I think I'd also be capable of fondness toward anyone that gives me $60M for 3 hours of content.
Dave is still one of the greatest comedians alive, and maybe this line works spoken, but reading it Dave sounds like he's on that boat Joe Rogan is on, the one that takes you further and further away from really relating to the "average person" that made you famous. The slow drift toward irrelevance on a cruise ship surrounded by yes men.