on the subject of higher education

in the steve martin vehicle l.a. story which is a lark about l.a. being a magical place martin portrays a lonely wacky tv weather man

when martin plies his trade as a comedian-meteorologist the anchors laugh uproariously when the cameras are on

in this segment after martin's schtick one of the anchors says, i've heard you have an advanced degree

martin turns serious and replies, yes; i have a phd in art history

a lot of good it did you, the anchor finishes