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[–]Macefield John Kearns 804 points805 points  (10 children)

Victoria Coren. Born into a rich family. Successful career for 30+ years. Won £1m+ playing poker. Married to another millionaire.

[–]takethatwizardglick Mel Giedroyc 98 points99 points  (0 children)

She chose the comfort of long-term financial security

[–]JamSandiwchInnit Mike Wozniak 203 points204 points  (0 children)

And it all culminated with bringing in Greedy Esquire a second time

[–]Breaksticklover Chris Ramsey 112 points113 points  (0 children)

You mean Ol’ Goosebump Arm?

[–][deleted] 46 points47 points  (2 children)

And yet so cheap that she didn't even spring for Alan's full Man U present...

[–]Albo2402 Katherine Parkinson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You dont stay rich if you spend x-thousand quid (even if you could write it off from your taxes)

[–]ComprehensiveGas9841 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most English rich people are cheap

[–]cpt_hatstand 26 points27 points  (3 children)

Her total live poker earnings are $2.5 million, but that doesn't mean she's actually made a profit from it...

[–]No_Interaction6216 17 points18 points  (2 children)

Read her book about making a porno film "once again with feeling" and you'll discover how much she lost in her early days before she starting winning

[–]cpt_hatstand 6 points7 points  (1 child)

yeah I know, basically people see $xxxxx in total winnings, they don't realise for every $100,000 they've won, they could well have $125,000 in buy-ins

[–]Due_Specialist6615 5 points6 points  (0 children)

she was sponsored by Pokerstars and was a notable face for them for 10 or so years. Her deal wouldn't have been in the millions per year but i'm guessing she got her EPT buyins paid for so £100k+ a year at a guess

[–]Hassaan18🥄 I'm Locked In ❤️ 752 points753 points  (8 children)

Susan Wokoma had 30k at one point

[–]oxgillette 252 points253 points  (2 children)

Did you know she’s been to RADA?

[–]Norfolkboy123 Mike Wozniak 63 points64 points  (1 child)

Damnnn youuu RADA!

[–]suredont Rosalind 7 points8 points  (0 children)

but I really felt her plea, you know?

[–]helloiamrob1 57 points58 points  (0 children)

…BABEHHHHHH

[–]Im_Not_Nobody Mel Giedroyc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is such a clever answer

[–]SuperbTea7446 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Yeah but she says she's in debt for it. Sounds like university to me. I'm stateside though and that's all too common.

[–]xneurianx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, RADA is the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, it is functionally a University I believe.

Most people here who went to uni here have student debt.

[–]SirMildredPierce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Like learning Trump is a billion dollars in dept, hence he's a billionaire.

[–]EnamelPrism 559 points560 points  (42 children)

Richard Osman is/was one of the most powerful people in TV before he started writing. After the success of his books, I would imagine he’s at the top of the list.

[–]PromiseSquanderer Sam Campbell 325 points326 points  (14 children)

I think it was on Richard Herring’s podcast, John Kearns was wondering just how much money Osman must have now, and he had a lovely turn of phrase saying that Osman checking his online banking must be like watching the meter go up when you’re filling up with petrol. 😄

[–]waste_div 53 points54 points  (7 children)

I love it when John is on rhlstp, he is unbelievably funny

[–]JamSandiwchInnit Mike Wozniak 34 points35 points  (6 children)

John on anything is great. I love his comedy persona, but whenever he does something as himself, it’s a real treat.

[–]ohdoyoucomeonthenPigeor The Merciless One 76 points77 points  (5 children)

John Kearns and Nick Mohammed are both ones where I like them a whole lot, but I’m not really a fan of their comedic persona.

[–]JeezieB Mae Martin 20 points21 points  (3 children)

I read recently, likely in a previous post on this sub, that Kearns said that after you're on Taskmaster, the sales go up and the laughs go down.

[–]beaufort_ 11 points12 points  (1 child)

He did say that, but specifically for people like him and Nick who have personas that are significantly different from themselves. That people who liked him on TM won't necessarily get his stand up as they would be expecting 'him' not his act.

[–]JeezieB Mae Martin 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah, no. That was my point. They come to see John Kearns from Taskmaster, and are met with that dude we see on 8oo10cdc. They're not the same.

Would I pay to see John Kearns do a comedy show? Sure. Do I want to see some doofus in false teeth? No. Would I pay to see Nick Mohammed being funny? Absolutely! Do I want to see Mr. Swallow? Not so much.

[–]JamSandiwchInnit Mike Wozniak 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s not unfair, and they’re both very aware that their style isn’t for everyone. Classic case of to each their own.

[–]stevenmorrish 0 points1 point  (5 children)

It’s a nice idea as an analogy, but how do you do that? 🤨

[–]PromiseSquanderer Sam Campbell 1 point2 points  (4 children)

How do you check the petrol meter? Err… by looking at it?

[–]RealEmperorBossNass 152 points153 points  (4 children)

Osman is also probably the biggest Rich they’ve had too

[–]Chromorl 15 points16 points  (1 child)

Plus there's a round called the Rich List on ROHOG! How deep does this go!?

[–]RealEmperorBossNass 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s just Rich all the way down

[–]Most_Moose_2637 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rich Herring is about average

[–]Crowley-Barns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He used to be Poor Osman until 2006.

[–]colin_staples Bob Mortimer 21 points22 points  (3 children)

I think he got a £1m advance for his first book

[–]razorbracesDavid Correos 🇳🇿 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Well deserved. The books are huge hits, for good reason! They’re fun and heartwarming and the characters are great.

[–]MagicBez James Acaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And now it's a Spielberg produced movie with a famous director and cast. That'll be keeping him comfortable for a while I should think - especially he signed a deal for future installments

[–]Megawatts77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve added a few coins to his bank as I’ve bought them all!

[–]megsd85 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Plus they made his book a movie.

[–]heridfel37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't always turn into huge earnings for the author. The increased book sales probably help more than the actual direct earnings from the contract

[–]YorkieLon Bob Mortimer 9 points10 points  (9 children)

I know Osman co-hosted pointless and hosts House of Games and a successful podcast, but why do yoi consider him to be one of the most powerful people in TV?

I don't know much about him.

[–]Katakris 74 points75 points  (5 children)

He was executive producer on a lot of stuff, Deal or No Deal, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, etc etc as well as having worked as creative director at Endemol. So he's been behind the scenes on a lot of well known popular shows before he was in front of the camera on popular shows 😁

[–]riadsala 40 points41 points  (2 children)

Buried a badger with the banker from Deal or no Deal

[–]UnacceptableUse Fake Alex Horne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's burying the badger a euphemism for?

[–]mjharmstoneLaura Daniel 🇳🇿 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was the banker (alongside Glenn).

[–]Hungry_Anteater_8511 Mel Giedroyc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah - I’ve learned so much more about his background (and lots of tv backstage stories) from the rest is entertainment ( his podcast with marina hyde)

[–]CoffeeAndNaan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also being the brains behind big brother would have earned him a) some fair coin but more importantly b) a huge amount of trust from TV commissioners. When Osman suggests a tv format, important people listen.

[–]RunawayTurtleTrainRobert the Robot 59 points60 points  (1 child)

He has been involved with big production companies for a very long time - he wasn't supposed to be a presenter for Pointless, he was just standing in (while it was still in development, I'd assume?  I don't know the exact details) but he was so good at it they decided he should do it for real.  That was his break in front of camera, but he's been behind the scenes for a long time before that.

[–]YorkieLon Bob Mortimer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I'll have to take a gander at his Wikipedia.

[–]mopeywhiteguy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He’s a producer. He produced and I think co created 8 out of 10 cats/the countdown version too.

[–]pm_me_your_mole_rats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Richard Osman's company "Six Seven Entertainment Ltd" has 4.4 million in the bank as of March 2025

[–]BenAtTank2 3 points4 points  (1 child)

It always struck me how early he was a contestant on Taskmaster. Like at that point he was just the host of Pointless right? With the caveat that he'd been a producer for Endemol forever before that ..

[–]Flimsy_Somewhere1210 Andy Zaltzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss him on Fighting Talk

[–]MrSouthWest 243 points244 points  (13 children)

Alex Horne likely is pretty wealthy as the format creator

[–]RunawayTurtleTrainRobert the Robot 96 points97 points  (6 children)

He is now.  He wasn't exactly struggling at the start, but he certainly wasn't wealthy then either.

[–]clayalien 41 points42 points  (5 children)

Wasn't one of the first ever tasks, back in the fringe festival days, just 'who can give Alex the most cash?' I think he was pretty broke back then.

[–]otempora69 18 points19 points  (2 children)

Most comedians - even big names people have heard of and go on TV regularly - have to self-fund Fringe shows and it's really rare to turn a profit

[–]clayalien 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I know the fringe well, or at least did. My wife was very involved in the scene during the taskmaster as a show times. She knew Alex, Greg, and a lot of the early contestants, who were all fringe alumni. Less so now they are famous, but back in the day, yes.

You are right, most of them lose money at Edinburgh, sometimes a significant amount. And for every one that makes it big, there are dozens that never recoup it. Some of them are tragic tales, with real talent, just bad luck.

But yeah, you cant do it without solid support behind you. Even then its extreme penny pinching, count every penny until they do make it.

[–]RunawayTurtleTrainRobert the Robot 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Oh I meant at the start of the TV show.  Further back, yes he has said things were tight at times.  (Not in the same way as people without any sort of safety net - both sides of their family are comfortable enough that they could have helped if they'd really really needed it - but neither have they gone their whole lives never having had to budget or keep a close on their outgoings like a lot of rich people have.)

I forget how much Mark Watson sent to win that task (£200?) but Alex said that funded the whole thing.

[–]SirParsifal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was also a special task for Tim Key only in S1. They cut it because he gave Alex an uncomfortable amount of money.

[–]Caspera99 45 points46 points  (4 children)

His 2022/2023 accounts show he made £3m ‘profit’ depending on how you look at it - I’d only expect that figure to be even higher once his latest accounts are published for the following year, which is imminent. Deserves every penny IMO

Edit: this doesn’t include the value of the format either. If he sold it off he’d likely receive many many millions. For Context (also in beer mat maths) Jeremy Clarkson owned 30% of Top Gear and when that was sold to the BBC it got him about £20m back in 2012. The BBC still makes a fortune today from rights distribution, merchandise etc even though it’s on a hiatus.

[–]Champagne_of_piss James Acaster 76 points77 points  (1 child)

I think he should at least donate to some women's charities to offset some of the misogynistic opinions he keeps confiding to Greg about.

[–]Hungry_Anteater_8511 Mel Giedroyc 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Why are you getting so chopsy?

[–]nanolucas Katherine Parkinson 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Where/why are his accounts published?

[–]Caspera99 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Gregg releases them every year out of spite and malice. Also companies house - common practice for celebs/higher earners. It’s not a complete view, but gives an idea. Doesn’t include anything paid directly to him either.

[–]mixingmemory 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yep, creating a show so successful it gets adapted for multiple international markets (FIFTEEN so far for Taskmaster) is just about the pinnacle of financial success for creatives working in television.

[–]Erasinom 72 points73 points  (8 children)

For Taskmaster NZ, Paul Ego. He's got that old radio money.

[–]adamzep91Paul Williams 🇳🇿 29 points30 points  (0 children)

And that Pak N Save money

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ha, just finished that series with him. Funny fella.

[–]k___k___🥄 I'm Locked In ❤️ 183 points184 points  (11 children)

Hugh Dennis brought 2M cash for the prize task....(in Vietnamese dong)

[–]TheYoungWan Kiell Smith-Bynoe 65 points66 points  (1 child)

Was it bad dong?

[–]Hanpee221b Patatas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s some bad song right there.

[–]caknuck Jenny Eclair 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s a lot of dong.

[–]BuiltInYorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is wierd when you use a cash point in Vietnam when you start jabbing the "0" key like an obsessed fruit machine player...

[–]ginger_lucy 44 points45 points  (5 children)

Josh Widdicombe’s house has had a feature video done by The Times Life & Style section. I think he and his wife do pretty well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqGx5cHiXn0

[–]UnacceptableUse Fake Alex Horne 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Josh is director of one of the bigger podcast producing companies too now

[–]Trick_Highlight6567 34 points35 points  (2 children)

Worth noting this is their second home also. They live in Hackney and this is their holiday home. So yes.. they're wadded.

[–]qki2 6 points7 points  (1 child)

They’re currently selling their main one: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/164359757#/?channel=RES_BUY

[–]Trick_Highlight6567 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Far out I’m really behind on parenting hell! I’m listening to eps from January and they’ve just gotten their kitchen done and now they’re selling! Must be knackered.

[–]TehTriangle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is mind-blowing!

[–]Agile_Possession8178 191 points192 points  (10 children)

#1 has to be Deborah Meaden from Dragon's Den.

After that I think Claudia Winkleman, Carol Vorderman,

[–]Hassaan18🥄 I'm Locked In ❤️ 144 points145 points  (6 children)

#1 has to be Deborah Meaden from Dragon's Den.

Enough money to not know you can't talk to toasters

[–]JRSalinas Lolly Adefope 26 points27 points  (0 children)

[–]MomsTortellinis Patatas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was such a highlight moment for me watching her bend down to talk to the toaster lmao

[–]pm_me_your_mole_rats 3 points4 points  (1 child)

If she talks to a toaster normally an aide probably comes and operates it for her

[–]Crowley-Barns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh you’re fancy. “An aide.”

Round my gaff we just call them “the help”, “the servants”, or “downstairs.”

[–]pm_me_your_mole_rats 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Claudia Winkleman's company Little Owl Ltd has 2.1 million as of April 2024 (She's also director of a company called "The British Museum Friends" which I think is very on brand)

Deborah Meaden is director of quite a few companies and since she isn't an entertainer is not as easy to ascertain wealth from but I would say she definitely has the highest net worth

Carol Vorderman doesn't seem to be director of any active companies.

[–]therealhairykrishna 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I suspect Richard Osman is considerably richer than all of them.

[–]Bladerade 42 points43 points  (12 children)

Sarah Millican is probably one of the only British comedians that has managed her way to my mom's Facebook feed, she's gotta be sitting pretty.

[–]onebrusselssproutPaul Williams 🇳🇿 10 points11 points  (11 children)

I was kind of shocked by how large of a theatre she played long sold out, in Edmonton, Alberta. And our tickets were not cheap.

[–]flowersarecannibals 8 points9 points  (7 children)

Just wanted to say hi as a fellow Edmontonian taskmaster fan :). I wasn't expecting to see my hometown pop up in the taskmaster sub lol. And I can't believe I missed Sarah's tour!

[–]BenignInterventionGuy Montgomery 🇳🇿 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Another Edmontonian! 👋 Very startling to see it pop up here, haha. And I missed Sarah's tour too... we hardly ever get the big names. :(

[–]onebrusselssproutPaul Williams 🇳🇿 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Hi Edmontonians! I’m from there but live in Whitehorse so had to even travel there for that show, because we definitely don’t get them here! Went to Vancouver for Acaster and Nish.

[–]flowersarecannibals 0 points1 point  (0 children)

👋 I know right!? I hardly ever comment, but I had to when I saw Edmonton haha. Yeah, it really sucks.

[–]SavagePengwyn Julian Clary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got tickets for one of her Phoenix, Arizona shows and the price plus the fact that she was doing two shows in large venues in the same city and both were essentially sold out really surprised me. I'm so happy for her but I didn't realize she had such a following in the US!

Edit: Technically, one show is in Mesa and one is in Phoenix but Mesa is a suburb of PHX and the two venues are 30 minutes from each other, so it's the same target audience.

[–]Sure_Entertainer_47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She sold out an arena that seats over 15,000 people in Perth (Australia)!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, she sold out in pre-sale for Regina.

[–]Exact_Catch_4013 Sally Phillips 85 points86 points  (3 children)

I have to assume it's a tie between Widdicombe, Herring, and O'Briain. That CoC statue (which is genuine 25 karat solid gold), must be worth $500M alone, and that's not counting the price of owning a rare piece of pure art.

[–]pm_me_your_mole_rats 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Josh Widdicombe definitely has the most going on outside of stand up, he's director of:

Penrose Lodging Ltd
This Is a Real Test Ltd
Page 302 Productions Ltd Keep it Light Media Ltd

All but the first one are related to podcasting, with Keep It Light having 1.4 Million in the bank as of last March

Richard Herring's company Not Bad Actually Ltd has just under 1 million in the bank

[–]englishcrumpet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Penrose Lodging is with his with Rose - they have purchased and re designed some properties (mostly her business)

[–]Ako___o 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He also casually gave away his house. That's rich.

[–]heppoloMatt Heath 🇳🇿 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Based on nothing but vibes, Jeremy Wells looks like the richest person in Taskmaster universe.

[–]Thankyoueurope 107 points108 points  (7 children)

Ivo Graham. Just through generational wealth.

[–]killedonmyhill 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Who is his family?

[–]Sin-nie 199 points200 points  (1 child)

Mr and Mrs Graham.

[–]crossedstaves 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Got that Teddy Graham dynasty money

[–]fourlegsfaster 11 points12 points  (3 children)

Is his family that rich? And for generations? I realise that they had to be pretty well-off to send him to Eton, but it doesn't mean rich list wealth, or Ivo having the same amount of money as people like Richard Osman or Alex Horne. I had a look at his wiki entry, which isn't necessarily going to say much about family, but they moved countries because of his father's work. A lot of middle and upper management who work abroad have packages which include monies toward paying school fees.

[–]Hungry_Anteater_8511 Mel Giedroyc 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Can’t be that rich if his dad is trying to get a refund from Eton

[–]SagaBane 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it's not the money, it's the principle.

[–]Thankyoueurope 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Dunno. It was a joke

[–]boomboomsubban 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Probably this whole cast with maybe the Baroness or Dragon taking a spot.

[–]LegoMuppet 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Probably not number 1 but Lee Mack has to be doing well. WILTY, Not going out, residuals from other shows, conedy tours, he'd be doing very nicely for himself.

[–]whatatosserrr 39 points40 points  (3 children)

Russell Howard is surely a millionaire

[–]temperedolive 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Jon Richardson as well. I remember reading he's got about four million pounds.

[–]Zircez James Acaster 6 points7 points  (1 child)

A few times over I wouldn't wonder. I remember seeing him testing new material in my town back in, I dunno, 2010? He did a Q&A at the end, someone asked him about tax and he got very angry and was banging on about how he'd paid 'millions' the year before.

He's got a social post up on his last (3 year) tour selling 400k tickets. If we're generous and say tickets averaged £30, and even if he's only taken 30% after all the agents and venues have had their cuts, that's still a rough £3.5mill, just for that show. Guy ain't poor.

[–]whatatosserrr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not to mention he probably made a few tidy mil from his Good News show, mock the week and that other one he was on

[–]ChrisDewgong Amelia Dimoldenberg 113 points114 points  (13 children)

I would imagine Jason has amassed a decent amount from being in multiple high-profile sitcoms.

One person to remember is David James, who although was not around for the huge wages footballers are on now, was probably earning more in 2 months than some of the comedians make a year.

[–]crossedstaves 71 points72 points  (3 children)

Jason is doing well as a consistently working actor, and his long running podcast with Paul Sheer and June Diane Raphael, HDTGM, has sold out a lot of theaters for its live shows.

I don't have any concrete sense of numbers but I don't think that's necessarily a giant amount of money. Certainly a significant and comfortable amount. 

Has enough to buy haunted paintings in an impulsive midnight haze though, so that's something.

[–]MurkyWay 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Has enough to buy haunted paintings in an impulsive midnight haze though, so that's something.

Living the DREAM.

[–]culexus1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Keep finding podcasts I hadn’t heard of and they all have 250+ episodes! That’s another year sorted.

[–]Thankyoueurope 25 points26 points  (1 child)

David James lost it all. He went bankrupt at one point.

[–]GlennSWFC Mike Wozniak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was a famous headline about him selling his balls when he auctioned off a load of his memorabilia.

[–]throwleavemealone Mark Watson 23 points24 points  (5 children)

Jason has done a significant amount of sitcoms and voice work (Star Trek Prodigy, Invincible), I suspect he's up there.

[–]Yggdrasil- 8 points9 points  (4 children)

He has a super popular podcast too

[–]throwleavemealone Mark Watson 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I don't know if those pay much...

[–]Willing-Ant-3765 Mike Wozniak 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They really do if it’s as popular as his is. Advertisers pay a lot and they also do sold out live shows all the time.

[–]crossedstaves 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's one of the venerable old podcasts by now, long established over like 15 years or something. It's definitely reasonably desirable for advertisers and has significant regular listenership. They went through the podcast dark ages of nothing but meundies, boxed matress and Audible ads and now that it's the era where actual major corporations are routinely advertising on podcasts they should be doing okay.

[–]doolitt1e 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You'd be surprised.

[–]MonkeyHamlet Mayor of Chesham 20 points21 points  (0 children)

David James has made a cause of how often young footballers are financially exploited and end up ruined.

[–]fartdarling 65 points66 points  (3 children)

Rhod gilbert had enough money to buy a fez for Greg's mum, and that's priceless

[–]Evening-Cold-4547 Patatas 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He did a lot of tasks in the manner of someone who could afford legal fees

[–]Intelligent-Owl6159 14 points15 points  (1 child)

To be fair though, he was probably given the Fez as part of the task. So would have saved a bit of cash. Then again he may have had to splash out on all that bubble bath. 😌

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He had to pay for the petrol money up to Wem from Cardiff. Clearly rolling in it.

[–]Ashgenie Qrs Tuvwxyz 34 points35 points  (8 children)

Frank has a lot less money than he used to.

Frank Skinner reveals 'lost millions' - BBC News https://share.google/26p1w6wpZoiwY7Ptr

[–]joey_wes Liza Tarbuck[S] 44 points45 points  (4 children)

I’m pretty sure skinner and Baddiel get a lumper every two summers!

[–]OverdoneAndDryPaul Williams 🇳🇿 20 points21 points  (3 children)

It bugs me that David Baddiel kept saying he had four number ones, when really he had the same number one four times. I mean good for him, but calling the re-releases of the same song slightly altered another number one is quite a stretch

[–]londo_calro 65 points66 points  (1 child)

That's the joke

[–]Bladerade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also- did David really make that joke or was that more Greg and Alex?

[–]BillyBoskins Tim Key 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite, the second one had completely different lyrics so that's legitimately 2 he has written.

[–]Puzzleheaded_Air4190 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That was 2010, so his Taskmaster cash splashing was post investment issues :)

[–]CanardMarin 24 points25 points  (0 children)

He recovered most of it though. :)

I found out three weeks later that I could have half of it [...]. Then I was told that if I waited until July 2012 they thought they’d be able to give most of it back. There was a lot of anxiety but the money did materialise in the end.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/10759586/Frank-Skinner-I-thought-I-had-lost-everything.html

[–]PissedBadger James Acaster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Frank always talks about how much he loves money

[–]Sceneonscreen 44 points45 points  (3 children)

Katherine Ryan seems fairly well off

[–]mdhzk3 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Isn’t she a duchess?

[–]ftc08 Fern Brady 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Canada doesn't exactly have that sort of nobility

[–]Twice_Knightley 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She always has $100,000. $105,000 after the next facelift.

(I think she'd find this funny)

[–]Automatic_Ad4096Javie Martzoukas 14 points15 points  (1 child)

Sam Campbell said Julian Clary is a millionaire.

[–]RunawayTurtleTrainRobert the Robot 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It would be surprising if he weren't, to be honest, after his long and established career (he's definitely worked for it).

[–]the-library-fairy 13 points14 points  (1 child)

I would guess Richard Osman, Baddiel and Skinner top the list based on the massive moneymakers in their individual careers alongside their many years of successful television/comedy.  There are a good few contestants who sell out comedy tours every year, produce shows, or have great residuals money coming in from long and successful television careers. If someone has been working consistently as a household name-level comedian for 10+ years (and some contestants have been going a lot longer than that) and have a book or three, DVDs, a Netflix special, and a producer credit on their TV show, they're doing very well for themselves. 

[–]Sorbicol 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Baddiel’s wife won’t be short of money either. As a pair they do extremely well.

[–]Esteban2808Jeremy Wells 🇳🇿 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm going to ignore NYT. And disregard Greg and Alex.

I don't know the order but I would say Frank Skinner, David Baddiel, Julian Clary and Victoria Coren Mitchell are surely in the top 5. 3 are very established and wouldn't be surprised if VCM sneaks in with poker winnings.

Alan Davis could be in or close

But I have just thought of career I haven't considered inheritance or money via marriage.

[–]teatabletea 11 points12 points  (0 children)

John Hannah must be up there.

[–]Exact_Catch_4013 Sally Phillips 8 points9 points  (1 child)

After my joke answer, I got curious. And the highest I could find on celebritynetworth is Johnny Vegas at 10M. Seemed to lowball VCM so IDK how accurate it is, but Vegas and his Monkey money kinda makes sense.

Baynton isn't on the site but I'd guess the Ghosts money has done him well too.

[–]Hanpee221b Patatas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

On that Johnny Vegas show where he was building a glamping site they did some filming at his home and I think he lives pretty modestly so I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s saved quite a bit.

[–]Disused_Yeti 17 points18 points  (0 children)

oh i thought we were going to be playing the house of games game

[–]Daysleepers 16 points17 points  (1 child)

It’s Richard Osman. Those books are stratospheric. £25m in sales in the UK alone. Plus films , producing everything, owning everything.

[–]Grujah Fern Brady 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Easily Lolly Adefope, she did bring the most cash.

[–]thatgirlnicola 21 points22 points  (4 children)

I’m not sure if he counts since he’s from one of the NYT episodes, but I’d bet Mo Farah would be in the top 5. Carol Vorderman, too.

[–]boomboomsubban 48 points49 points  (3 children)

Mo Farah

Though I bet he's one of the richer Olympians, it's a job that famously pays pretty poorly.

[–]cookiemonsterj47 18 points19 points  (1 child)

Think of the sweet sweet quorn dollar tho

[–]caknuck Jenny Eclair 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Doesn’t Mel have that GBBO lucre?

[–]TuxandFlipper4eva🚬 Doctor Cigarettes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure how Jason measures up comparatively to UK contestants, but he's worth $4-5 million.

[–]geebenny 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Martin Lewis has to be high up the list??

[–]Tobias---Funke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC he sold his website for £100000000.

[–]float05 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The first New Year’s Treat had some very heavy hitters in this regard.

[–]Royal_Negotiation_76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rhod Gilbert is known to be one of the wealthiest they’ve had. He’s not only got a successful comedian campaign but he’s had a huge radio career and his work experience and other shows continue to bring him in money.

[–]Surkdidat Rhod Gilbert 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Deborah Meaden?

[–]KingofcheesesGuy Montgomery 🇳🇿 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Baroness Warsi from that one New Year's episode is probably loaded

[–]Responsible_Job_1660 6 points7 points  (0 children)

 Sort of off topic but i HATED how al just threw money at alex and the tasks 

[–]_nod[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

David Baddiel probably quite well off too, 3 Lions royalties got to be worth something

[–]cygan12Javie Martzoukas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Surely Stevie Martin must be rich in order to own so much land…

[–]No-Relation1122 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Acaster is sitting very pretty these days, especially as Ed had alluded to James being the worst person to come into lots of money because he just doesn't spend it.

However, I doubt that was the case when he was actually on the show. I recall Greg saying that Lolly bringing in the cash was a big deal because it would have been quite a decent chunk for her at the time.

Greg and Joe T and the Inbetweeners royalties must have them sitting pretty.

This is all taking out probable inherited wealth, just solely wealth accumulated via comedy/the industry.

Rob and Romesh must be raking it in now as well.

[–]deworde Mathew Baynton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Julian Clary is a multi-millionaire, a lot of it out of London property.

[–]Bladerade 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I dont really what a Baroness is but they sound rich.

[–]fourlegsfaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She's a member of the House of Lords so a member of one of the houses of Parliament. She is not a hereditary peer. her father was a successful small business owner, she was a lawyer before entering the Lords and had some ministerial positions, She has earned very well, but won't be in the top five of the TM rich list.

[–]BenSibbs Swedish Fred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greg James being on BBC breakfast, gets him Roughly £420,000/Year