Five hysterical commencement speeches:

Five hysterical commencement speeches

By Valerie Strauss, Published: May 12, 2013 at 12:36 pmE-mail reporter

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Every year commencement speakers drone on and on, usually boring the daylights out of their audience. As the 2013 commencement season gets underway, here are some of the funnier addresses that have withstood the test of time.

Jon Stewart
College of William & Mary, 2004

Thank you Mr. President, I had forgotten how crushingly dull these ceremonies are. Thank you….

I am honored to be here and to receive this honorary doctorate. When I think back to the people that have been in this position before me from Benjamin Franklin to Queen Noor of Jordan, I can’t help but wonder what has happened to this place. Seriously, it saddens me. As a person, I am honored to get it; as an alumnus, I have to say I believe we can do better. And I believe we should. But it has always been a dream of mine to receive a doctorate and to know that today, without putting in any effort, I will. It’s incredibly gratifying. Thank you. That’s very nice of you, I