Funny money! List of the highest paid comedians in the world

Piece by: Caren Nyota
Lifestyle

Kevin Hart was named the second highest-paid comedian in the world in 2018, trailing just half a million dollars behind Jerry Seinfeld.

The recently embattled comedian, 39, received the honor on Forbes’ World’s Highest-Paid Comedians of 2018 list, with a total earnings of $57million.

Hart trailed just $500,000 behind Jerry Seinfeld.

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The current king of comedy has dominated the list since it first began in 2006. He only lost once to Hart in 2016.

'Kevin is in a position because he's a brilliant comedian to kind of decide what he wants to do. He doesn't have to step down. But he can. And when you look at that situation, well, who got screwed in that deal? I think Kevin's gonna be fine,' he said.

Dave Chappelle ($35million), Chris Rock ($30million) and Ricky Gervais ($25million) rounded out the type five.

The other five included: Gabriel Iglesias ($20.5million), Terry Fator ($18million), Jim Gaffigan ($17.5million), Jeff Dunham ($16.5million) and Sebastian Maniscalco ($15million).

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