rant · moment 8 of 16
Steve Martin's MasterClass Trailer Reaction
from Episode 150 - Your Thoughts Have No Value (with Luke Touma) · #150
8 min
Tim and Luke watch and mock the Steve Martin MasterClass trailer clip by clip, riffing on its uselessness, the scam nature of MasterClass generally, and imagining brutal reactions to wasting money on it.
- Tim opens with hope that all celebrities will die.
- Steve Martin quit stadiums, did movies, and now teaches idiots at the improv.
- The full list of MasterClass teachers includes Judd Apatow, Scorsese, and others.
- In the trailer, Steve Martin criticizes comedians who open with 'How are we doing tonight?'
- Tim would fire his manager if they brought him the Steve Martin MasterClass offer as a serious opportunity.
- MasterClass is a scam dressed up as celebrity instruction, though Tim admits enough money would change his mind.
- The business model sells people the false idea they'll become proficient in something.
- At $15 a month, Tim delivers an extreme rant telling MasterClass buyers to withdraw their savings and harm themselves.
- A traditional apprenticeship kept secrets sacred, but MasterClass sells everything to anyone who pays, regardless of character.
- The trailer's messaging makes it seem like success comes from luck rather than actual skill development.
- Tim notes Steve Martin doesn't know what TikTok is, undercutting his authority to teach modern comedy.
- Lil Nas X created a hit from a parody song on TikTok that became genuinely huge.
MasterClassSteve MartinAaron SorkinGary VaynerchukNatalie PortmanJudd ApatowAaron FranklinMartin ScorseseLil Nas XGordon Ramsay