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TREVOR Noah has been named by Forbes Magazine as the fourth highest-earning stand-up comedian of 2019.
The 35-year-old star who is the host of popular TV program “The Daily Show” made the list with $28 million earned between June 1, 2018, and June 1, 2019.
According to the business magazine, the bulk of his earnings came from his sold-out stand-up comedy shows.
In addition, the comedian raked in some big bucks from his second Netflix special “Son of Patricia”, while his 2016 autobiographical comedy book ‘Born a Crime’ is still ranked No. 1 on the New York Times’ bestseller list for paperback non-fiction.
Other stand-up comedians such as Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan made the top three.
Here is the list below:
1. Kevin Hart: $59 Million
2. Jerry Seinfeld: $41 Million
3. Jim Gaffigan: $30 Million
4. Trevor Noah: $28 Million
5. Sebastian Maniscalco: $26 Million
6. Gabriel Iglesias: $22 Million
7. Amy Schumer: $21 Million
8. Terry Fator: $17 Million
9. Jeff Dunham: $15 Million
10. Aziz Ansari: $13 Million
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