Stephen Colbert 2011 Commencement Speech at Northwestern University

[vRumur]

thank you mrs klasna

[lebronbeastjames6]

0:45 um...hooker?

[okdora]

NOW I wish that I'd gone to a top-notch school.

[b1elal]

0:47 .... (((America)))

[dmoneyysaboss]

Quote from I Hate Hamlet, anyone? I don't want to act Hamlet, I want to BE Hamlet....

[nightreaper999]

he is awesome

[Zentz29]

You heard the man...SERVE ME! =p

[AWSOMEPOSSUM16]

One of my idols right there, what a great man.

[UTKRIS1]

BE KIND TO HIM... is is an aids victim.... he got raped by the chimps...

[communistjesus]

The 2011 Class of Northwestern University are a bunch of LUCKY Bastards..The guest speaker on my graduation ceremony was this OLD Millionaire bastard.. He DRONED ON- and ON- and ON of how he made his millions while we burned under the F ucking sun in our black cap and gowns... At least, Tyrone Colbert is Hella funny..

[mnthol]

well done STEVE well done

[theautomaster]

I hope the students get his points about serving others. If you serve others, they will serve you and every one is better off. If you serve yourself, you will just have yourself. If you serve money, you may just have money, Money can buy things and people - but they only last a limited time.

[ilkhani82]

What a great experience it must have been for all those students.

[baileyolsen]

THat was great :)

[OMGitsAshandPikachu]

only 20 times funnier

[cashmore30]

This is basically Conan's Dartmouth 2011 commencement speech recycled

[Kricardose]

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[bebeheuy]

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[bundawartini]

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[qwertsaq345]

Obviously the Kelloggs students will become pimps

[jayparkymon]

"That's how Kinko's got its name"

This man is a genius.

[Cornhusker399]

i was here!!

[Thewondersofgreatnes]

very inspirational!!



[ThatguyNice]

Home run!

[ABdadaSURD]

I want him to talk when I graduate :(

[FrawlzMcBallz]

such a goof hahaha

[ItsYourManDan]

@wwesuxbigtime Retarded Retard Who Calls Someone a Retarded Thumbs Whore Retard is A Redundant Retard.

[Doesnthaveaphone]

My mom went 2 Northwestern. My friends and I love Stephen Colbert and were only in sixth grade

[vesiu5]

THIS WAS THE BEST SPEECH I'VE EVER HEARD!!!!!

[ItsYourManDan]

Thumbs Up if you think that Stephen Colbert will be one of the greatest comedians of all time.

[thebartmansimpson]

I go to Northwestern. If you want to laugh, watch my video, Youtube search "Hanging with Stone"... You can see the college (now) days of me before I retire from college football, graduate with my theater degree, and essentially take over Hollywood.

[ODoyleRules523]

When he said the library's being turned into a chipotle, someone said "that'd be awesome" haha

[Estas01]

This is the best commencement speech I've ever heard! Hilarious.

[brofenix]

Holy crap! 17:20 and beyond is really great life philosophy, I am profoundly inspired, seriously, and respect Stephen Colbert for that!

[holyknight234]

amazing speech...

[QuarterMasterGaming]

I will admit I do not know a lot about Colbert as a man and father but I was pleasantly surprised when he said to think of others and love others. To serve others instead of yourself. Under the selfish guise that his show portrays of him he is a man like all else with values. That is comforting.

[Freshlinens]

@QuarterMasterGaming

You'll also admit that you didn't realize his show was meant for comedy, and that he is a comedian...

[QuarterMasterGaming]

@Freshlinens did you think I was that dense? No. Obviously he is a comedian but from a religious standpoint I don't appreciate all of his comedy and that is my choice.

[NitroTheRhino]

@QuarterMasterGaming And you're an uptight do-gooder who lets their religion suck fun out of their life. I'm religious too, but I'm no prude. That is my choice.

[QuarterMasterGaming]

@NitroTheRhino not at all. You allow it to suck the fun out. My actions should have no bearing on your happiness. If that is true then you need to reevaluate and get a thicker skin. It takes 2 seconds for the neurological process of anger, after that it is up to you to get over it. Good luck with that buddy. I never said he was a bad person and I even think he is hilarious but from a religion standpoint I choose to avoid the type of humor, that is all. Sorry you are so combative.

[NitroTheRhino]

@QuarterMasterGaming Define the comedy that you find offensive.

[QuarterMasterGaming]

@NitroTheRhino I think offensive is a strong word as I believe we choose to be offended. I really don't want to continue getting into this. It is just a personal preference. I used to listen to him all of the time and I think he is very talented. I just don't like getting involved with comedians who use politics. I am not a fan of politics. It is OKAY that you watch him. I am not telling you that you are a wicked sinner, don't read too much into it man. It's cool.

[drumline17]

@QuarterMasterGaming Lol

[uexp4]

I love this guy, this guy is the light in the darkness that is ignorance and irrationality.

[coolboysess]

Colbert is the man! Him and John Steward are legends.

If any of you guys are interested in random news, satire, and comedic updates check out my buddy's new twitter he's looking for some intelligent followers. His account is "EmPeaZee". He's a pretty funny dude, he's no Colbert but he's worth checking out.

[Raxer21]

Wow god like speech lol

[lredelman]

this was my graduation speech and it was FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!

Conan was not funny. Sorry Dartmouth...

[LindsayLohansBox]

Man I love his sense of humor. Funniest TV personality imo

[flamingfuzzy]

Over 99% likes, and for good reason.

[DrHowbeit]

"Thankfully, dreams can change." I liked that a lot.

[mdubs2010]

What a metaphor! 

[drumONdrugs23]

quit bitching, faggots. no one forced you to watch this. personally i wish i could have been in that graduating class.

[ziggyccc1]

he is so usless

[IOS123]

@ziggyccc1 and you're nobody, like the rest of us. shut yo face.

[bosedog2003]

i clapped when he finished...

[bosedog2003]

12 people are pussies

[plainhiphop]

12 people realized that he recycled speeches.

[marcos161994]

12 people live in a brothel

[yourtacos12]

12 people had to describe the lab equipment in their human sexuality class to their grandmothers at brunch

[AnchorageDentist]

I had no idea he really gave a commencement speech.

[JesusComrade555]

hottie at 0:49

[LTamazil]

if you love beer will you become a bartender serving beer?

[sarwatrazz]

it was good but conan was more inspiring and real for me...

[mckemac1]

This was just inspiring!

[mckemac1]

Evanston! What what!

[HymanKaplan]

How can someone actually DISLIKE this speech? What's the problem of those 10 people?

[LisaLoops]

Just the most wonderful man to ever grace the planet...

[9razzler9]

11:16. the guy is sexy

[PinkRavager]

I like to see him break out of character quite often in here.

This is just honest, my highest regards, Stephen.

[kittenwithagun]

I wish our graduating class could have had someone like Stephen Colbert. I graduated two months ago and already forgot who was our commencement speaker and what their talk was about.

[1TheBusyBody94]

0:45 FARRRRKKKK

[castellanor]

This requires daily viewing....

[TheFrostyJackson]

What does "suma kum laude" mean?

[legendary7708]

@TheFrostyJackson some kind of honor for graduating by some high GPA or something

[ChiruSan]

@TheFrostyJackson cum laude, meaning "with honor" magna cum laude, meaning "with high honor" summa cum laude, meaning "with highest honor"

[MsPatriotx]

Was expecting something, but that speech was fantastic! Loved it! Our entire family loves Stephen Colbert! He rocked the Northwestern Graduation...

[Nick22pr]

evidently Charlie Sheen is winning....

[Maggio6952]

Blonde at :47. hollllleerrrrrrrrrr at me

[92EEM]

That was epic :)

[WormYourHonor64]

Colbert seems like a genuinely kind and wise person. I wish I could meet him someday.

[matrixener]

colbert = boss

[becauseimjaide]

there should be a loved button

[anayast]

My husband was one of the graduates! It was awesome seeing Colbert give his speech.. :)

[LamaHooligan]

Conan O'brien was better..... video is on the right!!

[gaallegos]

Proud to be a Northwestern student! Great speech

[LaReinaMex318]

Speakers like this are the only reason to spend the money on the Ivy Leagues ;)

[aniceguy7690]

@LaReinaMex318

Northwestern University is not an Ivy League institution... lmao

[LaReinaMex318]

@aniceguy7690 lol I know- I realized like 20 min after I posted it.  Brain fart pfft. I knew a YouTuber would catch it :)

[SilentGabrie]

Sheer genius

[montrealmachine]

6:06 best line

"Northwestern's alumni list is truly impressive. This university has graduated bestselling authors, olympians, presidential candidates, grammy winners, peabody winners, emmy winners... and that's just me!

[netipothead]

Wow, what an amazing speech. It must have been awesome for everybody there, especially the graduates!

[deezeejoey]

How could anyone dislike this video?



[WoodlandSpore]

thats an amazing speech, LOL on thatshow Kinkos got its name :P and the moving part short and sweet.

[ApneaHunter]

Who are the 5 people who "disliked" this video and what is wrong with them?

[amkimura]

@ApneaHunter Maybe they are Conan fans

[ErichoTTA]

@ApneaHunter Wow, you pointed that out and didn't use one of those lame phrases?

[10bac10]

"You can't win life." truth <3

[VardMadProductions]

By god, Stephen. You've done it again. (and again)

[adrianmeli1]

awesome, great choice for a speaker...

[adrianmeli1]

awesome, great choice of speaker...

[kjmcc2]

brilliant speech i love stephen colbert

[Peepswhatup]

I was there!

[Strong5320]

Unlike Conan's speech, Colbert actually talks about different events that happened this past year at Northwestern actually making it relavant to the class of 2011. I don't care what anyone says this is the best commencement speech of the year!

[TheCobrapilot]

I was there. I graduated on June 17th. It was UNREAL! He was incredible.......I'm still laughing.

[Strong5320]

BEST commencement speech of the year! I love Stephen Colbert.

[elgrandeblanco37]

Conan was better

[larrysg1]

that was actually incredible

[andrew1haddad]

conans was recorded in high deff

[CyewWayne]

I wish Stephen Colbert would give a speech at my school...

[eldaine]

i think i peed myself a little... :]

[ominoreg]

Wow! He just provided catechesis on Catholc Social Teaching to ten thousand people: The most important person in the worl is every person other than yourself; serve the servants and love everyone - and he managed to insert sexting, brothels and dillo days!!!!!!

[JourneyHome]

outstanding!!!!! Love service brothels

[cheesus948]

Improv: Art form and life lessons.

[Truthiness231]

Very touching speech; I took more away from this than all the other celeb speeches combined this year (and not because I'm a huge fan, which I rightfully am, but because he - as per usual - hit the nail on the head).

[Theninja114]

Impressive sir

[csmybuttt]

This was totally worth sitting in the sun because the few seats in the shade were long gone.

[pooploverism]

HAHAHHA 7:00

[s8thMPkar98]

wow what a great speech....thanks for the upload

[geradical]

I enjoyed this.

Love Conan's own a little more.

[PieRSquareYAY]

That speech....it's humorous yet has depth and a meaning. I love it!

[nellycorture]

good speech :)

[quintustiberius]

at 7:56 look at the guy to Stephan's right

he doesn't have eyes

[MrCrash1029]

3 people failed that year and couldnt see this

[larapoka]

hahaha oh man, great speech

[JacobPattersonArt]

Great speech. Conan was good too, but this was awesome.

[Kenniffth]

such a clever and amazing speech. wow

[daliyablumenthal]

always a clever person

[birdsaflyin]

Life is an improvinisation.

[Blaggut]

ZOMG The girl at 10:42 gave a vulcan gesture! I just came a bit...

[aaronmann1]

all i have to say is conan at dartmouth

[nicoya1258914]

ok tits at :45

[kamleung9]

Watching Colbert is like a lesson in public speaking, the guy has all the elements down.

[AGCrean]

Stewart's got nothing on Colbert

[sbkdevelopment]

I was there. Colbert was hilarious and relevant. Great speech!

[Achack]

TL: DR

[CarterFilmLtd]

So proud to have graduated after this speech!

[JennaColclough]

Funny at the beginning, great in the middle, inspirational at the end. Great job again Colbert

[Wodashit]

What is John Hammond doing there?

[remon2727]

University of Chicago!!!

[24xEBK]

2:07 the woman on the left just fake laughs the whole time

[potatocollege]

Great University, Great Alumnus.

[zigyzigy13]

Jewish,ALL Jewish propaganda.

[about16llamas]

@skovkiosken don't compare them. one is a comedian, the other is a political comedian. their material is completely different. compare him to jon stweart maybe, but not to other comedians.

[rainbowmonochrome]

i wanna go here someday.

[Paid2pooop]

Clobert is a fucking loser! He's not funny and does some of the dumbest shit I've ever seen. How the hell is this dork on tv?

[about16llamas]

@Paid2pooop hes not on tv. this is called youtube.

[xXBiGChAiRXx]

@Paid2pooop your obviously dumb. he plays a character on TV. thats why he is funny. one of the most intelligent guys on TV

[James1050]

0:44 Sluts, they're easy to spot

[MrJinairik]

@James1050 Let's not defame someone we don't know who graduated from Northwestern.

[BlackSwanTactical]

@snappyguy928 what happened is that they had a human sexuality class wherein the teacher allowed a woman to be pleasured in front of the class with a sawzall (a reciprocating saw device for cutting wood and pipe) that had been outfitted with a dil do. I am in Chicago and it was in the news for a month as they tried to figure out how to deal with the fallout.

[snappyguy928]

Whats the sex thing he's talking about @ 9:00? Did they finally make a sexbot? :o

[V0RT3XXXXX]

@snappyguy928 sext or sexting, it's a new buzz word describing the act of sending pictures of your private parts to someone over cell phone

[check537]

2015 Ridge!

[annmcl]

I just love this guy! Wonderful speech!

[ajdman]

Pure epicness Colbert! Wish I have u as my speaker when I graduate -_-

[MRevolution44]

Little hitler

[V2Blast]

Fantastic speech. Particularly amazing towards the very end. Loved his points on improv; it's why I love improv as well.

[shaboubla]

Thank-you so much for uploading this!! I couldn't see it at other sites (and the blips are only momentary)

He's so funny and so wise; a good man...sing it...hahaha!! =D

[steelerfan397]

My school got the guy who invented HDTV or something. I would have killed to have had someone like Stephen.

[gangstaparkourninja]

I had to watch this because my commencement speech sucked so much.

[hareega]

even before the end I was thinking to myself, "he had said brothel too many times"