Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey Make List of Highest Paid Talk Show Hosts

Forbes released their annual highest paid talk show host list, and two comedians made the top ten. Dr. Phil may have grabbed the top spot, earning 79 million last year, but Ellen DeGeneres is hot on his heels, possibly boosted by an unspecified payment from Netflix for a brand new hour stand up special. It will be her first time performing stand up in 15 years and it wouldn’t be shocking to imagine Netflix paid the daytime diva somewhere around the $40 million paid to Chris Rock in order to entice her back on stage. With 42 million earned, Steve Harvey comes in at number six thanks largely to Family Feud but also hosting Miss Universe and a few other projects.

Cash Me Outside girl should be putting out a video any minute now taking credit for keeping Phil on top.

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