How much can a Comedian Make? Salary?

So you are thinking about becoming a comedian. Being a comedian isn’t easy, but if you could make it to the spotlight like Jerry Seinfeld and Chirs Rock then you are in the game.  Guess which comedian make the most money? Jerry Seinfeld is the man, he earned $85 million during the 12-month period. He is the man on and behind the scence, which he produced, wrote, and starred in, made up the bulk of his income. Other large sum of money comes from the Microsoft campaign and huge lucrative stand-up comedy gigs.

Chris Rock is not too far behind Seinfeld.  He made $42 million over the course of the year, he gained big bucks from (“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”, “Death at a Funeral,” and “Grown Ups”).  Other source of income come from a book deal with Grand Central Publishing.  This is not it people, he is going to star in  ”Everybody Hates Chris,” a T.V show which he narrates and about to get kick off.

Making people laugh is hard, but people always want to be entertained.  So the demand is always there, but you have to be really good at what you do to win the crowd.