Mike Birbiglia Highest-Paid Comedian in the World

By Carol Kearney
Washington
Last updated on March 2, 2025

Mike Birbiglia led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid comedians” released on Saturday.

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It's been a rough year for the comedian, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 46-year-old Mike Birbiglia has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid comedians for 2025 with an estimated $58 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 02/03/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Mike Birbiglia tops annual list of highest-paid comedians

In 2022 it looked like the comedian’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Saturday (March 1) that Birbiglia is the highest-paid comedian in the world, pulling in an astonishing $58 million between February 2024 and February 2025, a nearly $30 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The American comedian-actor-author-director has an estimated net worth of $185 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Birbiglia Burger” chain) in Washington, a Football Team (the “Shrewsbury Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderbirbiglia - US), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Mike) and a fashion line called “Mike Birbiglia Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Mike fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.