Forbes has released a list of The World’s Highest-Paid Comedians 2016. Kevin Hart leads with a whopping $87.5m, more than double the next entrant to the list.
Amy Schumer is the first woman to make the list. The only Brit to make the top ten - boosted by tour earnings - is John Bishop with earnings of $7m.
Since 2006 Jerry Seinfeld has topped the chart. His combined earnings over the last 10 years top $900 million. For the first time someone else has taken Forbes' top place. Between June 2015 and June 2016, Kevin Hart made $87.5 million - over $30 million more than Seinfeld’s $43.5 million.
Here is the full chart.
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Kevin Hart
$87,500,000
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Jerry Seinfeld
$43,500,000
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Terry Fator
$21,000,000
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Amy Schumer
$17,000,000
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Jeff Dunham
$13,500,000
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Dave Chappelle
$13,000,000
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Jim Gaffigan
$12,500,000
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Gabriel Iglesias
$9,500,000
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Russell Peters
$9,000,000
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John Bishop $7,000,000
