A top 10 list of highest paid U.S comedian which Forbes released for 2015 had no single woman in it. Below is the reason for their absence.
Forbes has released it's Top 10 highest paid comedians list for 2015 and no woman made the cut. Jerry Seinfeld topped the list with an immense $36 million. Kevin Hart came in second on $28.8 million and Terry Fator in third at US$21.5 million.
According to Forbes;
"The list, which mainly consists of veteran funnymen, is missing one important component of the comedy industry: women. The male-dominated field suffers from a lack of comediennes and, as with the rest of the entertainment industry, a pay gap persists. For comics to make the cut, their primary source of income had to come from concert ticket sales, which could partly explain the absence of female comedians."
See full list below;
1. Jerry Seinfeld: $36 million
2. Kevin Hart: $28.8 million
3. Terry Fator: $21.5 million
4. Juff Dunham (tie): $19 million
4. Russell Peters (tie): $19 million
6. Aziz Ansari: $9.5 million
7. Louis CK: $9 million
8. Gabriel Iglesias: $8.5 million
9. John Bishop: $8 million
10. Dave Chappelle: $7.5 million