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WordsAreSomething t1_j2bpxez wrote

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McIntyre

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Myxlphlyx t1_j2c40pn wrote

He looks like a less murderous version of Kyle Rittenhouse

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flaming_poop_chute OP t1_j2bqlpi wrote

Okay... How have I never heard of the highest grossing comedian in the world?! I doubt anyone that I know would recognize that name.

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LordAtchley t1_j2bwfr5 wrote

I consider myself as having a healthy obsession with stand up comedy and even enjoy quite of bit of British comedy. One of my all time favorite shows is from the BBC, and I’ve never heard of this guy.

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mochajon t1_j2cucun wrote

I second what you’re saying, I watch a lot of comedy and I’ve never heard of this guy until he hosted this show. I will admit it’s happened before though, Sebastian Maniscalco was called one of the highest grossing comedians a few years ago, and I’d never heard of the guy.

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constantino675 t1_j2cjz8h wrote

well... before we judge how this comedian might have escaped your attention, we should probably qualify how rare that is...

which comedians DO you know?

I think he may be bigger in europe, but I saw his password stand up on reddit a few years ago and went down a rabbit hole on him.

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AKAkorm t1_j2cp8xr wrote

It says he was highest grossing in 2012 and looking at the linked article on Wiki, it seems like that is based on live performance sales only. Guessing there were comedians that made more from TV / movie gigs back then.

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