Some received a stipend from sponsors called danna or odan, relied on their wives' income, or earned money for themselves by putting on entertainment at Japanese-style banquets.
スポンサー（旦那、お旦）からのお小遣いや、妻の賃労働収入をあてにしたり、落語家自身がお座敷（酒席）での余興から収入を得たりした。