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Tony Robbins Documentary, Nepotism, and Dynasty-Proof Comedy
from Tough Love · #3
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2 minTim praises the Netflix Tony Robbins documentary and his motivational methods, then gets into a debate about nepotism in music (John Hiatt's daughter) versus comedy being relatively "dynasty-proof," name-dropping Jason Reitman and Rain Pryor.
- 7:40Tim recommends watching the Tony Robbins documentary on Netflix and says he's always liked Robbins.
- 8:08Tony Robbins as a motivational speaker cuts through bullshit to the heart of people's issues in massive convention settings.
- 8:28Comparing Robbins to comedians who can connect on a huge level and fill theaters—only about 25 stand-up comedians can do this consistently in America.
- 8:43Tim admits he can't fill theaters consistently and jokes that Ray can fill courtrooms consistently.
- 9:05Tim notes that Tony Robbins's son is also a motivational speaker, which makes the whole thing start to look like a racket.
- 9:19Once you see Robbins's origin story and learn his junior got the gift too, it looks suspicious—like nepotism passed down as magic.