Kelvin Hart ranks highest paid comedian in the world

According to Forbes, the rating is based on Hart’s total earning between June 20 15 and June 2016. The ranking indicated that Hart pushed Jerry Seinfeld, who seemed the insurmountable King of Comedy by topping the highest-paid list since 2006 to second position with 43.5 million dollars earning. It noted that Seinfeld combined pretax earnings over the last 10 years top 900 million dollars, and year after year, he claimed the top spot on the list of the world’s highest-paid comedians.

Forbes noted that “the reason for Hart’s dominance is simple: He tours like no other comedian. “In the 12-month period, Hart played over 100 shows with an average gross of over one million dollars at each stop. “These shows aren’t at dingy comedy clubs; Hart played stadiums and arenas, including Madison Square Garden and the Staples Centre. “Because the stand-up comedian’s set requires little more than a stool, water bottle and microphone, he takes home a larger cut of that gross than most rock stars would.” Surprisingly, however, Amy Schumer was the only female comedian on the Forbes list ranked fourth with earnings of 17 million dollars. Forbes noted that “Schumer is the first woman to ever make the highest-paid comedians list.

Source :  Vanguard