Late-night talk shows have had a long history in the world of television and they surely aren't going anyway anytime soon. In fact, late-night talk shows might be more popular now than ever thanks to the diverse group of individuals who host the various late-night shows across several channels. Not to mention, their political commentary is sometimes better than actual political news networks.
While each late-night show handles the same type of news, the hosts add their own flair to the news to convince viewers to watch their show instead of others. It's a strategy that certainly works with many people forming their opinions about who the best late-night host is.
Keep reading to find out if your favorite late-night host is worth the most amount of money.
10 Samantha Bee - $7 Million
Samantha Bee got her start as a correspondent on The Daily Show back when Jon Stewart was the host. When Jon Stewart departed the show, Bee did as well landing her own late-night satirical news show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.
Full Frontal airs Wednesday nights on TBS and has been on the air for a total of five seasons. In addition to her late-night career, Bee's $7 million net worth also stems from her various film and television jobs which include voice acting work on Bob's Burgers.
9 Seth Meyers - $12 Million
Before becoming the host of Late Night taking over for Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers was working on Saturday Night Live. Meyers served as a cast member on SNL who primarily hosted the news parody sketch Weekend Update. In addition, Meyers was a head writer for the show for several years.
While much of Meyer's $12 million net worth comes from his time at SNL and his job hosting Late Night, Meyers has also appeared in several films and television shows. He has also written for the Golden Globe Awards and hosted the award show in 2018.
8 Lilly Singh - $20 Million
Lily Singh is the newest and youngest person to join the world of late-night but one wouldn't know that considering she has a net worth of $20 million. Singh got her start on YouTube where, according to Forbes, she earned $10.5 million during 2017. In addition to her time on YouTube, Singh's net worth stems from a documentary film, a comedy world tour, and her best-selling book.
In September 2019 the first episode of A Little Late with Lilly Singh aired on NBC. Upon airing, Singh became the first person of Indian and South Asian descent to host a late-night show. She is also the first openly bisexual person to host a late-night show.
7 John Oliver - $30 Million
Before landing his own HBO late-night series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the British comedian and political commentator was best known for appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as Stewart's senior British correspondent.
John Oliver's late-night series premiered in April 2017 and has certainly lead to his $30 million net worth. In addition to hosting his own show, Oliver has appeared in various films and television series. His most recent work in film has been as a voice actor for films like The Smurfs and the 2019 The Lion King.
6 James Corden - $30 Million
James Corden is another Brit who has managed to break into the US world of late-night hosting CBS's The Late Late Show since 2015 where he took over for Craig Ferguson. Like many of the late-night hosts, Corden got his start in the world of comedy before landing his hosting gig.
In addition to hosting The Late Late Show, Corden is also a talented actor and singer who has appeared in plays on the West End and various musical films such as Into the Woods and the 2019 box office bomb Cats. Corden's $30 million net worth can also be traced back to his award show hosting gigs which including hosting the Tony's and the Grammy Awards twice.
5 Trevor Noah - $40 Million
Trevor Noah currently hosts The Daily Show where he took over for long-time host Jon Stewart. Thankfully, Noah was familiar with the show's format after spending a year as Jon Stewart's International Correspondent on the show.
Despite being one of the newest faces on late-night, Trevor Noah has already amassed quite a fortune with Celebrity Net Worth estimating him to be worth $40 million. In addition to hosting, Noah is a New York Times Bestselling author and successful stand-up comedian.
4 Jimmy Kimmel - $50 Million
Jimmy Kimmel has been a staple on ABC's late-night for over a decade hosting his own show Jimmy Kimmel Live! since January 2003. The series is currently ABC's longest-running late-night talk show.
Kimmel was no stranger to the world of hosting having hosted two Comedy Central shows before landing his own show. In addition to hosting his own show, Kimmel has hosted both the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards multiple times. With both of those awards shows paying well, it's no surprise that Kimmel's net worth is estimated to be $50 million.
3 Jimmy Fallon - $60 Million
While Jimmy Fallon is best known for being a late-night television host, the comedian actually got his start as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Fallon spent 6 years with the sketch comedy where he co-hosted Weekend Update.
Though Fallon left SNL to pursue a film career, he eventually returned to television hosting Late Night with Jimmy Fallon taking over for Conan O'Brien. After five seasons, Fallen was tapped to host The Tonight Show and has hosted it since 2014.
2 Stephen Colbert - $75 Million
Stephen Colbert has had a successful career in the world of television which has certainly helped him earn his $75 million net worth. Colbert got his start in the world of improv before moving to television where he appeared as a correspondent on The Daily Show.
Eventually, Colbert became so popular on the series that he landed his own news-parody series, The Colbert Report where he played an over-the-top conservative political host character. In 2015 Colbert moved to the broadcast world of late-night taking over for David Letterman on CBS's The Late Show.
1 Conan O'Brien - $150 Million
Conan O'Brien has had a long and interesting history in the world of late-night television. Prior to getting his big break as a host, O'Brien spent time as a writer working for both Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons. There's no doubt that those two writing jobs helped him towards his $150 million net worth.
Since then O'Brien has hosted three different late-night shows. He spent sixteen seasons hosting Late Night before he was asked to take over for Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. Unfortunately, that gig only lasted seven months before O'Brien was fired leading to quite a bit of late-night controversy. That same year, O'Brien left broadcast for cable where he currently hosts his own late-night series Conan.
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