Kevin Hart overtakes Jerry Seinfeld to become World’s Highest Paid Comedian

Kevin Hart impressive $87.5 million earning between June 2015 and June 2016 has seen him become the highest paid comedian in the world. A record Jerry Seinfeld held for over 10 years.

via Forbes:

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 $1 million at each stop. And these shows aren’t at dingy comedy clubs; Hart played stadiums and arenas, including Madison Square Garden and the Staples Center. 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.

“He is a comedian, of course, but he is drawing crowds that you would typically only see for musician,” says Gary Bongiovanni, editor of Pollstar. “Only a few comedians [are] capable of playing sports arenas the way that Kevin Hart does.”

To pad his tour earnings which make up the overwhelming majority of his eight-figure haul Hart took to both the big and small screens, starring in the films Central Intelligence and Secret Life of Pets, and shooting commercials for Hyundai , Foot Locker and H&M.