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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |