Stephen Colbert gives a funny farewell to Wake Forest University class of 2015

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9 жыл бұрын

Stephen Colbert delivers a witty commencement address at Wake Forest University. CBSN's Elaine Quijano and Meg Oliver show us the full speech.

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@SamuelHauptmannvanDam 8 жыл бұрын

One of the best graduation speeches I've seen to date. His juggle of words, contemporary culture, wise words, history and jokes in 13 minutes was pretty impressive. He makes it look easy.

@ReelRai 8 жыл бұрын

+Samuel Hauptmann van Dam I think his speech at Northwester university in 2011 is even better, if not the best graduation speech I've heard.

@SamuelHauptmannvanDam 8 жыл бұрын

Raphael Gotta look it up, thanks!

@Mexico013 9 жыл бұрын

Not a lot appreciated his humor but he's a legend

@gilanin 9 жыл бұрын

He makes me smile. He makes me happy.

@XX-gy7ue 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE STEPHEN COLBERT SO MUCH , HE'S ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT !

@mjpo74 9 жыл бұрын

How fun. It's great that he doesn't bore them with a pile of empty 'motivational' quotes but delivers with sincerity and humor.

@keirajohnson7745 Жыл бұрын

M 9o

@keirajohnson7745 Жыл бұрын

@frostychickenprods 9 жыл бұрын

Wake Forest sounds like the name of a cemetery

@WoodRatGirl 9 жыл бұрын

Kevin Piastra: Comedian Lol I thought that as well.

@sk3833 6 жыл бұрын

The colors as well.

@Elkarus 5 жыл бұрын

And the chrismon ("XP" cross)

@ekibirigeable 4 жыл бұрын

Great university though

@moimeself1088 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, watch it, that's my alma mater!! 😝😝😝 Do i dare mention our mascot is a deacon (i.e. old white man)? 😂😂😂😂

@deanshore2058 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, this is actually Dean Shore, the campus barber mentioned that day. Just have to add, it was probably the single most shocking/surprised moment of my life when he mentioned my name.

@theUSpopulation 9 жыл бұрын

After he made the integration joke, the camera immediately panned over the graduating class at 4:55. It made me realize that Stephen has amazing eyesight because I cannot see how they kept it up.

@seanlutzke1694 4 жыл бұрын

That's kind of the joke.

@LamZL1 Жыл бұрын

I spotted at least 1 Asian and 1 African-American

@hey8174 8 жыл бұрын

That grinder joke was pretty good. lol

@JnH5492 4 жыл бұрын

I died when I heard that 😂

@Weredawg 9 жыл бұрын

Graduated 3 years too early from Wake. Man I missed out.

@menukapomu7831 4 жыл бұрын

Iam a huge fan of stephen and I really love him soo much. I wish I could meet him once in my life. He always makes me smile

@andresvirgen6117 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, This Rings True. Run Forest... Run! May Colbert Friends always find refuge in Laughter and Good Company. May we all be so Lucky! - UTEP Grad.

@Kenlowell1226 5 жыл бұрын

Wake forest is such a beautiful place. And so smart

@svenhoek8635 9 жыл бұрын

And he opens with a Mad Max reference. I would say I forgot how much I love him, but that would be a lie.

@MasterMerc13 9 жыл бұрын

What's the reference? Forgive me, I'm ignorant. DX

@svenhoek8635 9 жыл бұрын

MasterMerc13 "Oh what a day. What a lovely day."

@MasterMerc13 9 жыл бұрын

svenhoek86 Oh, my bad lol

@Mcfry4 9 жыл бұрын

Anyone else wanting the microphones to line up with the seals on his robe?

@iammarwanyo 7 жыл бұрын

can't unsee

@mooniejohnson 7 жыл бұрын

Dammit, now I do. CURSE YOU, SIR/MA'AM!

@ApertureLabs 5 жыл бұрын

Great now I can't stop thinking about it.

@PetrusSonOfGod 4 жыл бұрын

OCD here!

@DanTUtilizer 4 жыл бұрын

Damn you! Now I keep looking at it when watching this video!

@bitsinmyblood 9 жыл бұрын

"Pearls of wisdom from Stephen Colbert." That could could be a good lead-in or a good punch line.

@kristiLB93 4 жыл бұрын

He’s pretty awesome at speeches!!

@davrik6747 9 жыл бұрын

@ 1:58 that smile when you don't understand the joke (I'm looking at you, old people in the back)

@roberttrail7013 4 жыл бұрын

That was absolutely brilliant.

@StereoSoundAgent 8 жыл бұрын

the title read "Stephen Colbert gives a funny farewell to Wake..." before clicking on it, the irony. I clicked on it expecting dark humor.

@JasonIverson 9 жыл бұрын

I love it!

@dardobartoli 8 жыл бұрын

colbert is just the best

@MsSHINeeTVXQSuju 8 жыл бұрын

makes me want to have gone there for undergrad, especially since that was my graduating year XD

@keramiroberts6695 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@mujtaba_voice5140 7 жыл бұрын

amazing guy he is......

@kevinthomas4510 9 жыл бұрын

I was about to say, " wasn't that a fury road reference?" Lol.

@nilanjanabhattacharjee8266 3 жыл бұрын

He makes me laugh. I like that.

@krinka1458 5 жыл бұрын

Good to know there's an old person who knows how to reference pop culture. Probably because he is pop culture

@thereisalwaysarainbowafter1364 4 жыл бұрын

Carrina Murphy he’s only 55

@seanlutzke1694 5 жыл бұрын

Peace among worlds.

@averyw1497 3 жыл бұрын

Pterodactyl!

@livetalk7413 7 жыл бұрын

He looks like a knight from Harry Potter, is that intentional?

@k8eekatt 5 жыл бұрын

livetalk yes Harry Potter copies many design features of tradition. The cafeteria in Hogwarts is in reality at one of the colleges in Oxford.

@davidk.1089 9 жыл бұрын

ahah I love the part about integration! very clever speech but so true!

@AmerginMacEccit 9 жыл бұрын

1:22 "But..." And here among money you bring up all those things in your mind and heart that you did not go for, then you compare them to money and work and routine and... You want to cry :) . Admit it :D

@FeralHydra75 9 жыл бұрын

What is interesting is how the newscasters only called it funny when near the end it was more honorable and didn't give much thought about everything else other than the jokes.

@scattycat7271 6 жыл бұрын

this dude is the elevator music for comedy, neither puts me up nor down.

@lindas.martin2806 4 жыл бұрын

Buy recyclable toothbrushes made from recyclable materials, and ask your supermarkets to stock them. The best thing for your teeth is to stop eating sticky sugary foods, and take the time to brush thoroughly after eating.

@Estayben 8 жыл бұрын

Transcript or closed captioning please?

@capman1011 9 жыл бұрын

I guess Wake Forest is now... in their wake.

@wullebulle123 9 жыл бұрын

I need him to go back to Television as soon as possible

@howardkoor2796 9 жыл бұрын

Onto the breech...

@felixlucena 8 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha witness him!!!

@aworm 8 жыл бұрын

I had no idea the titles at the bottom of the screen changed

@rohan_kadkol 5 жыл бұрын

The guy over Stephen's left shoulder at 4:35 looks like if PM Modi was American

@redmed10 5 жыл бұрын

Honorary doctorates being given out send such a contradictory message. Someone giving advice to someone else who has actually worked for that degree.

@redmed10 5 жыл бұрын

yaggyplantationproductions It's become a bit of an American tradition. Doesn't really happen in the UK. Well honorary doctorates are given out but not televised in front of thousands of students. You know he had his speech written by his team of writers. The nearest thing we have of honours given to inappropriate people in the UK are knighthoods.

@venkatbabu186 4 жыл бұрын

Some people graduate for earning money. Comfort of life.

@sunchaser9898 8 жыл бұрын

I was there, hot as fuck, but he made it better

@donikajorgo5612 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes yes yes... I know what's the students are.. Was.. Just don't let me tell in big screen.. All.

@anthonythorne8963 5 жыл бұрын

Adderall 8:40 the biggest open secret in the game of life.

@krismine99 7 жыл бұрын

Well, I thought it was funny

@alexguy96 9 жыл бұрын

he stole that joke from grace

@-xl7ep1se3i Жыл бұрын

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@-xl7ep1se3i Жыл бұрын

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@wpyoga 9 жыл бұрын

Nice, but too much time looking down on his notes.

@gdv4612 3 жыл бұрын

Lightweight cupcake go home Stephen

@MrTree1779 9 жыл бұрын

"Hello Lake Forest University. Wait, Wake Forest? Wake, right? Anyway, I am doing this for more money...and I have no idea who any of you are. But thank you for the food and the pay check. Here are a few names and words to make you think for the next 24 hours that your university name will matter to 90% of your employers..."

@jodep2403 9 жыл бұрын

MrTree1779 What do you want, they hired him to talk

@thebiscuitbutterer1802 9 жыл бұрын

My jealousy detector is about to explode.

@MrTree1779 9 жыл бұрын

Never went to a university, so no jealousy. Just enjoying how bored he sounds in front of a bunch of kids who have no idea what's about to hit them in life... :)

@thebiscuitbutterer1802 9 жыл бұрын

MrTree1779 I have to agree with you on that. They never see it comin. lol.

@wenweru1 7 жыл бұрын

+MrTree1779 He cared enough to write an entertaining speech. Don't act like you know what people cherish or care about.

@ggqs753 9 жыл бұрын

515th like.

@k8eekatt 5 жыл бұрын

3 years before Trump was president

@amyreynolds3619 Жыл бұрын

Good times , good times.

@EmekaTalksTech 9 жыл бұрын

meh

@tomaspianist 8 жыл бұрын

can anyone tell me why this is funny?

@mike229290 8 жыл бұрын

+tomaspianist no, find out yourself

@88mike42 7 жыл бұрын

Colbert is what Rachel Maddow would look like if she was a man.

@dexterdedalo7577 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who doesn't find him funny?

@glhmedic 4 жыл бұрын

D Dedalo 2020 yep

@michjj9428 9 жыл бұрын

Snubby wake forest kids cant take a joke smh..

@brendanovak9259 4 жыл бұрын

There was once a time when colbert was a little funny, but his stuff is worn out and we need a change.

@averyw1497 3 жыл бұрын

I disagree. His monologues on the late show continue to be hilarious night after night.

@shriswamiramanand 9 жыл бұрын

not that impressive~

@-xl7ep1se3i Жыл бұрын

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@-xl7ep1se3i Жыл бұрын

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