American actor and stand-up comedian, Kevin Hart is now the highest paid stand-up comedian of 2019, according to Forbes.
According to the new Forbes list, Kevin earned $59 million between June 1, 2018 and June 1 of this year. Hart holds lucrative sponsorships with Mountain Dew, Chase and other brands, completed a world tour in January, and released a new Netflix special, “Irresponsible”, in April.
Coming in at No. 2 on the list is Jerry Seinfeld who made $41 in the past year.
Jim Gaffigan earned $30 to take the third spot.
New to the list is The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, who comes in at number 4 with $28 million.
Amy Schumer made $21m last year, taking the number 7 spot and making her the only woman on the top ten list.
See the full list below:
10. Aziz Ansari
Earnings: $13 million
9. Jeff Dunham
Earnings: $15 million
8. Terry Fator
Earnings: $17 million
7. Amy Schumer
Earnings: $21 million
6. Gabriel Iglesias
Earnings: $22 million
5. Sebastian Maniscalco
Earnings: $26 million
4. Trevor Noah
Earnings: $28 million
3. Jim Gaffigan
Earnings: $30 million
2. Jerry Seinfeld
Earnings: $41 million
1. Kevin Hart
Earnings: $59 million