Bobby Lee
- Net worth $6 million
- Birthday September 17, 1971
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth Actor, Comedian, Podcaster
How much is Bobby Lee Worth? Bobby Lee Net Worth in 2026
Bobby Lee’s net worth is estimated at $6 million as of October 2026. Bobby Lee is a stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster who spent eight seasons on MADtv and now co-hosts Bad Friends with Andrew Santino while running TigerBelly. Podcast advertising and arena-scale touring carry most of the income today, with acting roles on top.
| Net worth (our estimate) | $6 million (range $3 million to $10 million) |
| Estimated annual income | About $2 million a year (our estimate, from touring, podcasts and acting) |
| Born | September 17, 1971, in San Diego, California (age 55) |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | MADtv, TigerBelly, Bad Friends, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle |
| Main income sources | Live touring, podcast advertising and subscriptions, acting, a Hulu development deal |
How Bobby Lee built it
- Started in sketch comedy. He spent eight seasons on MADtv.
- Co-hosted a touring podcast. Bad Friends with Andrew Santino drew more than 5,000 tickets in every market.
- Launched a solo tour. In 2026 he began a headline tour produced by Live Nation.
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We estimate Bobby Lee’s net worth at about $6 million in 2026. This is the loosest of our profiles. Public estimates are far apart: some small sites say $1 million to $2 million, while others reach $16 million, and none show their working. Our figure comes from building income bottom-up from documented activity.
The documented activity is large. The Bad Friends show toured the United States and Canada in 2023, Australia, New Zealand and Asia in 2024, and the UK and Ireland in 2025 with dates at Wembley’s OVO Arena and Dublin’s 3Arena. The run with Andrew Santino was reported to draw more than 5,000 tickets in every market, and in 2026 Lee began a solo headline tour produced by Live Nation. Arena-sized dates split with a co-host and a promoter can still pay low seven figures a year to each comedian.
Add podcast income, a development deal with Hulu, recurring TV roles and film parts, and the annual figure looks like roughly $2 million in a good recent year. Earlier years paid much less. After taxes and costs over a 30-year career, $6 million is a middle estimate, and we would not be surprised by $3 million or $10 million.
Bobby Lee in 2026: what they have been working on
- April 24, 2026: Opened the Finally Tour in Detroit, a headline run produced by Live Nation, with stops across major North American cities through the fall.
- March 2026: TigerBelly reached 562 episodes.
- 2026: Voiced a role in the animated film Goat.
- 2025: Appeared in Happy Gilmore 2, and toured the UK and Ireland with Bad Friends, including OVO Arena Wembley on July 18 and 3Arena Dublin on July 19.
- May 22, 2024: Hulu announced an exclusive development deal with Lee and Santino for an animated series based on Bad Friends.
How Bobby Lee makes money
Lee’s income is a stack of live and recorded work, none of it disclosed.
- Touring. The largest likely line. The podcast toured on four continents between 2023 and 2025, and the solo Finally Tour is a Live Nation production.
- Podcast advertising and memberships. Bad Friends (291 episodes, weekly since February 2020) and TigerBelly (562 episodes) sell ads, and Bad Friends promotes a paid Patreon. Public estimates for TigerBelly range from about $150,000 to $250,000 a year and are unverified.
- Television and film. MADtv from 2001 to 2009, then Splitting Up Together, Magnum P.I. (2019 to 2023), Reservation Dogs and films including Pineapple Express, Borderlands and Happy Gilmore 2.
- Development deals. The Hulu animation deal announced in 2024. Option fees are private.
- Merchandise. Bad Friends sells branded goods online. Volumes are not public.
What Bobby Lee teaches (and what to take from it)
Lee’s career has an unusual shape: a network sketch job, a slump, and then a second career built on talking honestly into a microphone. Four lessons stand out.
Build the second act in public
Lee launched TigerBelly in 2015 after the network years and kept releasing episodes for more than a decade. The show gave him an audience that no casting director controls. Start a small recurring piece of public work, even weekly, in the skill you want people to hire you for.
Use honesty as a differentiator
Episodes of the show cover current events, advice and mental health alongside jokes. Candor is what made him distinct from other podcast hosts. Share one true story from your own work this week, in a post or a conversation.
Pair with someone who complements you
Andrew Santino and Lee have different rhythms, and the show works because of the contrast. Make a list of people who are strong where you are weak and invite one to collaborate on something.
Convert an audience into live events
The move from a podcast to selling out arenas took three tours and several years. Offer your audience one in-person or live option over the next quarter, even small.
Career timeline
- 1971: Born in San Diego.
- 1994: Begins stand-up at The Comedy Store in San Diego.
- 2001 to 2009: Cast member on MADtv, the show’s first Asian cast member.
- 2004: Appears in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.
- 2008: Appears in Pineapple Express.
- 2012: Hired to reboot a YouTube comedy channel.
- 2015: Starts the video podcast TigerBelly.
- 2018 to 2019: Co-stars in Splitting Up Together.
- February 17, 2020: First episode of Bad Friends.
- 2023 to 2025: Bad Friends tours North America, Asia-Pacific and the UK and Ireland.
- May 22, 2024: Hulu development deal announced.
- 2026: Launches The Finally Tour.
Early life and background
Robert Young Lee Jr. was born on September 17, 1971, in San Diego, California. He began performing stand-up in 1994 at The Comedy Store in San Diego, after a coffee-shop job ended, and later became a regular at the Los Angeles club.
He joined the sketch show MADtv in 2001 and left in 2009. In 2012 he was hired to reboot a YouTube comedy channel, an early sign of where the audience was moving.
Bobby Lee net worth FAQ
What is Bobby Lee’s net worth?
Our estimate is about $6 million as of October 2026. Public figures vary from about $1 million to $16 million, and none show their sources.
How does Bobby Lee make money?
Mostly from live touring and podcast income (Bad Friends and TigerBelly), plus acting roles and a development deal.
How much does Bobby Lee make from podcasts?
No official figures exist. Public estimates put TigerBelly advertising around $150,000 to $250,000 a year, and Bad Friends is likely larger. We treat all of these as estimates.
How old is Bobby Lee?
He was born on September 17, 1971, so he is 55 in October 2026.
What is Bobby Lee known for?
He is known for MADtv, the TigerBelly and Bad Friends podcasts and film roles such as Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.
How is Bobby Lee’s net worth estimated?
We build annual income from touring, podcasts and acting, then adjust for decades of lower earnings, taxes and costs. It is an estimate, not a disclosed number.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: October 2026.