How big is comedian Hoai Linh's salary?

Is Hoai Linh the highest paid comedian today?

The story of Vietnamese artists' salaries is always a topic that attracts the attention of the audience. It has even caused a lot of controversy because this is a sensitive issue and is rarely shared by the main characters.

Many people have questioned Hoai Linh's salary and believe that he is the highest paid comedian today.

In 2016, there was a rumor that Hoai Linh's salary was up to 3 billion VND/show. Sharing with Zing, he explained: "That's just a rumor, but we don't know what the reality is (laughs)... And if it's a rumor, it's not necessarily true."

“It is possible, but it depends. It is not true that just going on stage will get you 3 billion VND. A play produced by someone else costs less than 1.5 billion VND, but you demand a salary of 3 billion VND. Where will you get the money to do it? That could be the salary for a movie or a game show if it lasts about 20-30 episodes,” the comedian emphasized.

Besides, comedian Hoai Linh also denied receiving a salary of 3 billion VND when "hosting" the show "Oh my god, you're here". According to some close sources, for each episode broadcast on TV shows with Hoai Linh's participation, the male comedian will receive about 100 million VND.

Specifically, in the program “Familiar Faces” season 5 with 13 episodes, Hoai Linh’s total salary is 1.3 billion VND. In addition, there is also information that to have Hoai Linh appear in a 10-minute Tet skit, one must pay several hundred million VND. If performing at a tea room, comedian Hoai Linh’s salary is about 100 million VND. If it is a familiar place, it fluctuates around 80 million VND.Other small shows cost around a few tens of millions during Tet.

Hoai Linh is in high demand all year round, so "during Tet, if you want to invite Hoai Linh, you have to book a show a long time in advance." Because of doing so many Tet shows, Hoai Linh was once so exhausted that he had to be hospitalized.

Working hard on shows, Hoai Linh built a 100 billion VND temple to worship his ancestors.

Hoai Linh started construction of the Ancestral Temple in September 2014. For two years, he said, he learned about culture and architecture and prepared strong finances to be able to complete this project.

Although the cost of the construction and items in the ancestral temple has not been disclosed, many sources say that Hoai Linh's ancestral temple is worth 100 billion VND. To get this huge amount of money, the comedian did not hesitate to exhaust himself by performing continuously.

In a previous interview, Hoai Linh said he was satisfied with this project but still had to work hard to earn money to pay off the debt, because he only worked as much as he could without asking or relying on anyone. The male comedian was even hospitalized many times due to overwork.