Amy Schumer 1st woman to make Forbes' list of top-paid comediansSeptember 29, 2016 - 14:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Amy Schumer has just set a new record. The comedienne proves that she is a force to be reckoned with in the male-dominated industry by becoming the first woman to ever crack Forbes' list of top-paid comedians, AceShowbiz reveals. The "Trainwreck" actress is estimated to have earned $17 million between June 1, 2015 and June 1, 2016, which is enough to place her fourth on the list. Her earnings come from several sources, including her Comedy Central sketch series "Inside Amy Schumer", her tour with Aziz Ansari, her $8 million book advance for "The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo", her role in "Trainwreck" as well as her Super Bowl commercial for Bud Light. The 35-year-old recently was coy when asked if her Peabody Award-winning show would return for a fifth season. "I'm going to take number five on the scale... plead the fifth!" she said on "Watch What Happens Live". Back to the list, Kevin Hart takes the top spot with a whopping $87.5 million, becoming the first person to dethrone comedy vet Jerry Seinfeld, who places second with an estimated $43.5 million. The "Think Like a Man" star earned most of the money from his stand-up gigs, which reached about 100 in a 12-month period. He reportedly grossed an average of $1 million at each stop. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |