerry Seinfeld, whose “combined pretax earnings over the last 10 years top $900 million”, according to Forbes. This, he achieved by “touring like a rock star,” which means he’s been performing at arenas and stadiums, and delivering over 100 shows a year.
It’s true that Jerry got his spot back this year, since Hart is currently making only 32.5 M, poor thing (can you smell the sarcasm?). But like I said before, every number in the last two years counts for me.
Here’s an old bib, when Kevin, the number one on our list of highest paid comedians in the world wasn’t nearly as rich as he is now, that coincidentally is about having money (which is our theme), but not that much.
