John Bishop, 54, $15 Million

While we are on famous British comedians, here is one who came from a different field- football. Before transitioning into acting and presenter jobs, John Bishop was a professional athlete who played for Hyde and Southport Football Clubs. His television debut came on The Panel, and Bishop’s rise has been unstoppable since then.

John’s net worth of $15 million comes from hard work; as a top-paid comic, he tours relentlessly and performs in packed National Arena venues. We thought we’d seen it all, models, doctors, and now, professional football players jump the fence into the lucrative world of making people laugh.