World’s highest paid comedians of 2015

1. Jerry Seinfeld : $36 million Seinfeld had an enormous payday this year when Hulu bought the rights to his little show about nothing for a whopping $160 million. 2. Kevin Hart : $28.5 million Hart made more than ever this year thanks to his arena his tour. Not to mention starring roles in hit films such as Think Like a Man Too, Get Hard and The Wedding Ringer . 3. Terry Fator : $21.5 million Fator landed a lucrative residency at the Mirage Hotel in Vegas after his big “America’s Got Talent” win, reportedly bringing in $20 million a year. 4 (tie). Jeff Dunham: $19 million Like Fator, Dunham has found luck in Vegas with a residency at Planet Hollywood. 4 (tie). Russell Peters : $19 million Peters makes his salary as a judge on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” which propelled him to a $19 million payday. 6. Aziz Ansari : $9.5 million Like Hart, Ansari has taken his fame from the stage to the screen. You may recall he played Tom Haverford on “Parks and Recreation.” He also penned a book, Modern Romance , which advanced him in the seven-figures.