--- title: Amy Schumer: Forbes' Highest Paid Comedians First Woman description: Amy Schumer just became the first woman to ever be named to Forbes' highest paid comedians list. She is ranked fourth. canonical: https://time.com/4510130/amy-schumer-highest-paid-comedians/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-27T18:43:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:04.291Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Amy Schumer: First Woman on Forbes' Highest Paid Comedians List og:description: She made $17 million last year og:url: https://time.com/4510130/amy-schumer-highest-paid-comedians/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcc38329bdacc48e/6988a7c8cd1bbab7e37027e4/amy-schumer-highest-paid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Celebrities Visit SiriusXM - August 23, 2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amy Schumer: First Woman on Forbes' Highest Paid Comedians List twitter:description: She made $17 million last year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcc38329bdacc48e/6988a7c8cd1bbab7e37027e4/amy-schumer-highest-paid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Amy Schumer Just Became the First Woman to Ever Make Forbes' Highest Paid Comedians List  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 27, 2016 6:43 PM UTC  Comedian Amy Schumer visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studio on August 23, 2016 in New York City. Comedian Amy Schumer visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studio on August 23, 2016 in New York City.J. Kempin/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 27, 2016 6:43 PM UTC It’s already been a banner year for [Amy Schumer](http://time.com/4507626/amy-schumer-kiss-cam/), who, in 2016 alone, has published her [first book](http://amp.timeinc.net/time/4453830/amy-schumer-girl-with-the-lower-back-tatoo/?source=dam), had her [Emmy-winning sketch show](http://time.com/4280875/amy-schumer-hamilton-musical-lin-manuel-miranda/) renewed for a fifth season, and become the first female comic to headline Madison Square Garden. But on Tuesday, the _Trainwreck_ star raised the stakes even further by becoming the first woman ever to be named to [Forbes’ Highest Paid Comedians list](http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2016/09/27/the-highest-paid-comedians-2016-kevin-hart-out-jokes-jerry-seinfeld-with-87-5-million-payday/#1597880f1a62). Schumer is fourth on the list, ranking only behind Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld and Terry Fator. Forbes estimates she made $17 million between June 2015 and June 2016 to beat out Jeff Dunham’s $13.5 million, Dave Chapelle’s $13 million and Jim Gaffigan’s $12.5 million. _Inside Amy Schumer_, _The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo_, an often sold-out tour and a Bud Light Super Bowl commercial campaign have all contributed to her financial success. Read more at [Forbes.com](http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2016/09/27/how-amy-schumer-became-the-first-woman-to-ever-make-the-highest-paid-comedian-list/#2e2619d67df4). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4510130/amy-schumer-highest-paid-comedians/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4510130/amy-schumer-highest-paid-comedians/"},"headline":"Amy Schumer Just Became the First Woman to Ever Make Forbes' Highest Paid Comedians List","datePublished":"2016-09-27T18:43:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:04.291Z","description":"She made $17 million last year","url":"https://time.com/4510130/amy-schumer-highest-paid-comedians/","keywords":["celebrities","Newsfeed","Amy Schumer","Comedians"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcc38329bdacc48e/6988a7c8cd1bbab7e37027e4/amy-schumer-highest-paid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcc38329bdacc48e/6988a7c8cd1bbab7e37027e4/amy-schumer-highest-paid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Celebrities Visit SiriusXM - August 23, 2016","caption":"Comedian Amy Schumer visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studio on August 23, 2016 in New York City.","creditText":"J. 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