Top-Earning Comedians
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The Business of Funny
How much can you earn making people laugh? Forbes tracks down the top-earning comedians based on 2006 earnings
Find out which comedians are laughing all the way to the bank, in their latest celebrity business special.
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Jerry Seinfeld
Earnings: $60 million
The bulk of Seinfeld's multimillion-dollar income still comes from his highly successful show about nothing, which ended 10 years ago. Residuals from the show's juicy syndication deal has kept Seinfeld at the top, though he's done much of nothing since.
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David Letterman
Earnings: $40 million
Letterman no longer carries the lion's share of late night viewers, but his business savvy has garnered him a stake in his own show.
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Ben Stiller
Total Earnings: $38 million
The frat packer proved his prowess at the box office when his big-budget flick 'Night at the Museum' pulled down $572 million worldwide.
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Jay Leno
Earnings: $32 million
Two years shy of relinquishing his 'Tonight Show' duties to Conan O'Brien, Leno is still ruling the roost in late-night ratings.
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Larry The Cable Guy
$20 million
There's nothing funny about being the highest-earning stand-up comic in the United States. Larry the Cable Guy grossed $21.5 million in ticket sales last year.
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Top musicians may claim they're not in it for the money, but none of them are turning down their tremendous paychecks. According to Forbes, the top five musical acts pulled in more than $360 million from June 2006 to June 2007.
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