Clayton Fletcher is an American comedian, who is not a superstar or at the level of Hollywood actors, but is a humble man who makes his living from comedy. Fletcher came from a show business family and always had the thought of “Do what you love, and the money will follow”. Fletcher is a national…

Adam Sandler is a great comedian and actor, who has been in countless successful movies.  Much like other comedic actors, Sandler graduated university whilst doing comic and stand up work on the side in various clubs and on campus. Some of Sandler’s biggest movies were Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison and The Waterboy, however in more recent times he has both…

Throughout his career, Ben Stiller has starred, directed, produced and written over 50 movies including cult hits such as Zoolander and Tropic Thunder. Collectively, his films have grossed $2.6 billion, in turn making him a very successful comedian. From a young age, Stiller wanted to be in comedy, with both his parents being comedians, and being brought up in…

Shannon Gettins, much like myself, was the class clown and carried that on to her job for four years. Like myself again, she studied marketing, and landed a job at Yahoo. However, after time she said after working in a cube for 10 hours a day you begin to question things. She ended up leaving…

Jonah Hill started out in studying Drama at The New School in New York. His starring role in Superbad catapulted him into success, playing the awkward, strange and funny ‘fat guy’. Hill continued his success, recently scoring roles in big movies such as Knocked Up, The Other Guys, Get Him To The Greek and This is The End.  Even though…

Aziz Ansari in a comedic genius, who has only started to grow bigger and bigger in the comedy world. Named the funniest man under 30 by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2011, Ansari’s humour comes from his ability to make fun of himself and others. He had humble origins similar to most comedians, starting at Upright…

Starting out in Chicago’s sketch and improvisation community, Christina Anthony eventually rose to the top. Helping to co-write revues, she gained things rarely seen in the comedic environment: a steady paycheck and benefits such as health insurance and a pension. Whilst not making millions, or on television, Christina was making decent money doing what she…

Costaki Economopoulos is another little guy; just a regular American citizen who makes his living from comedy and from travelling around the country doing it. A radio segment changed his career, gaining him popularity, which meant more money too. With an average annual salary of $92k, Mr Economopoulos makes more than enough to get by…

Jack O’Brien is the Editor-In-Chief of Cracked, and truly makes a living from laughter. He was one of the original Cracked workers, who made the transition of their content from  magazines to online. The move was so successful, Cracked is now in the top 1% of web traffic globally. O’Brien, being the top editor, or…

Steve Carell is one of the best comedians in my opinion, and his presence on The Office could not be filled by any other person. Similar to his persona on the hit cult movie Anchorman, Carell plays an awkward, less than average intelligence character. Carell’s humour is a strange, awkward and hilarious kind, favouring random things such as starting…