Kevin Hart Named Highest-Earning Stand-up Comedian of 2019 by 'Forbes'. 'Forbes' released their list of the highest-earning stand-up comedians on Friday. Despite the backlash Hart had previously endured over resurfaced homophobic tweets from his past. the 40-year-old actor and comedian raked in a cool $59 million over the course of a year. Coming in at No. 2 is Jerry Seinfeld with $41 million. The No.3 spot went to Jim Gaffigan with $30 million. Rounding out the top 10 for highest-earning stand-up comics of the year are Trevor Noah, Sebastian Maniscalo. Gabriel Iglesias, Amy Schumer, Terry Fator. Jeff Dunham and Aziz Ansari
