If laughter is your best medicine, these Black female comedians are the doctors you need.
Whether they specialize in stand-up comedy or acting roles, they have perfected their comedic timing and can easily have you in tears from laughing too hard.
They also prove that you can make a living doing what you love, even if it’s making people laugh.
Let’s see who these high-earning female comedians are!
Tiffany Haddish
Net Worth: $6 Million
Notable Roles: Girls Trip, Saturday Night Live, Tuca & Bertie
Tiffany Haddish has had a relatively brief career compared to some of the stars on this list.
However, Haddish has made the most of her exposure to become a household name and make bank.
She got her big break in Girls Trip, where she stole every scene she was in despite acting alongside legends like Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Regina Hall.
In 2019, Haddish became a Black female comedy legend when she took home the Grammy Award for Best Comedic Album, an award that had last gone to Whoopi Goldberg in 1986.
Regina Hall
Net Worth: $6 Million
Notable Roles: Scary Movie, Black Monday, The Best Man
Regina Hall got minor roles until she starred in The Best Man.
However, she became famous in the Scary Movie franchise as Brenda Meeks.
Her goofy, slapstick humor made Hall the best thing about the steadily-worsening franchise.
Since then, Regina Hall has shown her range by acting in comedic and dramatic roles and is now worth a crisp $6 million.
Leslie Jones
Net Worth: $7 Million
Notable Roles: Ghostbusters (2016), Saturday Night Live, Coming 2 America
If you’ve followed Saturday Night Live over the past decade, you know Leslie Jones.
She was among the show’s noteworthy highlights between 2014 and 2019.
Besides sketch comedy, Jones has starred in major blockbusters like 2016’s Ghostbusters, and 2021’s Coming 2 America.
Jones has also made stand-up comedies like Leslie Jones: Time Machine and Problem Child: Leslie Jones.
She is among the most influential Black female comedians and has fully earned her $7 million net worth.
Wanda Sykes
Net Worth: $10 Million
Notable Roles: Black-ish, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ice Age, The Upshaws
Wanda Sykes started writing for The Chris Rock Show, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award.
Since then, Sykes has appeared in myriad movies and TV shows.
She currently stars in Netflix’s The Upshaws alongside Mike Epps.
Thanks to her busy career, Wanda Sykes is worth $10 million.
This net worth results mainly from her acting roles.
However, Sykes also writes.
In 2004, she released her debut book, “Yeah, I Said It.”
Sherri Shepherd
Net Worth: $10 Million
Notable Roles: Sherri, Mr. Iglesias, The Jamie Foxx Show, Trial & Error
Sherri Shepherd is among the most consistent Black female comedians.
She became known for The Jamie Foxx Show, which she acted in between 1996 and 2001.
After this role, Shepherd’s comedic talent was no longer in doubt.
She became a TV personality, acting in over 90 big and small TV roles.
Shephard currently hosts her TV show, Sherri.
Whoopi Goldberg
Net Worth: $60 Million
Notable Roles: Sister Act, The Lion King, The Color Purple, Ghost
Whoopi Goldberg is the funniest woman of her generation; she is also the most talented.
In Goldberg’s first notable acting role in The Color Purple, she took home a Golden Globe and received an Oscar nomination.
Since then, Goldberg has starred in dozens of movies and TV shows.
The actress always gives her all in every performance and it shows with the plethora of awards she has received.
She is also funny as heck; when Whoopi Goldberg cracks a joke, the whole world must pay attention because it’s an instant classic.
Black Female Comedians Are Doing Okay
Comedy is subjective, but we can agree that these Black female comedians are the best in the business.
Even though someone like Whoopi Goldberg has the same net worth as Chris Rock, comedians must start earning more because making people laugh is a talent almost impossible to replicate.
