Kevin Hart named highest-earning stand-up comedian of 2019 by ‘Forbes’
By Reuters
19 August 2019 |
10:50 am
'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.
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